THE First Days of School: How to Be an Effective Teacher, 5th Edition (Book & DVD) 5th ed. Edition

This should be the bible for beginning teachers (or teachers who want to improve their instructional practice). The book is somewhat dated, but it contains solid information on how to start a school year, making it a valuable resource that should be in every educator's library.

I was a new teacher and reading this book ahead of time and deciding on which classroom management priorities I wanted to insist on absolutely saved my derriere. A year in now, it still does.Besides the guidelines being time-tested, the book is also chock full of quick summaries of great research.Recommended for every teacher, regardless of the age of their students.

The content of this book is just pure gold.Slightly dated now in delivery and design, but so much quality.New teachers should absolutely read the entire book and seasoned teachers should refresh it in the summers.

This book is CRUCIAL for any beginning teacher. It’s full of great information to ease your mind about beginning the school year. I recommend it to any teacher!

Really great book that highlights all the questions you may have before the start of the school year. Great great resources that come along with the readings very helpful for recommend.

Beginner teachers as well as veteran teachers can learn something from this book. I found the advice on class seating/arrangements most helpful and interesting. There are some points that give too simplified of an explanation without nuance. For example, the short talk on not giving zeroes oversimplified research on this practice, and now administrators use the advice from this book to have a soft policy on student achievement with low expectations. Despite these problems, the book provides a good overview to be considered a recommended book.

Love it!

This is one of the most important books a teacher can read. I recommend reading it before you start your career, but I read it several years after I began teaching and I learned a lot of information that improved my classroom management and ability to really reach the students. Highly recommended!