Northside Professional Library, New Teachers1
New Teachers
Helpful Resources in theNorthside Professional Library
Featured Books
The Beginning Teacher’s Field Guide: Embarking on Your First Years – Tina H. Boogren (Solution Tree, 2018)
[also available as an OverDrive eBook]
Classroom Management That Works: Research-Based Strategies for Every Teacher - Robert J. Marzano.
ASCD, 2003. [also available as anOverDriveorFollettShelfeBook]
THE Classroom Management Book – Harry K. Wong, Rosemary T. Wong, Sarah F. Jondahl, Oretha F.Ferguson.
Harry K. Wong Publications, 2014.
The First Days of School: How to Be an Effective Teacher, 4thed. - Harry K. Wong, Rosemary T. Wong.
Harry K. Wong Publications, 2009. [Companion DVD set also available: The Effective Teacher]
Madeline Hunter’s Mastery Teaching: Increasing Instructional Effectiveness in Elementary and Secondary
Schools, updated ed. - Robin Hunter. Corwin, 2004. [also available as an OverDrive eBook]
The New Teacher Book: Finding Purpose, Balance, and Hope During Your First Years in the Classroom, 2nded. –
Terry Burant, Linda Christensen, Kelley Dawson Salas, Stephanie Walters, eds. Rethinking Schools, 2010.
The Organized Teacher: A Hands-On Guide to Setting Up and Running a Terrific Classroom, 2nd ed. - Steve
Springer, Brandy Alexander, Kimberly Persiani-Becker. McGraw-Hill, 2012.
The Organized Teacher’s Guide to Classroom Management, K-8 – Steve Springer, Kimberly Persiani.
McGraw-Hill, 2011.
Seven Simple Secrets: What the BEST Teachers Know and Do!, 2nd ed. – Annette Breaux, Todd Whitaker.
Routledge, 2015.
Teach Like a Champion 2.0: 62 Techniques That Put Students on the Path to College - Doug Lemov.
Jossey-Bass, 2015. [alsoavailable as an OverDrive eBook]
Thriving as a New Year: Tools and Strategies for Your First Year – John F. Eller, Sheila A. Eller. Solution
Tree, 2016. [also available as an OverDrive eBook]
The Together Teacher: Plan Ahead, Get Organized, and Save Time! – Maia Heyck-Merlin (Jossey-Bass, 2012)
Tools for a Successful School Year (Starting on Day One): Classroom-Ready Techniques for Building the Four
Cornerstones of an Effective Classroom – Harvey F. Silver, Matthew J. Perini, Abigail L. Boutz
(Silver Strong & Associates, 2016)
Tools for Teaching: Discipline, Instruction, Motivation, 3rd ed. - Fredric H. Jones, Patrick Jones, Jo Lynne Jones.
F.H. Jones & Associations, 2013. [also available as an OverDrive eBook; companion DVD set
also available]
Worksheets Don’t Grow Dendrites: 20 Instructional Strategies That Engage the Brain, 3rd ed. – Marcia L.
Tate. Corwin, 2015. [also available as an OverDrive eBook]
Your First Year: How to Survive and Thrive as a New Teacher – Todd Whitaker, Madeline Whitaker,
Katherine Whitaker. Routledge, 2016.
Elementary
The Cornerstone: Classroom Management That Makes Teaching More Effective, Efficient and Enjoyable –
Angela Powell. Due Season Press, 2009.
Spaces and Places: Designing Classrooms for Literacy – Debbie Diller. Stenhouse, 2008.
Wonderful Rooms Where Children CanBloom! : Over 500 Innovative Ideas and Activities for Your Child-Centered
Classroom, 2nd ed. - Jean R. Feldman. Crystal Springs, 2011.
Responsive Classroom –published by the Northeast Foundation for Children
The First Six Weeks of School, 2nd ed. (2015)
DVD: The First Day of School (2007) [40 min.]
Classroom Spaces That Work -Marlynn K. Clayton, Mary Beth Forton (2001)
Rules in School: Teaching Discipline in the Responsible Classroom, 2nded. - Kathryn Brady, Mary Beth Forton,
Deborah Porter, Chip Wood (2010)
DVD: Creating Rules with Students (2007) [35 min.]
DVD: Time-Out (2007) [35 min.]
The Power of Our Words: Teacher Language That Helps Students Learn, 2nd ed. - Paula Denton (2014)
DVD: Teacher Language in a Responsive Classroom (2009) [30 min.]
DVD: Teacher Language for Engaged Learning: 4 Video Study Sessions (2013) [40 min.]
Solving Thorny Behavior Problems: How Teachers and Students Can Work Together – Caltha Crowe (2009)
Teasing, Tattling, Defiance, and More: Positive Approaches to 10 Common Classroom Behaviors – Margaret Berry
Wilson (2013)
Secondary
Day One and Beyond: Practical Matters for New Middle-Level Teachers - Rick Wormeli. Stenhouse, 2003.
Discipline Survival Guide for the Secondary Teacher, 2nd ed. - Julia G. Thompson. Jossey-Bass, 2011.
[also available as a Follett Shelf eBook]
Making Your First Year a Success: The Secondary Teacher’s Survival Guide- Robert Wyatt, J. Elaine White.
Corwin, 2002.
Meet Me in the Middle: Becoming an Accomplished Middle-Level Teacher- Rick Wormeli. Stenhouse/National
Middle School Assn., 2001.
The Power of Our Words for Middle School: Teacher Language That Helps Students Learn. Center for Responsive
Schools, 2016.
Succeeding in the Secondary Classroom: Strategies for Middle and High School Teachers- Harriett Arnold.
Corwin, 2001.
