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The next generation of classroom management is here from the developer of Assertive Discipline, Lee Canter!
Classroom Management for Academic Success is the first management program designed to specifically address the first priority for today's educator: improving the achievement of all students. This groundbreaking work will take you beyond simply managing student behavior to quickly and effectively establishing an environment that promotes academic success. This unique comprehensive handbook will show you how to:
Teach all students to behave from the first day of class by using comprehensive lesson plans in all classroom activities
Apply research-based instructional strategies that motivate students to stay engaged in all classroom activities
Build trusting relationships with all students and parents using teacher-tested strategies
Establish a positive climate in a disruptive classroom using the "Two Week Turnaround Program"
This book goes beyond the basic concepts of Assertive Discipline to help you lay a solid foundation for a positive environment where students will learn free from the distraction of disruptive behavior.
Grades K-12
It only takes one or two difficult students to upset the classroom and wear down your patience and enthusiasm. Building trust and respect with these students is a critical ingredient for motivating them to succeed. This book features comprehensive step-by-step strategies that enable the you to engage even the hardest-to-reach student in a positive and productive relationship. Complete with behavior profiles, worksheets, tracking charts and more.
(1)With politics taking centre stage due to the US presidential election, the time is perfect for a reprint of this classic work from Edward Bernays, the father of public relations and political spin and the man who designed the ad campaign that got the United States involved in World War I. Written in 1928, this was the first book to discuss the manipulation of the masses and democracy by government spin and propaganda.
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