When we start our career, we want to make our bosses glad that they hired us!  The old saying is true…you don’t get a second chance to make a first impression.  Another truth is the “Halo Effect” that can materialize if you play your cards right.  First year teachers that follow these tips will influence their supervisors in a positive way!  Here are eleven ways to earn your halo:

1. Don’t be stingy with your time. 
2. Be organized
3. Ditch the clutter 
4. Display student work as much as possible
5. Attend several extracurricular activities during the year
6. Be where you are supposed to be, when you are supposed to be there
7. Be positive
8. Handle as much discipline as you can by using your own classroom discipline plan (which is discussed in another link on this website)
9. Volunteer 
10. Be a picker-upper 
11. Dress professionally