Discipline Survival Kit for the Secondary Teacher

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ISBN: 9780876284346 | 0876284349
Cover: Paperback
Copyright: 9/1/1998

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This practical, hands-on resource is packed with tested tips, techniques, tools, and activities such as "27 Power-Packed Time-Management Tips for Students," "Monitoring On the Run: 20 Quick Techniques," "Missing Work Reminder List," and "50 Sponge Activities to Keep Students Engaged in Learning All Period Long." Includes over 50 ready-to-use-or-adapt forms, checklists and letters.

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Section 1 THE DISCIPLINE DILEMMA: CROWD CONTROL OR SELF-DISCIPLINE?

(30)

The Discipline Dilemma

(1)

The Historical View (The Good Old Days)

(2)

Today's Schools: Problems We All Face

(1)

Why Punishment Alone Just Doesn't Work

(2)

Moving Beyond Punishment to Better Discipline Practices

(3)

Facts Every Teacher Should Know About Adolescents

(5)

The Basics of a Good Teacher-Student Relationship

(1)

Teaching the Basics of a Good Teacher-Student Relationship

(2)

The Characteristics of Today's Well-Disciplined Class

(4)

Reproducible: How Well-Disciplined Is Your Class?

(1)

The Introspective Teacher

(7)

Reproducible: 5-Day Self-Assessment for Negative Behaviors

(1)

Reproducible: Classroom Leadership Self-Assessment

(1)

Reproducible: Setting Goals for Improving Your Classroom Leadership

(4)

Positive Teacher Attitudes That Promote Student Success

(1)

Becoming a Proactive Teacher

(2)

Section 2 GETTING READY TO MAKE A GOOD IMPRESSION

(40)

Getting Ready to Make a Good Impression

(1)

What Your Students Really Want from a Teacher

(3)

Reproducible: Design Your Ideal Teacher

(2)

Reproducible: Organizational Tasks Checklist

Enforcing School Rules

(3)

Creating Classroom Rules

(3)

Teaching Classroom Rules

(2)

Enforcing Classroom Rules

(2)

Reproducible: Student Checklist for Rules, Procedures, and Expectations

More than Moving Furniture: Creating an Environment for Learning

(5)

The Hows and Whys of Seating Charts

(1)

The First Day of Class: Face to Face for the First Time

(2)

25 Activities for the First Day of Class

(2)

Reproducible: Student Information Form

(1)

Reproducible: Student Checklist for the First Day of Class

The First Week of School: Five Successful Days

(4)

Quick Tips for Learning Your Students' Names

(2)

Starting Off Right: Teaching the Text

(1)

Reproducible: Textbook Survey

Creating a Student-Centered Class Atmosphere in Any Room

(5)

A Sound Mind in a Well-Rested Body

(4)

Section 3 DOOR TO DOOR: USING CLASS TIME WISELY

(28)

From Door to Door: Why Every Minute Counts

(1)

Taking a Minute-by-Minute Approach to Class Time

(2)

Reproducible: Student Time-Use Self-Check Form

(1)

20 Ways to Make Every Minute Count

(1)

Establishing Control through Class Routines

(2)

Reproducible: Student Sign-Out Sheet

How Classroom Routines Promote Self-Discipline

(2)

The First Ten Minutes of Class

(1)

Reproducible: Self-Check for Improving Class Time Management (First Ten Minutes of Class)

Reducing Disruptions Through Effective Transitions

(3)

50 ``Sponge'' Activities to Keep Students Engaged in Learning All Period Long

(2)

The Last Ten Minutes of Class

(5)

Reproducible: Improving Time Management with Transitions

(5)

Reproducible: Self-check for Improving Class Time Management (Last Ten Minutes of Class)

What to Do When Wasted Time Causes Problems

(3)

Promoting Self-Discipline Through Teaching Time-Management Skills

(6)

Reproducible: 27 Power-Packed Time-Management Tips for Students

(3)

Reproducible: A Monthly Planner/ 95

Reproducible: Student Time Schedule/Planner

(1)

Reproducible: You Are in Control!

