Launch Your Classroom!: Building a Foundation for Learning

Are you preparing for your first year teaching and confused about where to start? Launch Your Classroom! can help. "Launch Your Classroom! prepared me to deal with my new school culture. It helped me adjust quickly to the new environment."-Nicole D., 4th-grade Teacher "Launch Your Classroom! is an amazing tool for classroom management and teacher professionalism that anyone can benefit from." -Kerry-Ann F., Language Arts Teacher Launch Your Classroom!: Building a Foundation for Learning is a quick-start guide for new teachers and returning teachers to master the USA classroom. In the first book of the Launch Your Classroom! Series, you will learn everything you need to know to ensure a successful school year before the first day of class even begins. We start with the basics, covering essential information about the USA education structure, as well as approaches for adapting to your school's culture, designing your classroom and building rapport with students, parents, and coworkers. In Launch Your Classroom!: Building a Foundation for Learning , we give you all the resources to get started, including: * Classroom setup charts * Classroom supplies checklist * Ice-breakers for teachers * Instructional videos The Launch Your Classroom! Series is designed to offer new teachers ready-to-use, teacher-created resources. We pick up where many teaching orientations leave off, giving you research-based teaching strategies to improve classroom setup, classroom management, student engagement, and more! Going beyond instructional theory, we provide you with relatable examples, sample teaching activities, potential setbacks, and opportunities for advanced study and practice. Launch Your Classroom! is a multi-platform resource, utilizing books and included instructional videos to equip new teachers with critical information about how to succeed. Our proactive approach will help you set up a classroom network that will support learning and confront problems before they begin.