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Some districts will have an entire week devoted to new teacher training and others will have perhaps a day or two. These meetings will help you navigate your district's policies. They will give you the specific information on mission statements, structure, and payroll and benefits that you need. You will also meet other teachers on the starting line of their careers. Additionally, some districts will have union representatives, textbook and teaching store venders who do are ready and willing to show you the ropes of education.

Workshops

The Professional development workshops held by the district reinforces the vision it has for its teachers and is often facilitated by veteran instructors who are looked upon as successful. These are great role models who have been in your seat. You will find most of them eager to help you get the information you need.
Textbook Vendors and Workshops

(PICTURE OF VENDOR DISPLAY) New textbooks and ancillary materials are adopted by districts every few years. The book itself, the amount of time it is used and what will go along with the text to help your teaching is normally decided by a district committee made up of teachers in your area. Once the decision has been made there will commonly be a workshop held by the textbook venders.

Even if you have an aversion to sales people, make your text book vender a very close friend. They know their company and its books and software inside and out. They can and will answer any questions you may have from walking you through online textbook access to ancillary accelerated math scoring software, to what current novels are being used by your subject and grade level throughout the state. Even better, they are often willing to provide you with sample materials to test out with your students. In today's world that may mean some very cool and very free new technology.

Workshops on new textbooks are equally important. Many teachers immediately discount what textbooks have to offer because there is often so much material is it overwhelming. Take the time to get to know your text and the workshops offered by venders are a great place to start. Often textbooks will provide you with objectives, essential questions and actually address your individual state's standards in your teacher's edition. TE's great ideas for differentiated instruction and fun activities that go along with your lessons and we will address that further in Chapter 5. Finally, your district chose that textbook because they feel it aligns in some way with their instructional mission.

So get to know get to know your textbook vendors, talk to your union and explore your district. A comprehensive understanding of its mission, structure and policies will provide clarity in understanding the decisions made by the administration in your individual school and the policies implemented. Knowing the big picture will help you understand where you and your middle school fit in and what is expected.
Your Very First Middle School Faculty Meeting

(PICTURE OF FACULTY MEETING) Some new teachers may find themselves on information overload during their first faculty meeting as these meetings are filled immeasurable amounts of information and a plethora of paperwork. This is where you will meet your administration and colleagues. Moreover it is these early year meetings where you lea