For some teachers, this back-to-school season will be their first. What ae the essential support systems needed to ensure their success. Follow: @tomwhitby @blairteach @theASIDEblog @bamradionetworkEd Chat Archive: http://edchat.pbworks.com/Patricia Russac is co-founder with Mercer Hall of the American Society For Innovation Design in Education and publishers of The ASIDE Blog. She works at an independent K-8 school in Roslyn, New York, as Director of Library Learning Center and history teacher. Nancy Blair is a middle school principal in Georgia and previously served as a school improvement consultant. Tom Whitby is a former contributing Editor at SmartBrief, founder of #Edchat, Twitter-Using Educators, and NYSCATE Network.