(1)

Section 4 A PARTNERSHIP APPROACH TO DISCIPLINE

(46)

Why Cooperation with Other Professionals Is Important for Effective Discipline

101

(1)

Why We Can't Do It Alone

101

(1)

Working Well with Your Supervisors

102

(1)

Joining Forces with Colleagues

103

(1)

Building a Strong Relationship with Parents

104

(2)

Sample Letter to Parents

106

(3)

Reproducible: Parent-Teacher-Student Progress Checkup

108

(1)

How to Have Beneficial Parent Conferences

109

(3)

Documenting Parent Contacts

112

(1)

Reproducible: Parent Contact Documentation Form

113

The Teacher-Student Link

112

(3)

20 Actions That Let Your Students Know You Care

115

(2)

The Importance of Modeling Good Behavior

117

(1)

What to Do When a Student Confides in You

117

(2)

Getting Feedback from Students

119

(1)

Reproducible: Teacher-Effectiveness Report Card

121

Conducting Useful Student Conferences

120

(3)

Breaking Barriers by Breaking the Ice

123

(13)

Reproducible: Student Inventory: Impressions

127

(3)

Reproducible: Student Inventory: Attitudes

130

(3)

Reproducible: Student Inventory: Reactions of Others

133

(2)

Reproducible: Student Inventory: Study Skills

135

(1)

Class Leaders and the Power Struggle

136

(1)

The Importance of Teaching Courtesy

137

(1)

Arming Our Students: Teaching the Art of the Alternative Response to Rude Classmates

138

(2)

The Interactive Class

140

(5)

Section 5 PREVENTING DISCIPLINE PROBLEMS

145

(58)

Why Prevention Is Better than the Aftermath of Trouble

147

(1)

Skillful Teaching Prevents Misbehavior

147

(3)

Evaluating Your Lesson Plans for Successful Teaching

150

(1)

Building Critical-Thinking Skills

151

(2)

Questions That Spark Critical Thinking

153

(2)

Perfecting the Art of Questioning

155

(1)

Successful Contracts

156

(6)

Reproducible: Sample Behavior Contract #1

158

(1)

Reproducible: Sample Behavior Contract #2

159

(2)

Reproducible: Sample Group Contract

161

(1)

Behaviors That May Be Improved with Behavior Contracts

162

(1)

Creating a Safe Environment for Your Students and Yourself

162

(2)

The ``Up and at `Em'' Approach: Monitoring Students' Behavior

164

(2)

Monitoring on the Run: 20 Quick Techniques

166

(1)

Reproducible: Group Monitoring Form

168

Teaching Students to Work Well Together

167

(6)

Keeping It to a Dull Roar: Helping Students Learn to Control the Noise Level

173

(1)

How to Make Your Students Pay Attention to You

174

(2)

50 Actions That Will Grab Your Students' Attention

176

(2)

Averting Disaster: Helping Students ``Make the Grade''

178

(3)

Teaching Your Students How to Track Their Grades

181

(1)

Reproducible: Grade Tracking Form for Student Success

182

An Assortment of Evaluation Techniques

181

(3)

Using a Syllabus to Prevent Problems

184

(3)

Reproducible: Blank Syllabus Form

186

(1)

Handling Homework Hassles

187

(5)

Reproducible: Homework Questionnaire for Students

189

(2)

Reproducible: Parent-Teacher-Student Homework Notification Form

191

(1)

Teaching the Process of Long-Term Projects

192

(2)

Student Notebooks: Organizing for Success

194

(2)

Teaching Students to Make Good Decisions

196

(2)

Getting Students Involved: Some Innovative Activities

198

(3)

How to Avoid an Awful Day at School

201

(2)

Section 6 DEALING WITH PROBLEMS ONCE THEY OCCUR

203

(46)

Dealing with Problems Once They Occur

204

(1)

What Your Options Really Are

205

(4)

Reproducible: Behavior Modeling Chart

208

(2)

Reproducible: How You Can Determine if a Discipline Action is Appropriate

210

Putting Reinforcement Theory into Practice

209

(3)

Rewards That Can Serve as Classroom Reinforcers

212

(2)

How to Avoid the Most Common Discipline Mistakes

214

(2)

When You Are the Cause of the Problem

216

(4)

Teacher Language: When What You Say Causes Problems

220

(1)

The Importance of Early Intervention

220

(3)

