| It's tough enough for new teachers to juggle between | | | | your day. This mission statement will help you avoid |
| classroom management and lesson planning. Discipline | | | | getting bogged down with small insignificant details of |
| problems can often wear you down leaving you | | | | school life. |
| stressed and doubting your successes. Here are ten | | | | As a teacher trainer, my mission statement is: I want |
| ways to help you become that empowering teacher | | | | to inspire and empower classroom teachers. |
| you've always aspired to be: | | | | 6. Do something every day to help nurture positive |
| 1. Start your day doing something completely different. | | | | relationship with your students. It can be as small as |
| One teacher I knew got up early every morning to jog | | | | smiling to the class or conducting a tutorial with a |
| a few miles before entering the classroom. It can be | | | | student. |
| as small as reading a few pages in your favorite book | | | | 7. Bend the routine a bit from your traditional lesson |
| or even meditating for a few minutes. | | | | plan. Introduce the topic by showing the class a movie |
| 2. Always leave blocks of time you set aside to catch | | | | (with guiding questions to answer afterwards) or tell |
| up on yourself. As a new teacher, you need time to | | | | your students a story. |
| "see" where you are. The same also goes for | | | | 8. Lesson planning tips: Experiment using different ideas |
| seasoned teachers. | | | | and activities. Your students will appreciate this. |
| 3. Build upon your students' intrinsic motivation and | | | | 9.Share your lesson planning and classroom |
| create lesson plans that cater to their learning styles | | | | management successes with your staff or during an |
| and interests. | | | | in-service training day. |
| 4. Have a new teacher support plan for building 2010 | | | | 10. When planning lessons, offer options and choices |
| teaching goals in order to ensure that you are | | | | for students whenever possible. This empowers them |
| constantly on track and working towards your | | | | and helps build self-confidence by having them do |
| teaching success. | | | | what they know. |
| 5. Decide on a mission statement of purpose as a | | | | Have a successful rest of the school year full of |
| teacher to help you decide what to do and to plan | | | | eternal peace and full of blessings! |