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Effective Classroom Discipline Pre-K through Grade 8

Thomas W Phelan & Sarah Jane Schonour

Offering advice for teachers eager to develop better discipline in the classroom, this guide provides practical methods for eliminating disruptive behavior, encouraging productive work habits, and communicating with parents. 32 line drawings.

23x16cm

248 pages

$30.00

Active Learning

Increasing Flow in the Classroom

Pat Hollingsworth and Gina Lewis

In this book experienced teachers share their most practical and engrossing ways to create optimal learning experiences for students. Knowing that the key to real learning and understanding is student engagement and enjoyment, the authors provide plans for complete lessons that motivate students through active involvement in the process of learning. Ancient Greece comes alive when students dramatize historical events. Architectural styles translated into movement, sound, and body shapes are easy to remember. Student-created board games make reviewing math facts fun. This book will assist teacher planning, improve lesson quality, and illuminate your approach to teaching. Measurable objectives, step-by-step procedures, optional teacher scripts, student handouts, evaluation tools, and enrichment activities provide structure for lessons to use in math, language arts, science, social studies, and the fine arts

28x22cm

195 pages

$49.95

Building Positive Behavior Support Systems in Schools

Functional Behavioral Analysis

Deanne A Crone, Robert H Horner

Presents an up-to-date conceptual model and practical tools for systematically addressing the challenges of problem behavior in schools. Spelling out both the `whys' and `hows' of developing and implementing individual behavior support plans, the book gives particular attention to the organizational and team-based structures needed to effect change. Outlined are field-tested procedures that enable the practitioner to:
* Evaluate student needs using functional behavioral assessment
* Transform assessment results into practical, function-based interventions for grades K-8
* Develop school-wide systems that support the assessment and intervention process
* Establish clear roles for leaders and members of behavior support teams
* Work collaboratively with administrators, teachers, students, and parents
* Meet federal mandates despite limited time and resources.
An invaluable resource and text, the book features illustrative case examples, figures, and charts. Also included are reproducible assessment instruments, parent and teacher forms, sample meeting agendas, and other useful materials. Photocopy Rights: The Publisher grants individual book purchasers nonassignable permission to reproduce selected materials in this book for professional use.

25x18cm

188 pages

$53.95

Bully Free Classroom

Over 100 Tips and Strategies for Teachers K-8

Allan L Beane

Bullying is a big problem in schools today—and you can do something about it.
You can create a peaceful, caring classroom that promotes a sense of belonging in all students and stops bullying in its tracks. This book shows you how. Allan Beane spells out over 100 prevention and intervention strategies you can start using immediately. Some are classroom-centered—designed to change everyone's attitudes, thinking, and behaviors. Some are victim-centered, focusing on students who are current or potential victims of bullying. Some are bully-centered, because bullies need help as much as victims. All are easy to understand and simple to implement; many require little or no advance preparation and few or no special materials. Positive and practical, reinforced with true stories and enhanced by reproducible forms, checklists, and resources, this solution-filled book can make your classroom a place where all students are free to learn without fear.

28x22cm

176 pages

$44.95

Developing Schoolwide Programs to Prevent and Manage Problem Behaviors

A Step-By-Step Approach

Kathleen Lane

Packed with hands-on tools and grounded in the latest research, this important resource provides guidelines for designing, implementing, and evaluating a schoolwide primary prevention program. The authors' team-based, school-tested approach includes behavioral, academic, and social components that can be tailored to address any school's needs. Each chapter presents real-world examples alongside essential information about how to prevent the development of antisocial behavior in grades K-12. Special features include sample forms and checklists for use in planning, staff training, screening and assessment, positive behavior support, and progress monitoring. The book also offers general guidelines for identifying and supporting students who require more intensive intervention.

25x20cm

196 pages

$48.95

Effective school interventions

Strategies for Enhancing Academic Achievement and Social Competence

Natalie Rathvon

This practical sourcebook presents more than 70 interventions that have been empirically demonstrated to improve the classroom learning environment, bolster academic achievement, and enhance student behavior and social competence.
The book includes guidelines for designing, implementing, and evaluating school-based interventions, as well as case examples illustrating how several interventions can be combined to create a comprehensive program for individual students or entire classes.

