Free Resources
Free printables for teachers, coaches, and administrators to maximize your essential work.
TEACHER SUPPORT
Get to a Well-Managed Classroom While Avoiding “Management"
ISACS Exclusive Download
This downloadable handout was created exclusively for ISACS Conference attendees. Inside, you’ll find the practical, teacher-friendly strategies shared in our session—clear routines, calm management moves, stamina builders, and relationship tools that help classrooms run smoothly without power struggles or constant reminders. Use it as your go-to reference whenever the year gets bumpy or routines start to unravel.
TEACHER SUPPORT
Leader Guide to Helping Overwhelmed Teachers: The Joyful Teacher
This thirty-page resource contains practical steps, strategies, and guided checklists that make teacher satisfaction and growth doable and enjoyable. This tool is designed to help teachers problem-solve the tricky parts of teaching, have quick wins, and get every student the high-impact teacher they deserve.
TEACHER TOOLKIT
Self-Assessment Tool for Teachers to Find Their Just Right Goal: 10 pages
This 10-page goal-setting tool is designed to set teachers up for success by finding a goal that’s right for them. Just as a class of students is not uniform in what they know and what they’re ready for next, teachers deserve to be seen and valued for their individual strengths and needs. This tool is designed to help teachers experience more joy and less frustration in their essential work.
STUDY TOOLS
Summer Book Club Study Guide: The New Teacher Handbook
A ready-to-use study guide with five structured 60-minute meetings that build community and turn The New Teacher Handbook into a trusted survival kit. Features engaging activities, practical exercises, and flexible scheduling options—no cover-to-cover reading required, just meaningful sessions your new teachers will actually want to attend.
TEACHER SUPPORT
Berit Gordon Workshop and Keynotes Pamphlet
Here is information on how Berit can support your school, including popular PD workshops, webinars, and keynote topics.
TEACHER SUPPORT
End the Burnout Cycle: Practical Strategies to Thrive — No Self-Care Required
ISACS Exclusive Download
If you’re tired of hearing “just take care of yourself” when what you need are actual strategies that work, this resource is for you. Inside, you’ll find practical, teacher-tested moves that make your days smoother, your workload lighter, and your classroom more manageable. Inspired by our ISACS session, this guide gives you tools that restore energy—not demands that drain it.
TEACHER TOOLKIT
Preview the Handbook
Browse sample strategies, ready-to-use checklists, and the complete table of contents, featuring 110 practical strategies organized by the questions new teachers ask. The full book pairs each strategy with demonstration videos, giving teachers both the recipe and the cooking show for classroom success.
TEACHER TOOLKIT
New Teacher Checklist
Created from The New Teacher Handbook, this checklist helps new educators set just-right goals, celebrate small wins, and build lasting confidence in their teaching journey.
STUDY TOOLS
The Almost No Read Book Club Framework for Professional Growth
A framework, series of steps, and helpful tips for running a book club featuring The Joyful Teacher with educators. This framework protects teachers’ time and sanity with a very light reading volume and a ton of practical strategies.
TEACHER SUPPORT
Quick Wins for New Teachers: 10 Classroom Strategies That Work
Get a sneak peek into the practical, teacher-tested ideas from The New Teacher Handbook and THE MAIN IDEA podcast conversation with Berit Gordon.
This free guide offers 10 “quick wins” — small shifts that make a big difference in your classroom. Each strategy is an excerpt from the full lessons, routines, and ready-to-use tools in The New Teacher Handbook and Berit’s professional learning workshops.