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The Effective New Teacher: Strategies for Success Workshop
Des Moines, Iowa | September 16, 2025
New teachers entering education face unprecedented obstacles. Trends show that teachers with fewer than three years of experience are more likely to leave the profession. To succeed professionally, teachers, at all experience levels, need effective strategies that allow them to ace and embrace teaching while expertly navigating daily behavior challenges related to classroom management.
In this full-day workshop, a Solution Tree expert will offer research-backed tools and tips for motivating and engaging all students. This workshop will equip teachers with time-tested and innovative strategies that reinvigorate their passion for teaching, allowing them to not only be highly effective but also happy.
Participants will gain:
- High-leverage, easy-to-implement instructional strategies that have a big impact on learning
- Key elements of engaging lessons that ensure students stay on task
- A classroom management toolkit to build student relationships and create a safe and positive culture
- Tips to determine essential learning and ensure students understand the targets
- Healthy and productive solutions for avoiding burnout
- Resources for collaborating and learning with colleagues
Through honest, compelling, and relatable storytelling, our expert presenter will share practical strategies teachers can implement immediately to make a lasting impact on students’ lives and learning—while also protecting their own health and well-being.
VenueSolution Tree Iowa State Office Training Center 611 5th Avenue Suite #100 Des Moines, Iowa |
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Schedule
Agenda and speakers are subject to change.
Tuesday, September 16
| 8:00–9:00 a.m. |
Registration and Continental Breakfast |
| 9:00–12:00 p.m. |
Presentation |
| 12:00–1:00 p.m. |
Lunch (provided) |
| 1:00–4:00 p.m. | Presentation |
Accommodations
Events reach capacity quickly. Please confirm your registration before making travel plans.
While discounted rooms in our hotel room block may be sold out, the primary hotel may still have rooms available at their standard rates. Please inquire directly with the hotel.
Hotels
Discounted Suggested Hotel
Hilton Des Moines Downtown
435 Park StreetDes Moines, Iowa 50309
515.241.1456
Events reach capacity quickly. Please confirm your registration before making travel plans.
Parking information: Parking Garage and street parking are available
VenueSolution Tree Iowa State Office Training Center 611 5th Avenue Suite #100 Des Moines, Iowa |
Event Reviews
“Some of the most creative work I have ever seen a teacher do.”
“This had been the most relevant PD I have been to as a new teacher. It has helped me crystallize some of the ideas I want to implement in my classroom.”
“Alex’s stories are so real and relevant to our teachers and students. He’s a teacher who has ‘been there’ and knows what it takes to succeed with our students.”
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Additional Information
Product code: WSG358
Five Reasons to Attend a Solution Tree Event (PDF)
A Letter to Your Boss (DOC)
You will receive a certificate of participation 6 weeks after the event concludes. Please check with your state department of education for CEU availability.
Included with your registration
You’re a Teacher Now! What’s Next?
“Anyone who has ever held the noble title of teacher has had that initial moment where they ask themselves, 'What have I got myself into?'” write Tom Hierck and Alex Kajitani. This is your lifeline: a quick read and conversational resource that both new and veteran educators will find handy to have in the classroom.
Event Journal
We’re enhancing your event experience. In addition to providing presentations in digital format, Solution Tree is publishing retail-quality, perfect-bound notebooks expertly designed to support your learning. Any printed handouts or worksheets integrated into your sessions will continue to be provided.
