Description
Ideas for creating an orderly classroom where learning can thrive
This unique, hands-on book is packed with tested ideas and strategies to help you create a classroom environment where good conduct and high achievement are the norm and where students become self- motivated and take responsibility for their actions. The second edition is fully revised and updated to reflect changes in the past decade.
- Puts the focus on the teacher as a leader and coach who encourages students to buy into a classroom management approach
- Offers information about setting limits, safety issues, and protecting student's privacy
- Covers topics including technology; disruptions in the classroom form i-pods and cell phones; computers in the classroom; motivating, engaging, instructing students; and communicating with students and parents
This must have resource offers a comprehensive and accessible guide to disciple in the school setting, complete with handy forms, checklists, and self-assessments.
Author: Julia G. Thompson
Publisher: Jossey-Bass
Published: 11/09/2010
Pages: 368
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.87lbs
Size: 11.06h x 8.56w x 0.73d
ISBN13: 9780470547434
ISBN10: 047054743X
BISAC Categories:
- Education | Teaching | General
About the Author
JULIA G. THOMPSON has been a public school teacher for more than twenty-five years. Thompson currently teaches in Fairfax County, Virginia, and is an active speaker, consultant, teacher trainer, and workshop presenter. Author of the best-selling The First-Year Teacher's Survival Guide and The First-Year Teacher's Checklist, she also publishes a Web site (http: //juliagthompson.com) offering tips for teachers on a wide variety of topics.
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