This guide offers 50 proven best practices for managing today’s classroom, complete with just-in-time tools and relatable teacher-to-teacher anecdotes and advice. Culled from years of real-world classroom experience, this book will give you the tips and tricks you need to succeed all school year long, including Making the pivotal first weeks of school count Forming positive relationships with your students Inspiring creativity and maintaining discipline through curriculum and instruction Utilizing other adults (parents, teachers, and administrators) as resources Wowing your students with “spins” and making a lasting emotional impact Keeping yourself sane, from maintaining work-life balance to managing professional relationships
Weaving wellness research with classroom-tested tips, Real Talk About Time Management helps you improve your classroom learning environment and your mental health.
The New York Times–bestselling author and world-renown teacher offers no-nonsense wisdom for teachers of all ages There’s no one teachers trust more to give them classroom advice than Rafe Esquith.
3. Consider adding the following games to your classroom: a. Cribbage boards, chess, checkers, cards, Jenga, board games, jigsaw puzzles, dominoes, Boggle b. Utilize competition—cribbage tournaments, chess tournaments, etc.
Reclaim Your Challenging Classroom guides new and veteran teachers alike in developing effective classroom management techniques, with a particular focus on students with emotional or behavioral disorders.
... policy to cover a variety of non-weapons-related violations, including possession or use of drugs and alcohol, physical altercations, damage to school property, and multiple violations within a single academic year (Hoffman, 2014).
The 'lightness' of the text helps my students understand that there are no pat answers or foolproof blueprints for teaching. This book is easy-to-read, engaging, enjoyable, and also contains profound knowledge.
would provide a fun, ongoing activity that could be picked up at the end of the day, and that would at the same time help develop the fine motor skills needed for good handwriting. Like Levy, Sarah soon discovered that a “real-life” ...
... student cooperation, creativity, and empowerment will endure. For Sarah, this second year of teaching has been transformative. Crocheting—which started out as an end-of-the-day classroom management activity, something to help develop ...
Provides strategies for using positive language to support the learning and development of children, including model statements for such actions as welcoming students, encouraging struggling learners, and resolving conflicts.
West Nyack, New York: Parker Publishing Co., 1981. (Updated for Grades 4-8, 1986) C. Collins, Myrtle. ... N. Weinstein, Carol Simon and Andrew J. Mignano, Jr. Elementary Classroom Management: Lessons from Research and Practice. 2nd ed.