Description
Book SynopsisFor 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:
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PHILOSOPHY provides a philosophical framework for the strategies presented in the book, such as The Three C s of Teaching.
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KNOW YOU CLIENTS features activities and surveys, including Icebreaker: Backpack Introduc
Trade Review
"This book is positive, funny and full of ideas." (Arizona Daily Star, 2/2/03)
Table of Contents
About This Teacher's Resource v
Section 1 Philosophy 1
Section 2 Know Your "Clients" 17
Section 3 Home and School 57
Section 4 The First Week of School 75
Section 5 Vocabulary 93
Section 6 Techniques, Strategies, and Good Ideas 105
Section 7 Teaching Skills 147
Section 8 Great "Little Gems" 189
Section 9 Survival Skills 207
Section 10 Forms 225
Appendix 245
Bibliography 251
