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Setting the Foundation for a Stable and Joyful Classroom
New or inexperienced teachers enter classrooms brimming with passion but often face challenges in engaging students, managing behavior, and developing effective lessons. Using research-supported strategies, author Kjell Fenn guides new teachers through four pillars of successful teaching: planning, structure, engagement, and confidence. Learn how to design assessments, craft lesson plans, and find the structure for students and teachers to experience joy in the classroom.
Benefits
- Explore the dynamics of student engagement with 16 strategies to promote interest
- Bolster confidence through structured classroom routines
- Create lessons that engage students while satisfying standards and objectives
- Design quality assessments and plan units with confidence
- Collect data on their classroom management and continuously refine their teaching methods
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Chapter 1: Behavior and Motivation
Chapter 2: Planning
Chapter 3: Structure
Chapter 4: Engagement
Chapter 5: Confidence
Chapter 6: Grow and Share
PRINTABLE REPRODUCIBLES
Chapter 1: Behavior and Motivation
Chapter 2: Planning
- Figure 2.7: Stages of Backward Design
- Figure 2.8: Chart of Bloom’s Verbs and Products
- Chapter 2: Four Steps to Success
Chapter 3: Structure
Chapter 4: Engagement
Chapter 5: Confidence
Chapter 6: Grow and Share
SUGGESTED RESOURCES
Books
- Canter, L. (2010). Assertive discipline: Positive behavior management for today’s classroom (4th ed.). Bloomington, IN: Solution Tree Press.
- Eller, J. F., & Hierck, T. (2021). Trauma-sensitive instruction: Creating a safe and predictable classroom environment. Bloomington, IN: Solution Tree Press.
- Hannigan, J., Hannigan, J. D., Mattos, M., & Buffum, A. (2021). Behavior solutions: Teaching academic and social skills through RTI at Work™. Bloomington, IN: Solution Tree Press.
- Marzano, R. J. (2019). The handbook for the new art and science of teaching. Bloomington, IN: Solution Tree Press.
- Mendler, A. N. (2021). Motivating students who don’t care: Proven strategies to engage all learners (2nd ed.). Bloomington, IN: Solution Tree Press.
- Reibel, A. R., & Twadell, E. (Eds.). (2019). Proficiency-based grading in the content areas: Insights and key questions for secondary schools. Bloomington, IN: Solution Tree Press.
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