Assertive Discipline: Positive Behavior Management for Today's Classroom (Building Relationships with Difficult Students)

ISBN: 1934009156

Author: Lee Canter

Condition: New

Winner: Association of Educational Publishers 2010 Distinguished Achievement Award This book contains the best concepts and teacher-tested strategies by the author plus new content. A special emphasis on the needs of new and struggling teachers includes practical actions for earning student respect and teaching them behavior management skills. The author also introduces a real-time coaching model and explains how to establish a schoolwide Assertive Discipline program.Benefits: Learn how to become an effective classroom manager. Explore how social developments have redefined the teacher's role. Utilize a proactive approach to help students succeed. Strike a balance between establishing a disciplined classroom while building trusting and caring relationships with students. Create a classroom discipline plan. Teach students the discipline plan. Motivate the majority of students to behave appropriately. Involve parents and administrators to support the most challenging students. Use the Real Time Classroom Coaching Model. Establish a schoolwide Assertive Discipline program.Contents:Section One: Becoming an Effective Classroom ManagerChapter 1: You Can Be an Effective Classroom ManagerChapter 2: Develop Your Teacher VoiceChapter 3: Hold High ExpectationsSection Two: Developing Your Classroom Discipline PlanChapter 4: Establish RulesChapter 5: Determine Positive Support StrategiesChapter 6: Determine Corrective ActionsSection Three: Teaching Responsible BehaviorChapter 7: Teach Policies and Procedures at the Beginning of the School YearChapter 8: Develop a Responsible Behavior CurriculumSection Four: Utilizing the Behavior Management CycleChapter 9: Effectively Communicate Explicit DirectionsChapter 10: Utilize Behavioral NarrationChapter 11: Take Corrective ActionsChapter 12: Teach Students to Manage Their Own BehaviorSection Five: Reducing Disruptive BehaviorChapter 13: Instructional Strategies That Reduce Disruptive BehaviorSection Six: Working With Difficult StudentsChapter 14: Build Positive Relationships With StudentsChapter 15: Develop Individualized Behavior PlansChapter 16: You Can't Do It on Your Own: Getting the Support You Need to Deal With Difficult StudentsAppendix: Mentors, Coaches, and School Leadership Teams: Structures to Support Classroom Teachers' Behavior Management Efforts