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Welcom to DCTA's Teaching and Learning Center, your one-stop place for DCTA offered Professional Developement Units (PDU's) and New Teacher Information.

As DCTA sponsored PDU's become available registration information will be posted.here. Check back often for the latest classes!

On behalf of the 3000 members of the Denver Classroom Teachers Association, we would like to take this opportunity to welcome you to the Denver Public Schools community!

Starting out as a new teacher in DPS can be a daunting task, whether you are a brand new teacher or a veteran coming in from another district or state. Ready or not, a classroom of students will be staring at you come mid-August eager to learn, and like it or not, they will test your mantle from day one. This section of the DCTA website is dedicated to giving you the resources, tips, and advice new teachers in Denver need.

Getting Started

As the school year begins, we suggest a thorough reading of Henry Wong's The First Days of School as the primary source on starting out the year on the right foot. As the year progresses, DCTA will offer NEA's highly successful I Can Do It classroom management training based on Dr. Wong's book.

NEA's "In the Classroom"

Be sure do an indepth reading of the several resources available in NEA's "In the Classroom" section of their website. There are hundreds of tips, advice, and lesson plans available for free!

While there be sure to sign up for the weekly Works4Me Newsletter with hundreds of tips offering ideas and solutions that you can use in your classroom.