15x23cm

366 pages

$47.95

Enhancing Self-Esteem in the Classroom

Denis Lawrence

Raising self-esteem in pupils can lead to the achievement of higher academic results and fewer behavioral problems. Outlining in simple terms what self-esteem is and providing strategies to support it in the classroom, Denis Lawrence offers clear explanations of the terminology and theory behind self-esteem, and many practical examples and useful activities to use with children. Fully updated and including new case study material and activities, this resource also discusses the main issues surrounding the self-esteem of practitioners. It sets out tried-and-tested strategies that teachers can use to recognize and reduce stress and maintain their self-esteem.

24x17cm

203 pages

$64.00

Executive Function in Education

From Theory to Practice

Lynn Meltzer

This uniquely integrative book brings together research on executive function processes from leaders in education, neuroscience, and psychology. It focuses on how to apply current knowledge to assessment and instruction with diverse learners, including typically developing children and those with learning difficulties and developmental disabilities. The role of executive function processes in learning is examined and methods for identifying executive function difficulties are reviewed. Chapters describe scientifically grounded models for promoting these key cognitive capacities at the level of the individual child, the classroom, and the entire school. Implications for teaching particular content areas—reading, writing, and math—are also discussed.

23x15cm

320 pages

$39.95

Games (& Other Stuff) for Group: Book 1

Activities to Initiate Group Discussion 2ed

Chris Cavert

Includes 37 different activities, over 200 "What Would It Be Like...?" questions, 200 "Are You More Like...?" questions, Teaching Tales, and Minute Mysteries to assist you in charging up your group.
Activities focus on expressing emotions, learning names, effects of rumors, gender issues, trust, honor, following directions, creativity, frustration, communication, etc.
This informative and practical guide to activity-based counseling is for participants that are 12 or older, and with a little creativity they will work for younger ages.

28x22cm

122 pages

$49.95

Games (& other stuff) For Teachers

Classroom activities that promote Pro-Social Learning

Chris Cavert, Laurie Frank & Friends

A wide range of activities put together by teachers to help teachers focus on specific skills, including listening, following directions, communication, problem-solving, interacting, using teamwork, practicing diversity, and so much more! The activities are fun and easy to understand. Sample questions provide a basis for discussion, and variations help teachers adjust skill levels.

28x22cm

159 pages

$52.95

Games (and Other Stuff) for Groups, Book 2

More Activities to Initiate Group Discussion

Chris Cavert

More exciting 5-to-10 minute activities, more "What Would It Be Like...?" questions, and a new "Metaphors" section make this a useful and refreshing resource for all who are seeking to work with groups in a fun, educational, and challenging way. The props are minimal and affordable for activities that are versatile and easy to adapt to different settings and age groups. The objectives and discussion questions are helpful and thought provoking.

28x22cm

120 pages

$49.95

How to Talk So Kids Can Learn

At home and in school

Adele Faber, Elaine Mazlish

Any adult in every school should have a grasp of the information in this brilliant book by Faber & Mazlish. Specifically it looks at How to deal with feelings that interfere with learning. seven skills that invite kids to cooperate, the pitfalls of punishment - and alternatives that lead to self-discipline, sovling proglems together - six steps that engage children's creativity and commitment, praise that doesn't demean - criticism that doesn't wound,how to free a child who is locked in a role, and the parent-teacher partnership. Written in the persona of a young teacher, the book is modelled on the multimillion copy bestseller How to Talk So Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will Talk.

21x15cm

127 pages

$28.00

Identifying Children with Special Needs

Checklists and Action Plans for Teachers

Glynis Hannell

Learn how to quickly and easily identify students with disabilities in your classroom! If you're a general education teacher with little or no experience in special education, identifying children and adolescents with potential disabilities may seem an impossible task. Until now! Drawing from her experience as an educational psychologist, and general education and special education teacher, Glynis Hannell offers guidelines to help you quickly recognize and categorize the specific characteristics of autism spectrum disorders, emotional-behavioral disorders, cognitive disabilities, speech or language impairment, health-related disabilities, and more. Using the practical checklists and resources in this guide, teachers can quickly and accurately gather key information to determine whether or not individual students need specialized assessment, attention, and services while complying with the law. Organized according to IDEA and internationally accepted criteria, this must-have resource for every classroom shows educators how to Quickly record important information and avoid writing time-consuming reports Incorporate the day-to-day observations of parents and/or therapists Track significant changes over time Recognize the symptoms and underlying causes of specific disorders Know when and how to refer a student for further assessment Request and prepare for an intervention or IEP team meeting Address the learning and environmental needs of students with specific disorders/disabilities in the inclusive or general education classroom setting.
Discover the telltale signs of specific disabilities and equip yourself with the tools you need to ensure that all of your students receive theservices they need to succeed!

