This document provides advice for new teachers on becoming a supply teacher, interview tips, starting their first teaching job, survival tips, and what makes teaching a rewarding career. It suggests distributing business cards, volunteering at schools, and perfecting a teaching portfolio to build experience. For interviews, it advises dressing professionally, researching the school, preparing questions, and showcasing accomplishments. For the first job, it notes remaining open to learning and asking colleagues questions. It also stresses finding work-life balance, socializing, limiting work emails after hours, and continuing professional growth. The rewards of teaching include impacting children's lives daily and fostering their smiles and learning moments.

1. The Life of a Teacher
ADVICE & TIPS FOR NEW
TEACHERS

2. Suggestions on how to become a
supply teacher
 Distribute business cards to local schools
 Introduce yourself to the Principal & Vice Principal
 Offer to do volunteer work in schools in order to
build a network
 Perfect your teaching portfolio to present at
interviews

3. Interview Tips
 Dress to impress
 Research the school you’re applying for (website)
 Prepare a list of questions for the Principal & Vice
Principal about the position and school
 Sell yourself (accomplishments & goals)
 Present portfolio (include pictures of students work,
classroom, bulletin boards)

4. First teaching job
 Remember that Rome wasn’t built in a day and your
journey as a teacher will be full of learning
curves...don’t be too hard on yourself.
 Network with other teachers in your school
 Don’t be afraid to ask questions about how to: (set
up your classroom, marking, planning
units, behavioral problems, dealing with parents
etc).

5. Continued....
 Gather resources (teacher’s stores, online ,
workshops, etc. ) in order to give you another
perspective on how to handle classroom
management or how to enrich your program.
 Keep a journal and reflect on your practices.
 Find a mentor that can offer guidance/ assistance
 Attend workshops to support your teaching

6. Survival Tips
 Find a work/life balance (don’t allow your job to
consume you).
 Make time to socialize in Staff Room
 Don’t work through your lunch
 Limit the amount of time you check work e-mails
(don’t spend your nights & weekends checking your
e-mail)

7. Continued...
 You can’t please everyone (i.e., parents & teachers)
 Remember why you became a teacher
 Ask questions and be receptive to feedback
 Build relationship with your students & their parents
 Always continue to grow as a professional

8. Rewarding Career
 You’re impacting the lives of children daily
 Making lifelong connections
 Knowing that student’s cherish & value your opinion
is extremely rewarding
 When you see your students smile and have those
“aha” moments