The Win-Win Classroom; A Fresh and Positive Look at Classroom Management

by Jane Bluestein

• ISBN13: 9781412958998
• ISBN10: 1412958997
• eBook ISBN(s): 9781452295541
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2007-11-06
• Publisher: Corwin Pr
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Summary

Use these practical and effective ideas to avoid the "rules and punishment" trap, establish win-win authority relationships, and encourage student cooperation, motivation, accountability, and on-task behavior.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments

About the Author

Preface

Introduction

The System, Your Students, and You

Drawing the Line

Starting Where You Are

Clarifying What You Want

The Challenges

Behavior and the Brain

Tripping Over the System

Catching Up to the Twenty-First Century

Keeping the Big Picture in Mind

Restructuring Power Dynamics

Connecting With Kids

Who's Got the Power?

Win-Win Authority Relationships

Establishing Authority in a Win-Win Classroom

Mastering Motivation

The Power of Choice

The Beauty of Boundaries

Following Through

Responding Nonreactively

Success Orientation

Managing a Win-Win Classroom

Planning for Success

Learning Styles and Preferences

Increasing Positivity

Changing Your Focus

Creating Congruence

Keeping the Good Stuff Going

Supporting Emotional and Social Development

Building Problem-Solving Skills

Working the System

Backup and Support

Secrets of Successful Self-Care

Epilogue

Win-Win Ideas for Administrators

Magic Sentences

Characteristics of Healthy Relationships

Recommended Reading

Index

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