It was nice to welcome back author and educator Berit Gordon to discuss her latest book, The New Teacher Handbook.
Berit wrote this book to address the high attrition rate among new teachers by helping them to succeed.
She shares practical, research-backed strategies that leaders and coaches can use to support novice educators in thriving—not just surviving—their first years.
Far from being just for new teachers, this episode is a valuable listen for school leaders looking to provide the support our new teachers need.
Key Topics Covered:
Why New Teachers Leave: Up to 40% leave within 5 years—often due to lack of support.
Purpose of the Book: A resource to equip new teachers with reliable answers and help administrators better support them.
The Role of Leadership: Leaders often unintentionally contribute to burnout; the book helps them become part of the solution.
10 Milestones: The book is organized around 10 milestones for teachers to reach. Each milestone has a list of skills and habits new teachers need to master.
Concrete Straties: In this podcast Berit shares some concrete strategies like the “Take a Minute” card and the Single Classroom Rule: “You can do what you want as long as it doesn't create a problem for you or others.”
Video Support: Every strategy in the book is accompanied by a short video—these really help coaches and new teachers.
Connect with Berit Gordon: berit@beritgordon.com, www.beritgordon.com
Book: The New Teacher Handbook
Get the Book: https://www.heinemann.com/products/e18110.aspx
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Jenn’s Mastermind: www.themainidea.net/school-leadership-mastermind
