Stacy Short is a former high school and college English teacher who spent the first year of her teaching career playing catch-up and trying to stay sane. She has worked with all levels of students, including many national merit scholars. She has coached academics for over 30 years in multiple events. With some helpful resources and guidance, she quickly rose to the top in her profession, her students earning many of the highest awards in Texas. Now, she’s here to help you do the same.

In her new book, The New Teacher's Guide to Thrive, Short offers valuable tools and insights to help new teachers not only survive the first few years of teaching but thrive. From classroom management to lesson planning to building solid relationships with students, Short provides a concise step-by-step guide for how to tackle these issues and avoid common pitfalls that most first-year teachers face. Her goal is to help you apply the tips found within this book so you can go from a rookie to a seasoned pro in no time.

The Teacher's Guide to Thrive provides new teachers with practical tools and strategies to improve student learning and enhance student achievement and instruction. This easy to follow guide is designed to support new teachers and leaders in building their instructional muscles and knowledge to thrive by building a strong culture to support outstanding results for kids! In the book, you will learn how to create a mindset that will support you in navigating the first year(s) of teaching.