Real talk about classroom management : 50 best practices that work and show you believe in your students /

Teachers want concrete methods born of actual experience from other teachers. This thorough how-to book reveals actionable best practices of classroom management from award-winning teacher Serena Pariser. In it, she shares her growth from a teary-eyed, first-year teacher to Teacher of the Year, Fulb...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Pariser, Serena (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Thousand Oaks, Califorinia : Corwin, a SAGE company, [2018]
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Table of Contents:
  • My first year
  • First weeks of school
  • Best practice #1: make day 1 about the students
  • Best practice #2: get respect and fast
  • Best practice #3: set your routine and structures early and keep them!
  • Best practice #4: speak student
  • Best practice #5: create purposeful seating charts
  • Forming positive relationships with your students
  • Best practice #6: use your power for good, not evil
  • Best practice #7: let students make mistakes without feeling like a failure
  • Best practice #8: win over the tough kids
  • Best practice #9: become a teacher detective
  • Best practice #10: spread positivity with your words and tone
  • Best practice #11: focus on the positive and create positive students
  • Best practice #12: understand the student known to others as the "bad kid"
  • Best practice #13: reward students
  • Best practice #14: the power of behavior contracts
  • Curriculum and instruction
  • Best practice #15: get your students engaged: make learning fun and make it
  • Transferable
  • Best practice #16: research, read, use
  • Best practice #17: pick up the pace
  • Best practice #18: use arms length voice
  • Best practice #19: be one or two steps ahead of the class
  • Best practice #20: keep everything contextualized and do projects!
  • Best practice #21: challenge and support students
  • Best practice #22: take risks in your lessons
  • Best practice #23: know how to prepare when you just can't be there
  • Best practice #24: creative discipline
  • Best practice #25: vary levels of noise in the classroom
  • Best practice #26: make groupwork work
  • Best practice #27: let their creative juices flow
  • Best practice #28: teach to every different type of learner
  • Best practice #29: have no doubts but be prepared to have [just a few] lessons flop
  • Other adults as resources
  • Best practice #30: learn how to win over parents
  • Best practice #31: know how to make coteaching work
  • Best practice #32: be a sponge
  • Best practice #33: find a mentor. don't you dare call them one!
  • Best practice #34: watch and learn
  • Best practice #35: instead of talking: listen with your mind
  • Best practice#36: being proactive: getting and keeping administration on your side
  • Spins that will wow your students
  • Best practice #37: how to get guest speakers into your classroom
  • Best practice #38: give students power and a voice
  • Best practice #39: show your students you care
  • Best practice #40: a class that laughs together learns together
  • Best practice #41: gift
  • Best practice #42: be the teacher they never had
  • Best practice #43: kids notice the small things
  • Best practice #44: get students to behave when you're covering classes
  • Best practice #45: surprise!
  • Keeping yourself sane
  • Best practice #46: balance your life
  • Best practice #47: know how to handle the difficult parent meetings
  • Best practice #48: keep it balanced: give and take equally
  • Best practice #49: be responsive and prioritize
  • Best practice #50: be mindful with your coworkers
  • Widening our lens: a global perspective on classroom management
  • Handy to-go list of 50 best practices
  • The end of the beginning
  • Real advice: teacher to teacher.