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=BCPS New Teachers Bring Strength To Their Schools =

This wiki is a resource for new BCPS teachers and has been compiled by the division instructional department. Please contact us through the Director of Instruction, Mac Duis (mduis@bedford.k12.va.us) if you have ideas or needs that this resource could help address.

NEW SITE: Personalized professional learning on this [|Ning site].

Tips for starting a great year with collaboration in this blog post.

This [|website]challenges new teachers to reflect on the first year- a great resource!

New Teachers- visit this link to subscribe to Coach G's Teacher Tips via email, twitter, or RSS feed.

Click here for a blog post on top mistakes made by a veteran teacher in her first year of teaching.

This [|link]is an interesting list of 20 tidbits for new teachers.

=New Teacher Induction Schedule, 2013-14 =

**August 6** Starting the Year Well LHS (1:00-3:00)

**August 29** Classroom management SBO Conf. Room

**September 10*** Thinking Maps (new teachers) CVCC-Bedford - 8:30-4:00

**September 26** Classroom management SBO Conf. Room


 * Literacy strategies online session

**October 24** Instructional Technology SBO Conf. Room

**November 13**
 * Students in Poverty/ Achievement Gap**
 * CVCC-Bedford **

December 12
 * Instructional strategies- poverty follow-up**
 * SBO Conf. Room **

January 23** Discipline/communication- poverty follow-up SBO Conf. Room


 * Special Services online session

**February 20** Time management/planning ahead SBO Conf. Room

**March 27** BCPS Strategic Plan SBO Conf. Room

**April 24** Reflection/Needs Assessment SBO Conf. Room

Unless otherwise noted, all sessions will be scheduled as follows: - Elementary teachers- 3:00-4:00 - Secondary teachers- 4:00-5:00

*- all day session **- 2 sessions (8:30-11:30 and 12:30-3:30) and is designed for all teachers new to BCPS (not just first year teachers)- information will be sent for scheduling purposes

ALL NEW TEACHERS SHOULD SCHEDULE CRISS TRAINING IN EITHER THE FALL OR SPRING (ERO posting available now).