27x21cm

180 pages

$54.95

Interventions for In-School Suspension

Catherine Pardue

The goals of this program are to positively impact change by instructing students about their behavior, providing activities for them to understand the behaviors and giving them steps to improve. Also included are worksheets, reproducible activities, case scenarios, suggestions and strategies, contracts and other helpful information for students. Seven lessons are provided as part of your school’s In-School Suspension program for students in grades 4-6, 7-9 and 10-12. The lessons include: Decision-Making Behavior Management Bullying Good and Bad Choices Conflict Resolution Organization & Study Skills

30x24cm

215 pages

$44.95

Is Your Child Ready For School?

A Guide for Parents

Dr Ivan Beale, Dr Sandra Heriot

Shows parents how to prepare their child for school and how to nourish curiosity so that learning is a positive and pleasurable experience.
It will help parents understand how their child learns and what they can do to make learning happen as easily and effectively as possible, regardless of the child's natural strengths or weaknesses

20x15cm

$20.00

Jumpstart! Creativity

Games & Activities for Ages 7-14

Stephen Bowkett

P EM Jumpstart Creativity! /EM is a book of games and activities that any primary teacher can do quickly, at the beginning of a lesson or as a time-filler, with little preparation. They grab children??'s attention and get them focussed on learning. /P P /P P There are more than fifty provocative games and activities including, 'An Alien in the Cage is Worth Two on the Moon??? and 'Faced with a Smilemma, Everybody Wins' to ???jumpstart??? creativity in any Key Stage 2 or 3 classroom. Practical, easy-to-do and vastly entertaining, the ???jumpstarts??? will suit a range of learning styles ??? from the visual, auditory or kinaesthetic to the cognitive. /P P /P P The jumpstarts cover: /P UL UL P /P /UL LI thinking /LI LI questioning /LI LI reasoning /LI LI problem-solving /LI LI wordplay. /LI UL P /P /UL /UL P /P P Looking for a way to get your students??? attention, fast? Look no further! EM Jumpstart! Creativity /EM is the fourth book in the series, following books on literacy, numeracy and ICT. /P

21x15cm

150 pages

$33.00

Leader in Me

How Schools and Parents Around the World Are Inspiring Greatness, One Child at a Time

Stephen Covey

The 7 Habits have already changed the lives of millions of people. This book shows how children can use them as they develop. Those habits - be proactive, begin with the end in mind, put first things first, think win-win, seek to understand and then be understood, synergize, and sharpen the saw, - are critical skills to learn at a young age and bring incredible results, proving that it's never too early to teach someone how to live well.

23x15cm

242 pages

$29.95

Learning to Lead

Using Leadership Skills to Motivate Students

Graham Tyrer

Students want to be trusted and challenged, even when it looks like they don’t! Leadership gives them a sense that they have something to offer, and that their experiences can be useful and helpful to others. Even the most disruptive, difficult student is showing leadership qualities – it’s just not in the right direction, yet. This book demonstrates that students have positive leadership abilities, and they can be taught how to use these abilities and then to teach others. Just as important, if not more so, these students make a difference in the classroom, in their school and in their local community. When students see themselves as potential leaders they rethink the concept of involvement in their community. They move from a sense that leadership is for other people to a feeling that schools are places of opportunity. Incorporating leadership learning into the curriculum in both primary and secondary schools, will challenge students to take responsibility for themselves and others, build their self-esteem and improve the lives of others in the school and local community