Survival Kit for New Secondary Teachers: Empowering Educators for Classroom Success- Emma S. McDonald,
Dyan M. Hershman. Inspiring Teachers Publishing, 2000.
Teaching is an Art: An A-Z Handbook for Successful Teaching in Middle Schools and High Schools - Leon Spreyer. Corwin, 2002.
Testing Your Mettle: Tough Problems and Real-World Solutions for Middle and High School Teachers -
Harry J. Alexandrowicz. Corwin, 2001.
What Every Middle School Teacher Should Know, 2nd ed. - Dave F. Brown, Trudy Knowles. Heinemann, 2007.
Your First Year as a High School Teacher: Making the Transition from Total Novice to Successful Professional–
Lynne Rominger, Suzanne Packard Laughrea, Natalie Elkin. Prima, 2001.
Other Books
Classroom Instruction That Works: Research-Based Strategies for Increasing Student Achievement, 2nded. –
Ceri B. Dean, Elizabeth Ross Hubbell, Howard Pitler, Bj Stone.ASCD, 2012.
[Based on 1st ed. by Robert Marzano, Debra Pickering, Jane Pollock, 2001; 1st ed. also available as a
Follett Shelf eBook; 2nd ed. also available as an OverDrive eBook]
Classroom Teacher’s Survival Guide: Practical Strategies, Management Techniques,and Reproducibles
for New and Experienced Teachers-Ronald L. Partin. Jossey-Bass, 1999. [3rd ed., 2009, also
available as a Follett Shelf eBook]
Classrooms That Spark: Recharge and Revive Your Teaching -DyanHershman. Inspiring Teachers
Pubns., 2005. [also available as a Follett Shelf eBook]
Everything I Need to Know About Teaching…They Forgot to Tell Me! -Stacey Jarvis, Bob Algozzine.Corwin, 2006.
The Everything New Teacher Book -Melissa Kelly. Adams Media, 2004.
The First Days of Class: A Practical Guide for the Beginning Teacher - Rebecca Lynn Wilke. Corwin, 2003.
The First-Year Teacher: Be Prepared for Your Classroom, 4th ed. – Karen A. Bosch, Morghan E. Bosch.
Corwin, 2015.
The First-Year Teacher’s Checklist: A Quick Reference for Classroom Success - Julia G. Thompson.
Jossey-Bass, 2009.
The First-Year Teacher’s Survival Guide: Ready-to-Use Strategies, Tools, Activities for Meeting the
Challenges of Each School Day, 4thed. -Julia G. Thompson. Jossey-Bass, 2018. [3rd ed. also available as
anOverDrive eBook]
eBook: How the Best Teachers Avoid the 20 Most Common Teaching Mistakes – Elizabeth Breaux.
Eye on Education, 2007. [available on OverDrive]
How to Survive and Thrive in the First Three Weeks of School- Elaine K. McEwan. Corwin, 2006.
Instruction for All Students, 2nd ed. -Paula Rutherford. Just ASK, 2008.
The New-Teacher Toolbox: Proven Tips and Strategies for a Great First Year -Scott Mandel. Zephyr, 2003.
The New Teacher’s Companion: Practical Wisdom for Succeeding in the Classroom – Gini Cunningham.
ASCD, 2009.
A New Teacher’s Guide to Best Practices -Yvonne Gentzler. Corwin, 2005.
The New Teacher’s Guide to Success: A Personalized Planning Guide for Beginning Teachers -Matthew
Haldeman. Shell Education, 2008.
eBook: New Teacher’s Handbook: What All New Teachers Need to Know – Gary Garfield. Good YearBooks, 2000.
[available on OverDrive]
The New Teacher’s Survival Guide: Stuff That Works -Kathleen McConnell Fad,James E. Gilliam. Sopris
West, 2000.
Organization Made Easy: Tools for Today’s Teachers – Frank Buck. Eye on Education, 2010.
[also available as an OverDrive eBook]
Teach Like a Champion Field Guide: A Practical Resource to Make the 49 Techniques Your Own – DougLemov.
Jossey-Bass, 2012. [also available as an OverDrive eBook]
Teaching 101: Classroom Strategies for the Beginning Teacher, 2nd ed. -Jeffrey Glanz. Corwin, 2009.
Teaching Smarter, 2nd ed. -Sandy LaBelle. EStarr Publishing, 2001.
Teaching with Love and Logic: Taking Control of the Classroom- Jim Fay, David Funk. Love & Logic, 1995.
[also available as a CD audiobook]
The Tough Kid New Teacher Book: Practical Classroom Management Survival Strategies - Ginger Rhode,
William R. Jenson, Daniel P. Morgan. Pacific Northwest, 2009.
What Successful Teachers Do: 91 Research-Based Classroom Strategies for New and Veteran Teachers -
Neal Glasgow, Cathy D. Hicks. Corwin, 2003.
Why Didn’t I Learn This in College? : Teaching & Learning in the 21st Century, 2nd ed. - Paula Rutherford.
Just ASK, 2009.
You Can Do This: Hope and Help for New Teachers – Robyn R. Jackson.Jossey-Bass, 2014.
You Have to Go to School…You’re the Teacher!: 250 Classroom Management Strategiesto Make Your Job
Easier and More Fun, 2nd ed. - Renee Rosenblum-Lowden. Corwin, 2000.
ONLINE VIDEOS
Northside ISD Virtual Tour videos
Virtual tour of different classrooms in different elementary grade levels, PreK-5.
Open to NISD employees only.
Northside ISD website > Employee Links > Employee Connection (login) > Departments >
Teaching and Learning > Video Resources > Virtual Tour
SEE ALSO – Other Resource Lists
- Classroom Management & Discipline
- Classroom Instruction That Works