Anecdotal Behavior Records

223

(1)

Reproducible: Behavior Record Form

224

(1)

Reproducible: Behavior Analysis Log

225

50 Ways to Handle the Difficult Class

223

(8)

Reproducible: Assignment Contract

227

(4)

Helping Your Students Resolve Their Differences

231

(1)

What to Do When Students Are Defiant

232

(2)

10 Ways to Deal with Defiant Students

234

(1)

Helping Students Deal with Impulsivity

235

(3)

Reproducible: Self-Evaluation Form

237

(1)

Dealing with the Tardy Student

238

(2)

Reaching the Truant Student

240

(1)

Managing Excessive Talking Successfully

241

(2)

Making Detentions Beneficial for Your Students

243

(2)

Essay Questions That Will Help Solve Discipline Problems

245

(1)

When You Have to Refer a Student to an Administrator

246

(3)

Section 7 STRATEGIES FOR SOLVING SPECIFIC PROBLEMS

249

(56)

Bullying

251

(2)

School Assemblies

253

(1)

Fights

254

(2)

Intercom Announcements

256

(1)

Passing Notes in Class

257

(2)

After-School Jobs

259

(1)

A Visitor in the Classroom

260

(1)

Video Viewing

261

(1)

Cheating

262

(3)

New Students

265

(3)

Reproducible: New Student Information Form

267

(1)

Trips to the Library/Media Center

268

(1)

Good Citizenship

269

(1)

Fire Drills and Bomb Threats

270

(1)

Overcrowded Classrooms

271

(2)

Substance Abuse

273

(1)

Students with Special Needs

274

(3)

Hallway Misbehavior

277

(2)

Requests to See the School Nurse

279

(1)

Vandalism

280

(1)

Making Up Missed Work

281

(3)

Reproducible: Missing Work Reminder List

283

(1)

Holidays and Vacations

284

(1)

Guest Speakers

285

(1)

Sleeping in Class

286

(1)

Chronic Illness

287

(2)

Personal Loss

289

(1)

Lack of Materials

290

(1)

Daydreaming

291

(1)

Cultural Diversity

292

(4)

Profanity

296

(1)

Stealing

297

(2)

When You Need a Substitute

299

(1)

Traveling with Your Students

300

(5)

Section 8 MOVING BEYOND CROWD CONTROL TO PROMOTE SELF-DISCIPLINE

305

(32)

Moving Beyond Crowd Control to Promote Self-Discipline

306

(1)

The Importance of Giving Your Students a Future

307

(9)

Reproducible: Setting Long-Term Goals

310

(1)

Reproducible: Setting Mid-Term Goals

311

(1)

Reproducible: Setting Short-Term Goals

312

(2)

Reproducible: Goal-Setting Flow Chart

314

(1)

Reproducible: Goals and Strategies for School Success

315

(1)

Techniques for Increasing Intrinsic Motivation

316

(5)

Putting Your High Expectations to Work

321

(1)

15 Ways Teachers Can Communicate Their Expectations

322

(1)

The Consistent Teacher

323

(1)

Creating Self-Disciplined Students Through Problem-Solving Activities

324

(1)

Holding Students Accountable for Their Own Success

325

(3)

Reproducible: Assignment Checklist

329

Focusing on Your Students' Strengths

328

(2)

Promoting Self-Discipline Through Self-Image

330

(3)

60 Motivational Tools We Can All Use

333

(4)

Section 9 THE MOST IMPORTANT FACTOR IN DISCIPLINE: THE TEACHER

337

Successful Discipline Rests with You

338

Attitudes for Success

338

Reproducible: A Checklist of Positive Attitudes for Teachers

340

Pay Attention to Body Language---Yours and Theirs

339

Combating On-the-Job Distress

344

50 Quick Ways to Reduce School Stress

348

Earning Your Students' Respect

350

Reproducible: Self-Check for Permissiveness

352

Reproducible: Self-Check for Strengths and Weaknesses

354

Reproducible: Classroom Climate Student Survey

355

Enlarging the Learning Environment

351

The Promise of Professionalism

358

Creating a Culture of Excellence in Your Classroom

361

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Discipline Survival Kit for the Secondary Teacher

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