You can't teach until everyone is listening : 6 simple steps to preventing disorder, disruption, and general mayhem /: 6 simple steps to preventing disorder, disruption, and general mayhem. (2008)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Marilyn L. Page ; foreword by Bruce A. Marlowe.
• Other Names: Page, Marilyn L
• Contents: Foreword by Bruce A. Marlowe; Preface; Acknowledgments; About the Author; Introduction; 1. The Critical Beginning: Knowing and Using Students' Names; Barry; Knowing and Using Students' Names; Your Number 1 Classroom Management Tool; Student Teachers and Interns; Novice and Experienced Elementary Teachers; An Easy Strategy; Other Approaches; Back to Barry; Summary: Step 1; What Comes Next?; 2. Avoiding Anonymous and Dangling Questions; Dave; Types of Questions Teachers Ask; Levels of Questions Teachers Ask; Dangling Questions: What Are They and What Was Dave Doing Wrong?; Students Left in the Dark; Worse Consequences; What Can You Do?; The Problems With Hand Raising; A Better Way; An Old Teacher's (or Is It Researcher's) Tale; The Results of These Better Strategies; Anonymous Questions: What Are They?; What's Wrong With These Questions?; How Can a Teacher Fix This?; Did Dave Recover?; The Experiment; The Results; Summary: Step 2; What's Next?; 3. Choosing and Using Words Wisely; Mariah; Mariah's Goal; What's in a Word?; The Importance of Tight and Professional Language; What Are Filler Words?; What Happens When You Use Filler Words?; An Unprofessional Word; Mariah's Transformation; Terry; And Danae; Using Words of Civility in the Classroom; The Common Thread; Three Other Powerful Hints About Language; Making These Language and Tone Changes in Your Classroom; Summary: Step 3; Coming Attractions; 4. Avoiding Confusion When Giving Directions; Elizabeth; Clarifying Directions; The Results; A Pilot Project: A Different Story; Chris; What Are We Supposed to Do?; Giving Instructions That Don't Lead to Disruption; Why It's Important for Students to Re-explain; Back Up! We Are Missing Two Preliminary Steps; Chris' Plan; The Results; Summary: Step 4; What's Next?; 5. Attending to Civility With Reminders and Cues; Seventh Period: A Special Ninth-Grade Class; The First Day of School; What Happened With This Class?; Mrs. Watkins' Advice; The Problem With Classroom Rules; Simple Expectations of Civility; Jeannie; Reminders and Cues; How Often Do You Have to Give Reminders or Cues?; Jeannie's Approach; The Results; The Bottom Line; Summary: Step 5; Coming Next; 6. Upgrading Interactions: Can You Feel the Heartbeat?; The Title; Julia; Moving to a Higher Level; Challenging Julia; The Results; Two Challenges for You; How to Begin; What Can Go Wrong Here?; Subtle Classroom Disorder; Jake; Shy Students; Detached Students; National History Day; Phil; The Contest; The Points of This Story; The Results; The Ultimate Goal; Summary: Step 6; Now What?; 7. Harry and Clara Reclaim Their Classes; Harry; Harry's Mistake: An Ultimatum; Harry's Meltdown and Recovery; The Letter; The Students' Responses; The Results; Streamlining Harry's Format; Clara; Clara's Approach; The Results; A Bonus: You Learn More Than You Think From Student Letters or Student Drawings; Your Turn; 8. Making This Happen; Beginning; Teacher Preparation Courses and Preservice Teachers; University Professors; Student Teachers; Novice Teachers; Experienced Teachers; Bon Voyage; Appendix: Handling Unwanted and Inappropriate Responses; Examples; References; Index;
• Publisher Details: Thousand Oaks : Corwin
• Publication Date: 2008
• Extent: 1 online resource (168 pages)
• Subjects: 371.102/4; Classroom management
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781452295558; 1452295557
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