This book is a must for beginning teachers and for pros who need
new ideas. It combines street smart practicality
with the creative thinking we need to reach kids
today.
Teaching Outside the Box is the unique resource that also acknowledges
the importance of each teacher’s personal attitudes
and beliefs about teaching
Teaching Outside the Box offers a wealth of important questions and answers that all
teachers should seriously think about."
Teaching Outside the Box shows how you can be an awesome teacher if you just use some
common sense, a little creativity, and a lot of
caring."
Even after 10 years of being fairly successful at
teaching "at-risk" kids, I found that seeing the
logic and reasoning of her approach on the page
clued me in to many of the principles behind a
successful classroom which I already used, but never
saw fully articulated on the page.
These are the tips that you didn't get in college
regarding working with challenging older kids; it's
both an intellectual and visceral approach to
teaching that will help you avoid many
confrontations with kids before they ever happen,
and give you the understanding of how to handle the
battles you can't avoid. Holding kids to high
standards of behavior sends the message to your
students that you believe that they are capable
great things, but it can take years to build the
skills a teacher needs to get to that point. This
book is the blueprint for building a successful
classroom.
There is also a lot here about understanding kids
that have to return everyday to very difficult lives
at home. Many teachers of kids with tough home lives
fail because they never really understood the lives
of the young people they were dealing with.
Understanding the reasoning and emotions behind
unreasonable classroom behavior is the key to
minimizing it and surviving as a teacher, and this
book reminds us that these behaviors have roots in
what these kids have to go through everyday. There
is much here to remind you of the positive and
long-lasting effects a caring teacher can have, and
that the balance of positive reinforcement with a
tough determination for high standards is key to
getting the best out of our kids.
From seating plans to Shakespeare, Teaching
Outside the Box offers practical strategies that
will help both new teachers and seasoned veterans
create dynamic classroom environments where students
enjoy learning and teachers enjoy teaching. This
indispensable book is filled with no-nonsense
advice, checklists, and handouts as well as
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A step-by-step plan to make the first week of school a success
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Approaches for creating a positive discipline plan
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Methods for motivating students, especially reluctant readers
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Strategies for successful classroom management
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Suggestions for creating and grading student portfolios
She describes endless specific examples of what exactly a teacher
could do if a teacher has more than 40 students in a
class and it seems like no one is listening or on
task.
Even if you are not a teacher, counselor, or other
educator, I highly recommend TEACHING OUTSIDE THE
BOX. I wish that I would have had this book when I
worked in business management because then I would
understand more why some adults behave the way they
do; Ms Johnson's theories have lots of implications
for working with adults. The chapter on "Twenty
Years From Now" will bring back memories of your
life experiences for anyone, no matter how old you
are!
AN ABSOLUTE MUST READ!!
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