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Book 1 - Six Powerful Strategies to Survive and Thrive Your First Year of Teaching

Book 1 of New Teacher Collection Extension for Strategy 5: Monitor and Manage for Personal and Professional Balance

Not sure how all the life-changes associated with your new career are impacting your overall health and well-being? With your input, this link will calculate your stress level for the last year. It's easy to do and will take about one minute of your time. http://www.geocities.com/beyond_stretched/holmes.htm

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Getting the Right Job, Series of Articles, Article 5: So You’ve Accepted the Job…Now What?

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Getting the Right Job, Series of Articles, Article 4: Suggestions and Strategies for a Successful Interview

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Getting the Right Job,
Series of Articles

''A smart approach to presenting yourself and picking the school that’s right for you will make a big difference in getting hired - and being satisfied with the job you choose.'' National Education Association, 2003

Get ARTICLE 1 in the series, Getting the Right Teaching Job.
Before sharing tips and resources for writing a successful resume, remember according to the experts, if you’re relying solely on this job-finding method, there are other, more statistically successful ways, to get a job.

Get ARTICLE 2 in the series, How to Get Your Foot in the Door: Links and Resources for Writing a Cover Letter, Resume and Developing a Portfolio
Chemistry between you and your potential boss, or principal, should be taken into careful consideration. So even though she’s the one looking for a new teacher to join her staff, what does your gut instinct tell you about her during the interview?

Get ARTICLE 3 in the series, The Importance of Choosing the Right Boss or Principal
Be your best self—this is the time to sell yourself without selling out. The job must be a good match for you —as well as the employer—or ultimately you’ll be spending all your time trying to fit in.

Get ARTICLE 4 in the series, Suggestions and Strategies for a Successful Interview
So you have a teaching job…now what? It’s a good question. What you will begin to realize is that much of the process of acclimating and settling into your school is, for the most part, up to you.

Get ARTICLE 5 in the series, So You’ve Accepted the Job…Now What?