New teacher? Blog posts to read (even if you're not new)

(scroll down for a voicethread on classroom management. Add to it if you like!)

Yeah, That’ll Teach You A Lesson: Ten Rookie Mistakes of a First Year Teacher
by Ms. C
A Letter to a New NYC Teaching Fellow
by Jose
Nine Things My Students Have Taught Me About Classroom Management and Teaching
and
Emergency Lesson Plans are a Great Idea
by Elona
Students as Dolphins
by Dan

There are lots more, but this here’s a good starting point.
And don’t forget to read the comments - a lot of the learning happens after the post is written. At least for me.

Oh, and if you’d like a book/bible to carry you through your career…try this one. No, get it. It’s awesome.
Mackenzie, R.J. (2003). Setting Limits in the Classroom (Revised): How to move beyond the dance of discipline in today’s classrooms
http://www.settinglimits.com/b-book2.htm

Happy teaching everyone :)