We at the New Teacher Hotline podcast know your pain, and we’ve got the aloe of veteran experience to soothe your blistered skin. Join Dr. Glen Moulton, a supervisor of instruction and lifelong teacher trainer, and Michael Kelley, the author of Rookie Teaching for Dummies, monthly as they help you stop, drop, and roll your way through your first few years of teaching. Be sure to submit your questions for the show!

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#1: Was There an Exclamation Point?

Posted March 1st, 2007 by Mike
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19:09 minutes (4.39 MB)

In our premiere episode, the hosts introduce themselves and discuss the format of the show. Each show begins with a Warm-Up, a topic that’s on our minds. This week’s Warm-Up is an overview of classroom management. The second half of the show is listener email, where we delve into the questions you send us here at the Hotline. It sounds like things are going very poorly for a teacher who started mid-year. Her kids are out of control and she’s knee deep in problems. We do our best to help out.

#2: That Does Sound Rebellious!

Posted March 12th, 2007 by Mike
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14:24 minutes (3.3 MB)

Ever wondered how a principal's opinion of you changes when you send kids to the office? Are you worried that, by referring students, you're announcing to the entire school "I can't control my class"? Wonder and worry no more, as we talk about the role administrators will play in your classroom management strategies. We also answer an email from a teacher who thinks she made a lousy impression on parents during Back To School Night, and worries that (because she's so young) she'll never regain parents' respect.