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How to stay calm, cool, and in control of your classroom
Today's teachers face more challenges than ever before in managing student behavior in the classroom. New teachers often find themselves underprepared for the realities of hard-to-engage students and increased class size. Rich Korb brings extensive teaching and administrative experience to his collection of strategies designed to keep you and your students focused on learning. This accessible, step-by-step guide for new and veteran teachers offers easy-to-implement methods that help you: Motivate and engage students; Set up your classroom to prevent disruptive behavior; Stay calm in the face of adverse situations; Reduce the effect of misbehavior on other students' learning; Respond to inappropriate behavior effectively; Avoid burning out
This powerful staff development program is filled with strategies you can read today and apply tomorrow. They have been classroom tested and praised by teachers looking for guidance when they wanted to scream, yell, or cry. This book will reignite your love of teaching as you reap the rewards of a well-managed classroom.
Strategies for Managing Classroom Behavior
Strategies for Managing Classroom Behavior
An emergency staff meeting was called to address what to do with Isaac, a socially delayed 15-year-old. Many of his behaviors are those of a 9- or 10-year-old. Isaac enjoys drawing attention to himself, and he has no regard for the threat to his personal safety posed by other students hoping to find a way to stop his annoying behavior.
Having sat in the meeting long enough to hear each teacher's concerns, it became evident to me that they had no plan for dealing with Isaac's disruptive behavior. It was at that point that I decided to take up the challenge of being Isaac's personal mentor. Most of the strategies listed within these pages were useful for ...
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