This is a quick post to tell all you new teachers about a great book you should read. It's called, "See Me After Class: Advice for Teachers By Teachers" by Roxanna Elden. I started reading it about a week ago, so I am around the halfway point in my first year of teaching. There is excellent advice in that book and I found myself saying, "I wish I read this book sooner. I would've been so much more organized." I am not done with the book yet, so I will try to post some points I liked when I finish. This book was free for the Kindle app, so I'm reading off of my Ipod Touch right now. On a side note, I really do enjoy reading off the Ipod Touch. I think there's something fun about "flipping the page" ever 10 seconds or so as you quickly read only about a paragraph or two per page. It makes you feel like you're reading a lot since you keep turning the page, but realistically the screen is just so small to fit more than one paragraph. Maybe just a personal preference, but you should try it.
I know everyone recommends Harry Wong's "First Days of School" book (which I also liked) but there's something more "real" about "See Me After Class"
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