First-year teacher advice: How to prepare for your first year of teaching, how to decorate your classroom, what to do on the first day of school, and more!

New to teaching? Check out these 10 tips to help you thrive your first year! From management to self-care, set yourself up for success.

It can be overwhelming and exciting when you get your first teaching job, so get the most out of your first year teaching with these 9 tips for new teachers.

First Year Teacher: Setting Up a Classroom

This week was pre-planning and I really got almost nothing done. I just can't figure out what to do with my room. I don't like distraction and clutter and lots of stuff. Most of the other teachers have cute themes in their rooms but it's visual overload to me. So my room tends to look pretty plain and dare I say, boring, compared to everyone else's. So far this is what I've got... As you can see, I'm painting my walls light blue. (They're actually finished now.) I figure it's a nice calm…