192 pages

$70.00

Little Kids, Big Worries

Stress-Busting Tips for Early Childhood Classrooms

Alice Sterling Honig

Research shows that stress in the crucial early years of a child's life can pose dramatic, lasting challenges to development, learning, and behavior. Early childhood professionals need to recognize stress in young childrenand intervene with proven relief strategies before pressures turn into big problems. This book was developed to help readers address the most common causes of stress in a young child's life, including separation anxiety, bullying, jealousy, and family circumstances. Educators and childcare providers will understand key factors that influence a child's stress level, including attachment, temperament, developmental and learning challenges, health issues, and family pressurBecome a keen observer of the varied and sometimes subtle ways that children express stress. Personalize stress-busters to meet the needs of individual children. Skillfully use stress-reducing strategies with groups of children from diverse backgrounds. Harness the power of storytelling to model solutions to problems and help children address negative feelings. Avoid burnout by handling the stresses in their own adult lives, from challenging interactions with parents to issues with co-workers. Memorable stories inspired by Dr. Honig's 30+ years of experience show readers how these stress-busters can make a real difference in children's lives, and the questions at the end of each chapter are ideal aids for self-study or professional development courses. Packed with down-to-earth, easy-to-use ideas, this empowering book gives professionals the tools they need to conquer stress in any early childhood settingso children can develop the early social and academic skills they'll need to succeed in school. es.

23x16cm

170 pages

$38.00

Managing Noncompliance and Defiance in the Classroom

A Road Map for Teachers, Specialists, and Behavior Support Teams

Geoff Colvin, Randy Sprick

By developing an in-depth understanding of noncompliant behavior, K–12 educators can help even the most troubled students learn to function cooperatively and respectfully in the classroom.
Managing Noncompliance and Defiance in the Classroom offers a systematic approach to understanding and addressing the causes of misbehavior and disruptive conduct. Provides a clear process for identifying key factors that contribute to this challenging problem and presents a wealth of field-tested, evidence-based intervention strategies. This comprehensive road map provides readers with:
-Assessment tools for distinguishing between chronic noncompliance and intermittent misconduct
-Strategies for preventing escalation and classroom power struggles
-An easy-to-use chart that matches specific behaviors with proven interventions
-Guidelines for developing individual intervention plans
-Forms, checklists, and tables that can be adapted to specific needs
Remove barriers to academic achievement by developing students who are cooperative and ready to learn.

28x22cm

152 pages

$46.95

Play Matters

Engaging Children in Learning: the Australian Developmental Curriculum - Early years at primary school

Kathy Walker

Play Matters provides information, examples and practical strategies for classroom teachers wishing to explore and implement the Developmental Curriculum (play and project based curriculum) into the learning environment.
Play is often viewed as the reward for when real work is complete. This is not how the term is used in the Developmental Curriculum. Play is part of the learning and work of children.
A play and project based curriculum has its foundations in the developmental perspective that recognises that children are not only biologically influenced in relation to their learning and development, but also shaped through the influences and experiences they are exposed to in their environments. It emphasises that learning is much broader and richer than just literacy and numeracy and is focusing parents, teachers and children on the 'whole' child.
This book highlights that the way young children learn in the early years of school, and the teaching and learning strategies that are required for this learning, are distinct and unique compared to the ways for older children and adults.
Aimed at early-learning and primary school staff, Play Matters provides examples describing experiences of schools using the play and project based approach as well as strategies for how to implement the approach.
Play Matters contains a CD of information sheets and key summaries, and forms for planning, observing, assessing and reporting. AUSTRALIAN

28x22cm

94 pages

$59.95

Positive Discipline in the Classroom

Developing mutual respect, cooperation, and responsibility in your classroom. 3rd ed

Jane Nelsen, Lynn Lott, H Stephen Glenn

Use this philosophy as a foundation for fostering cooperation, problem-solving skills, and mutual respect in children. You'll discover how to create a classroom climate that enhances academic learning, use encouragement rather than praise and rewards, instill valuable social skills and positive behavior through the use of class meetings, understand the motivation behind students' behaviour instead of looking for causes.

23x19cm

272 pages

$34.00

Positive Discipline Teachers A-Z Guide

Hundreds of Solutions for Almost Every Classroom Behavior Problem! (Revised)

Jane Nelsen, Linda escobar, Kate Ortolano and others

From attention deficit disorder to kleptomania to fighting, this book covers every potential problem in the classroom, listed alphabetically for quick, easy reference. Plus it offers practical, useful, and respectful solutions to the everyday challenges the classroom situation can present. Illustrations.

