Promoting positive behaviors : an elementary principal's guide to structuring the learning environment /: an elementary principal's guide to structuring the learning environment. (2007)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Paul G. Young ; foreword by Gail Connelly.
• Other Names: Young, Paul G, 1950-
• Contents: Forward by Gail Connelly, Executive Director of NAESP; Acknowledgments; About the Author; Introduction; Purpose of This Book; Overview of the Contents; 1. Beginnings: The Day and the Year; Introduction; Plan for Effective Morning Playground Supervision; Allow Recess in the Morning; Form a Safety Patrol; Teach Expectations to Students While Lining Up After the Bell Sounds; Build Relationships With Parents; Teach Children to Move Quietly Through the Hallways; Lock the Doors; Structure Homeroom Activities; Provide Universal Breakfast in the Classroom; Make Morning Accouncements; Check Bookbags and Homework Planners; Do the Shirts and the Pants Touch?; No Talking During Emergency Drills; Establish a Student Council; Establish Student Incentives and Recognitions; Empower Staff to Develop Schedules; Learn All Students' Names; Establish an Effective Intervention Assistance Process; Structure Effective Meetings; Check Mail and Messages at Least Three Times Daily; Establish the Schedule and Goals for the Day; Concluding Thoughts; Explanation of the Structural Analysis & Assessment Checklists; Checklist #1: Beginnings: Structural Analysis and Assessment; 2. Early Focus on Learning and Instruction; Introduction; Escort Students to and From Special Classes; Establish Procedures for Restroom Breaks; Practice Entering and Leaving Assemblies; Develop a Substitute Handbook; Time on Task; Establish Inclusion Practices; Establish Procedures for Referring Students to the Office; Fully Utilize Volunteer Services; Teach a Code of Conduct; Common, Grade-Level Planning Increases Student Achievement; Concluding Thoughts; Checklist #2: Learning and Instruction: Structural Analysis and Assessment; 3. Midpoints of the Day or Year; Introduction; Equip Yourself for Playground Supervision; Teach Manners and Hygiene; Facilitate Efficient Food Serving Lines; Schedule Recess First, Eat Afterwards; Speak With Inside Voices; Practice Forming Lines; Structure Playground Games; Monitor Students' Behavior and Eating Habits; Establish Procedures for Indoor Recess Supervision; Take Pictures and Use Recorders; Establish Contingency Plans for Crisis Supervision; Teach Children to Speak in Complete Sentences; Develop a Conflict Mediation Program; Concluding Thoughts; Checklist #3: Midpoints: Structural Analysis and Assessment; 4. The Second Half of the Day or Year; Introduction; Reading Can Be Taught After Lunch; Create an "Adam Plan"; Supervise Student Suspensions; Write Notes and Return Phone Calls; Teach Multiple Intelligences; Show Evidence of Student Learning; Allow Children to Draw; Serve Fruit and Vegetable Afternoon Snacks; Don't Get Tired and Let Down Your Guard; Give Attention to Customer Service; Eliminate Loitering in the Hallways and Office; Utilize Homework Planners; Communicate With Parents; Concluding Thoughts; Checklist #4: The Second Half: Structural Analysis and Assessment; 5. Endings: Dismissal and Wrap-up of the Year; Introduction; Monitor Bus Pickup and Drop-Off Locations; Ride School Buses; Delineate Walking Students From Parent Pickups, Bus Riders, and Others; Walk Students Home; Share Positives With Parents; How Effective are Detentions?; Eliminate Clutter Throughout the Campus; Establish Curb Appeal; Eliminate Gum; Prepare the Classroom for Custodian Cleaning; Establish Procedures for Determining Student Classroom Placements; Reflect and Take Action on Important Issues; Be a Master Motivator; Coordinate Learning Opportunities With the Afterschool Program; Concluding Thoughts; Checklist #5: Endings Dismissal and Wrap-up of the Year: Structural Analysis and Assessment; Summary Comments; Recommended Readings; Index;
• Publisher Details: Thousand Oaks : Corwin
• Publication Date: 2007
• Extent: 1 online resource (136 pages)
• Subjects: 371.5; School discipline -- United States -- Handbooks, manuals, etc; School management and organization -- United States -- Handbooks, manuals, etc; School principals -- United States -- Handbooks, manuals, etc
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781452294872; 1452294879
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
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