New Teacher Confidential - by Shannon Hazel (Paperback)

About the Book

If you're new to teaching and want to save yourself time, frustration, and sleep-then New Teacher Confidential is for you.

Book Synopsis

What Every New Teacher Really Needs to Know

Veteran teacher Shannon Hazel shares the lessons she learned from more than two decades in the classroom to help prepare new teachers for the realities of a career in education.

If you're new to teaching and want to save yourself time, frustration, and sleep-then New Teacher Confidential is for you.

In this book you'll learn:

- How genuine connections with students can be used to minimize undesirable behavior and increase student success.

- The ingredients for establishing a productive learning environment.

- Easy-to-use strategies for stress-free communication with parents.

- The dos and don'ts for fostering an effective working relationship with your administrator.

- Ways to navigate the swinging pendulum in education and avoid burnout.

- Steps for finding balance between home and school.

Shannon Hazel has been a respected teacher, special education specialist, and instructional coach over her twenty-five years in education. She is also the founder of teacherEDU, a learning community for teachers. Visit teacheredu.ca to learn more.

Review Quotes

"Being a teacher comes with a steep learning curve - this book sets new teachers up for success. A must read!" - Sam Hammond - Teacher, past president of the Elementary Teachers' Federation of Ontario & the Canadian Teachers' Federation

"Hazel masterfully weaves her own lessons learned throughout this book, as she aims to help new teachers be successful." - Vicki Houston, Director of Education

"You have nailed it with this book!" - Michelle King, Retired Teacher

"This book is packed with helpful ideas, clear examples, and evidence-based strategies for supporting new teacher induction. Shannon Hazel provides valuable insights into how beginning teachers can create classrooms in which students are engaged and feel valued. This comprehensive resource will help teachers thrive as they enter the teaching profession." - Dr. Jenni Donohoo, Author, Researcher, and Education Consultant

"This book will be an amazing addition to every new teacher's library." - Amy Soucie, Teacher

"This book is packed-full of practical, ready-to-implement strategies." - Deb Demers-Hewitt, 30-Year Veteran Teacher