24x19cm

336 pages

$34.00

Positive Reinforcement

Activities and Strategies for Creating Confident Learners

Peter Clutterbuck

designed for schools that want to really focus on positive reinforcement of their students' confidence. Covers a wide range of issues which affect self esteem and self worth. Each topic has an introduction and an activity page and full instructions on carrying out the activity. All supplementary materials are supplied on a CD-ROM for ease of reproduction.

Part One deals with the child's self image. It explores developing self-awareness and helping the child to realize that it really is 'Good to be me.' The activities help children to understand their feelings and to understand why and how those feelings lead them to behave the way they do particularly the feelings of being excited, proud, surprised, hopeful, disappointed, worried and anxious.

Part Two covers children's beliefs and attitudes towards others. Building strong relationships with others has a huge impact on self confidence and these skills are developed in the same activity based way.

30x21cm

121 pages

$47.95

Promoting Children's Well-Being

In the Primary Years

Andrew Burrell

Promoting Children's Well-Being in the Primary Years is an important new book that takes a refreshing approach to primary education in the twenty-first century. It provides a valuable source of inspiration for all those involved in the teaching of young children.

29x21cm

236 pages

$49.95

Quick and Lively Classroom Activities

Meaningful Ways to keep Kids Engaged During Transition Time, Downtime, or Anytime

Linda Nason McElherne

Perfect for 15- to 20-minute periods during the school day - advisory, homeroom, or between times too short to start something big and too long to waste. The 260 activities are grouped into 52 themes (one for each week of the year), with quotations, discussion questions, affirmations, resources, and more. CD-ROM of reproducible forms included.

28x21cm

177 pages

$49.95

Relationship Management in the Primary School Classroom

Strategies in the legal and social context

Siobhan Pirola-Merlo

Relationship Management in the Primary School Classroom is a comprehensive new Australian resource that provides:
suggested methods of managing classroom behaviour, including case studies and roleplays discussion of trends in classroom management information about the Australian legal context and related issues review questions and answers Written for new and experienced educators, school principals and support staff, lecturers and students, this practical guide provides everything the reader needs to implement and encourage best practice in the classroom. Introduction Chapter 1: The Australian Legal & Social Context & Related Information Chapter 2: Teacher Well-Being Chapter 3: Influences On Children In The Classroom Chapter 4: Establishing A Positive Classroom Environment Which Is Conducive To Learning Chapter 5: Establishing An Engaging Learning Environment Chapter 6: How Teachers Can Manage Their Relationships With Students Chapter 7: Dealing With Students Relationships With Each Other Chapter 8: Dealing With Bullying Chapter 9: Managing Misbehaviour Chapter 10: Collaborating With Caregivers/Parents And Allied Professionals To Meet The Educational Needs Of Children Chapter 11: Managing Relationships With Children Who Exhibit Persistent &/Or Complex Problems In The Classroom Chapter 12: High-Risk Situations And Dealing With Challenging Students Conclusion

19x24cm

209 pages

$54.95

Safe Places to Learn

21 Lessons to Help Students Promote a Caring School Climate with CDROM

Paul Kelly

The 21 lessons in this resource for teachers and counselors help make school a place where all students feel supported and accepted so they can focus on classes, friendship, and fun activities. Over the course of the lessons, the leader introduces the concept of Developmental Assets(R), teaches students how to build these assets for themselves and others, and gives them the tools to spread messages of kindness, caring, boundaries, and acceptance to other students and adults. Role-playing and other activities will help students learn to effectively stop meanness with a respectful, caring demeanor toward both victim and antagonist. Ultimately, school becomes a warmer place where both teachers and students thrive.

27x21cm

49 pages

$49.95

Schools of Fish!

Welcome Back to the Reason You Became an Educator

Philip Strand, John Christensen and Andy Halper

As an educator, every time that bell rings, you face dozens of challenges. Students with overwhelming personal and academic needs. Based on the renowned FISH! philosophy, Schools of Fish is full of transforming stories addressing the very issues you deal with every day, including Improving learning, Relationships, respect and personal accountability, Ways to "up" fun, enthusiasm, and creativity, Self-discipline and internal motivation, Creating vibrant classroom and school cultures ...and you'll find insightful "FISH" Thoughts" - short engaging essays that confront some of education's most pressing issues. All to help yu create the most effective - and fun - learning environment possible. And we all know that when we're having fun, we're more likely to be learning.

