For classroom teachers at all levels, here is a unique collection of practical, proven-effective techniques and ready-to-use tools for managing classroom behavior and creating the positive environment that students and teachers need to promote learning.
Each classroom-tested strategy is presented in a simple-to-use format for quick reference that shows: What the technique or idea is, Why you need it, and How to make it work. Plus, the techniques are complemented by support ideas, time-saving reproducible forms, lively illustrations, and interesting, reproducible quote about teaching.
For easy to use, it s all printed in a big, 8-1/2 x 11 lay-flat format for easy photocopying and its organized into 10 sections:
- PHILOSOPHY provides a philosophical framework for the strategies presented in the book, such as The Three C s of Teaching.
- KNOW YOU CLIENTS features activities and surveys, including Icebreaker: Backpack Introductions and the student Survey, to help you learn about your students and their needs.
- HOME AND SCHOOL gives you support ideas and reproducible forms for improving the home school connection, such as Newsletters and Parent Homework Letter.
- THE FIRST WEEK OF SCHOOL offers tops and ready-to-use tools for getting the school year off to a positive start, including Classroom Rules Checklist and Classroom Welcome Sign.
- VOCABULARY presents effective techniques for modifying student behavior, such as Grandma s Law, which motivates students with a payoff ( desert ) for completing a task.
- TECHNIQUE, STRATEGIES, AND GOOD IDEAS is packed with easy-to-use ideas, including Noise Level Control and One-Minute Correction, for solving discipline problems.
- TEACHING SKILLS provides practical procedures that enhance your teaching and decrease disruptive behavior, such as Transition Time to reduce the time spent between activities and a Teacher Self-Assessment to help you evaluate and improve your teaching techniques.
- GREAT LITTLE GEMS offers a variety of helpful discipline and teaching strategies. For example, Token Economies shows you how to use a pint system to reward good behavior.
- SURVIVAL SKILLS gives you invaluable ideas for conserving energy and relieving stress, such as Crisis Management and the 24-Hour Rule for handling difficult situations.
- FORMS features time-saving, reproducible forms, including Substitute Teacher Form, Office Discipline Ticket, and Student/Teacher/Parent Action Contract.
