Thriving as a New Teacher: Tools and Strategies for Your First Year equips readers with the tools they need for success as they begin their teaching career. Authors John F. Eller and Sheila A. Eller draw from best practices and their extensive experience to identify the characteristics of thriving new teachersteachers who have comfortably moved into the profession by overcoming initial challenges that can get in the way of success. Confident and effective, thriving new teachers focus on six critical spheres related to their teaching. These are the areas that impact them and their students the most, from knowing and caring for themselves as teachers to understanding and implementing effective assessments to working effectively with colleagues. The six spheres in which new teachers must thrive are (1) self, (2) students and families, (3) classroom management, (4) curriculum management, (5) assessment, and (6) colleagues. These spheres provide the organizational foundation for the book a