25x21cm

209 pages

$50.00

Special Educator's Survival Guide

2nd Edition

Roger Pierangelo

Written for educators who work with special children and teens, this second edition of a best-selling classic offers a practical guide to every facet of the special education teacher’s job, from teaching in a self-contained classroom or resource room to serving on a multidisciplinary team. This easy-to-follow format, takes you step by step through the various stages required to understand the referral process, parent intakes and conferences, evaluation, interpretation, diagnosis, remediation, placement, individual education plans, classroom management, medication, educational law, and more.

22x28cm

336 pages

$46.95

Teacher-Parent Collaboration

Early childhood to adolescence

Dr Louise Porter

Describes the skills teachers will need for productive collaboration with their students' parents. It employs a solution-focused approach which honours the diversity of families, respects the expertise of both parents and teachers and promotes authentic communication between them.
Describes specific challenges that arise in schools and early childhood settings which commonly require collaboration between teachers and parents. Separate chapters outline how teachers can respond to the needs of parents whose sons or daughters have disabilities or chronic illness, are gifted learners, are displaying disruptive or aggressive behaviour (including bullying) at school, or whose families are enduring adversity or child neglect or abuse. This book describes how teachers can collaborate with parents to resolve these challenges to improve the children's functioning and achievement throughout their education years.

23x15cm

261 pages

$49.95

Teachers Do Make a Difference

The Teacher's Guide to Connecting with Students

Judith A. Deiro

Teachers make a difference not only in what their students learn about content, but in what they learn about life!
Closing the achievement gap and creating high-performing schools depends not on what we teach but how we teach. The most powerful and effective way teachers can help students overcome negative influences in their environment as well as succeed in becoming their best selves is by developing close and caring connections with them.
Developing quality relationships with students is key to their healthy development. Teachers DO Make a Difference gives teachers strategies, guidelines, and real-life examples of how to build and enrich close and trusting teacher-student relationships. This important new resource covers key topics including:
Setting high expectations for students
Conveying confidence in student capabilities
Creating classroom rituals and traditions
Networking with family and community
Developing strong interpersonal skills
Identifying relational resources
Communicating appropriate caring and respect in the classroom
Healthy connections with teachers are associated with a decrease in behavioral problems and an increase in social and academic skills. The relationships we develop with our students are at the heart of how we make a difference.

18x26cm

130 pages

$52.95

Teaching with Love & Logic

Taking Control of the Classroom

Jim Fay & David Funk

Do you find yourself facing a variety of classroom situations never covered in your initial training? This valuable resource will help you increase your skills, enhance your professional development, and maximize learning time in your classroom. Discover why Love and Logic works in the school environment, and understand the psychological reasons for its effectiveness. Jim Fay and David Funk's truly positive approach and time-tested ideas and strategies will empower teachers to effectively manage classroom dynamics while bringing the joy back to teaching

15x23cm

399 pages

$36.00

Temperament in the Classroom

Understanding Individual Differences

Barbara K Keogh

Perfect for professionals at the preschool, elementary, and middle school levels, this book will help readers become aware of their own temperament, recognize the differences in temperament among students, and use this knowledge to improve classroom interactions and outcomes.

15x24cm

199 pages

$52.95

You're Going to Love This Kid

Teaching Children with Autism in the Inclusive Classroom

Paula Kluth

Finally a strategy-filled guidebook for including students with autism in primary and secondary school classrooms. Alive with first-person accounts that give insight into the experience of having autism, this book shows educators how to adapt their own classrooms to support student participation.
Combines relevant research with lessons learned from the author's teaching experience to give specific, creative ideas for connecting and collaborating with families; enhancing literacy; planning challenging, multidimensional lessons; supporting behavior in sensitive, positive ways; fostering friendships; and adapting the physical environment. Fascinating and practical, this book gives educators new ways to understand students with autism--and help them participate in every aspect of classroom life.

25x17cm

286 pages

$70.00


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