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.
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” ...
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.
Reframing behaviors for competence, confidence, and successful outcomes Through a reflective lens, this book equips teachers and support staff to help all students thrive by identifying and fostering each teacher’s and child’s ...
To the extent that the potential for misbehavior is higher when students are engaged, we must consider how to effectively select and use OTRs in consideration of student and classroom challenges. Clearly, some strategies make more sense ...
... 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).
... 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 ...
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.
Year after year, Rafe Esquith’s fifth-grade students excel.