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Supporting new teachers for success in the first years! The Corwin Connected Educators series is your key to unlocking the greatest resource available to all educators: other educators. In this helpful guide, new teachers will discover key strategies to help build confidence in the classroom and quickly get connected to resources and educators in the field who can stand in the gap to support them. Save time and learn to easily: • Connect with online Communities of Practice • Find and plan 21st Century lessons • Collaborate with a face-to-face or virtual mentor Being a Connected Educator is more than a set of actions: it’s a belief in the potential of technology to fuel lifelong learning. To explore the other books in this series, visit the Corwin Connected Educators website at http://www.corwin.com/connectededucators/. “This book gives teachers the resources to lead their students into this global community. The authors represent the growing body of educators who recognize that social media gives power, not problems, to students’ learning.” Angela Maiers, Founder and President Choose2Matter, Inc. and Maiers Education Services, Inc. “This is a stellar exploration of what collaboration and communication can look like in modern education and how it can enhance all aspects of school. . A must read for those wishing to maximize digital tools to increase communication and collaboration with all educational stakeholders.” Adam Bellow, Educational Consultant and Corwin Author, Untangling the Web
Making Connections Locally and Globally
Making Connections Locally and Globally
How common is it to assume that connecting with peer educators will be a cinch? The first professional development day of the school year arrives, and you make a promise (to yourself) to connect with other teachers and/or your district curriculum specialists. You want to connect for the benefit of your students, yet you also know how important connecting can be when it pertains to staying motivated throughout the academic year. The first month flies by, back-to-school night passes, and you still haven’t even peeked into your neighbor’s classroom. No new teacher is alone in this experience; however, forgetting to talk to other teachers about teaching should be a problem of the past.
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