Summary: Starting a new school year is both exciting and challenging. Taking the right actions can help you get off to a great start. Our guest offer a few great do's and don'ts to help you put your new class of students on the right track. For over 30 years Dr. Fred Jones has studied highly successful teachers - the "naturals" - to see how they make success look easy and the author of, "Tools for Teaching." Nancy Flanagan is a retired teacher, with 31 years as a K-12 Music specialist in the Hartland, Michigan schools. She was named Michigan Teacher of the Year (1993) Flanagan is co-founder of the Network of Michigan Educators and her blog, Teacher in a Strange Land, is featured on Education Week's Teacher division.
