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Thriving as a New or Guest Teacher Part 2: Setting Up for a Successful Year
Thursday, August 15, 2024 @ 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm EDT
Presented by Kim Bailey, Educator and Author; and Kristen Nelson, Educator and Author
Sponsored by Solution Tree
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This edWebinar is designed to equip you with the essential skills to confidently lead any classroom, whether you’re a new teacher or a substitute stepping in. This session focuses on providing practical and well-tested strategies and resources to help you gear up for the start of the year.
Viewers:
- Learn practical strategies for establishing routines, handling disruptions, and fostering a positive learning environment
- Build a toolkit of instructional strategies for engaging students
- Learn “survival” and “backup plan” strategies for times when things don’t go as expected
- Receive ideas for resources to continue to help strengthen your teaching
- Recognize the importance of and strategies for self-care
This recorded edWebinar is of interest to K-12 teachers and substitute teachers.
Watch the rest of this edWebinar series:
Thriving as a New or Guest Teacher Part 1: You’re a Teacher Now! What’s Next?
Thriving as a New or Guest Teacher Part 3: Supporting Beginning Teachers
About the Presenters
Kim Bailey is the former Director of Professional Development and Instructional Support for the Capistrano Unified School District in California. Her leadership was instrumental in guiding and supporting educators throughout the district’s schools to implement the professional learning model of continuous improvement. She also taught courses in educational leadership as an adjunct faculty member at Chapman University in California. Prior to her work in professional development, Kim served as an administrator of special education programs and a teacher of students with disabilities. Kim continues to coach schools and write books that support schools as they work to achieve high levels of learning for all students.
Kristen Nelson is an Elementary School Principal for the Capistrano Unified School District in California. She has been the principal of several elementary schools, as well as the district’s Executive Director of State and Federal Programs. Kristen is also a professor at Concordia University Irvine and teaches leadership courses for the Orange County Department of Education. Kristen has been instrumental in starting and supporting thriving Spanish dual-language immersion programs and launched the district’s fifth language-immersion program at the elementary level.
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