The Beginning Teacher's Journey

Know the realities of teaching for first-year educators

Supporting new teachers is essential to student achievement. But for many beginning teachers, year one may often look overwhelming, arduous, and chaotic. 

Concerning facts about new teachers show that over 44 percent of new teachers quit within the first five years, while 74 percent would not recommend the teaching profession to a prospective new teacher. 

Beginning teachers need support, guidance, and resources as they learn to tackle classroom management, a challenging workload, and work-life balance. 

Your guide to high-quality support for beginning teachers

In her latest white paper, trusted education expert Dr. Tina H. Boogren introduces an evidence-based structure of support based on five key phases of a beginning teacher's professional journey—anticipation, survival, disillusionment, rejuvenation, and reflection. This approach helps educators:

• Understand doubt, fear, excitement, and other challenging emotions and attitudes first-year teachers might have about teaching
• Identify what phase beginning teachers may be in or what to expect should they fall into one of these phases
• Establish rules and procedures and focus on classroom management
• Build self-care practices that incorporate mindfulness and reflection

“Self-care practices are as essential as classroom strategies because if you are not your best self, you will not be sturdy enough to face the challenges that appear during your first few years in the classroom.”

—Tina Boogren

Ready to get started?

Take the first step in supporting beginning teachers by claiming your copy of The Beginning Teacher’s Journey a free white paper by Tina Boogren.