4 Things Every Teacher Needs

This Week with Sara Fitts is naming 4 things every teacher needs to have in order to be successful.  I believe that these are 4 things that are so important - regardless of the school, district, or grade level.

• The first thing that every teacher needs is time.  Time to plan, time to grade, time to complete administrative tasks, time to think, time to create, time to practice with new technology.  

• The second thing that every teacher needs is support.  Support from the educational leaders within the school and district.  Support from instructional coaches.  Support from department heads and team leaders.  Support from IT and media specialists. Support from colleagues - across curriculum lines.

• The next thing that every teacher needs is full access to resources.  Technology, best practices, good professional development options, along with the appropriate memberships needed to access the total wealth of resources available.  

• And the 4th and last thing that every teacher needs is candid and timely feedback. We all strive to do our very best work - and we want honest feedback.  It means so much more to receive candid feedback in a timely manner - in order to make adjustments from another set of eyes.  It means very little to receive any feedback that isn't time-relevant.

Sara L Fitts is the owner of SLF Consulting located in Manassas, VA.  She is a retired math teacher, former high school principal, and instructional coach.  SLF Consulting provides academic and instructional coaching, math tutoring, SAT/ACT prep courses, and college transition.  For more information, please visit us .  We are also on Facebook and Twitter.