Machine generated contents note: You Can Make a Difference --
Why Punishment and Other Ineffective Discipline Techniques Do Not Work --
What You Should Know About Adolescents --
How Much Autonomy Should You Allow? --
Behaviors You Can Expect from Your Students --
Proactive Attitudes That Can Help You Create a Positive Discipline Climate --
Making Positive Choices --
Questions for Reflection --
Begin the Process with a Broad View --
Characteristics of a Well-Managed Twenty-First-Century Classroom --
Five Commonsense Steps to a Productive Classroom Environment --
Most Common Discipline Mistakes That Secondary Teachers Make --
Effective Management and Discipline Practices --
Teacher Self-Assessment: How Well-Disciplined Is Your Class? --
Teacher Worksheet: Develop Your Classroom Discipline Plan --
Teacher Self-Assessment: Think It Through: How Would You Rate Your New Discipline Plan? --
Put Your High Expectations to Work --
How to Communicate Your High Expectations --
Making Positive Choices --
Questions for Reflection --
Become an Effective Classroom Leader --
Students Should Come First --
View Yourself as a Coach --
Importance of Assessing Your Performance --
Teacher Self-Assessment: How Well Do You Convey Your Enthusiasm? --
Teacher Self-Assessment: Classroom Leadership Self-Assessment --
How to Gather Other Data on Your Classroom Competence --
Teacher Self-Assessment: Sample Self-Rating Rubric --
Teacher Worksheet: Setting Goals for Improving Your Classroom Leadership --
Avoid Unreasonable Expectations --
How to Manage Your Stressful Career --
Promise of Professionalism --
How to Be Prepared for Class Every Day --
How to Make Your Students Pay Attention to You --
Show Respect to Gain Respect --
Teacher Self-Assessment: Are You Too Permissive? --
Teacher Self-Assessment: Determine What You Want Your Students to Say About You --
Watch Your Body Language --
Be Careful About Your Language --
Making Positive Choices --
Questions for Reflection --
Establish a Positive Classroom Environment --
Safety Must Come First --
How to Determine If Students Are Stressed Instead of Challenged --
Student Worksheet: How Stressed Are You? --
Protect Your Students from Bullies --
Making Your Classroom Safe by Enforcing School Rules --
Establish a Physical Environment Conducive to Learning --
Sharing Classroom Space --
Overcrowded Classrooms --
Dealing with Noise Levels --
Promoting Classroom Ownership --
Create a Student-Centered Class Atmosphere --
Structure Your Class to Use Time Wisely --
Quick Tips to Make Every Minute Count --
First Ten Minutes of Class --
Reducing Disruptions Through Effective Transitions --
Activities to Keep Students Engaged in Learning During Transition Times --
Last Ten Minutes of Class --
Making Positive Choices --
Questions for Reflection --
Moving Beyond Crowd Control to Promote Self-Discipline --
Become a Consistent Teacher --
Teach Students How to Monitor Themselves --
Student Worksheet: Your Class Goals --
Student Worksheet: Assignment Checklist --
Student Worksheet: My Goals for Today --
Student Worksheet: The Progress of My Grades --
Student Worksheet: Self-Evaluation Form --
Focus on Your Students' Strengths --
Increase Positive Interactions with Your Students --
How to Encourage Students Who Are Struggling --
How to Help Impulsive Students --
How to Assist Students with Attention Deficit Disorders --
How to Support Students Who Are Underachievers --
How to Help Students Make Up Missed Work --
Promoting Self-Discipline Through Improved Self-Image --
Teach Your Students to Set and Achieve Goals --
Student Worksheet: Setting Long-Term Goals --
Student Worksheet: Setting Mid-Term Goals --
Student Worksheet: Setting Short-Term Goals --
Teach Students to Make Good Decisions --
Creating Self-Disciplined Students Through Problem-Solving Activities --
Behavior Modeling That Can Transform Your Class --
Teacher Worksheet: Behavior Modeling Chart --
Use Behavior Contracts to Promote Responsibility --
Teacher Worksheet: Sample Assignment Contract --
Teacher Worksheet: Sample Behavior Contract 1 --
Teacher Worksheet: Sample Behavior Contract 2 --
Student Worksheet: Sample Group Contract --
Hold Students Accountable for Their Own Success --
Making Positive Choices --
Questions for Reflection --
Classroom Management Decisions You Will Have to Make --
How Classroom Rules, Policies, and Procedures Promote Self-Discipline --
Simple Technique to Make Rules, Procedures, and Policies Easy to Remember --
Setting Limits and Abiding by Them --
How to Say "No" Without Being Negative --
Create Classroom Rules --
How to Teach Classroom Rules Successfully --
Enforce Classroom Rules --
Policies That Guide Your Students --
Establish Control Through Class Procedures --
Teacher Worksheet: Student Sign-Out Sheet --
Student Worksheet: Missing Work Reminder List --
Making Positive Choices --
Questions for Reflection --
Why All Teachers Need This Positive Relationship --
Positive Attitudes to Help You Work with Parents and Guardians --
Avoid Confrontation with a Transparent Classroom --
How to Generate a Positive Working Relationship --
Teacher Worksheet: Sample Introductory Letter --
Student Worksheet: Student Progress Checkup Form --
What You Can Expect from Your Students' Parents and Guardians --
What Your Students' Parents and Guardians Should Expect from You --
Hold Beneficial Conferences --
Documenting Home Contacts --
Teacher Worksheet: Contact Documentation Form --
Manage Electronic Correspondence --
Make Productive Phone Calls --
Maintain a Class Web Page --
How to Maintain Student Privacy --
Making Positive Choices --
Questions for Reflection --
Synergy of a Cooperative Classroom Climate --
What to Do When Your School's Climate Is Not Positive --
Connect with Your Students --
Basics of a Good Teacher-Student Relationship --
How to Get to Know Your Students --
Student Worksheet: Student Inventory: Impressions --
Student Worksheet: Student Inventory: Attitudes --
Student Worksheet: Student Inventory: Reactions of Others --
Teacher Worksheet: Parent or Guardian Inventory --
How to Let Your Students Know That You Care --
Boundaries in Teacher-Student Relationships --
Seeking Feedback from Your Students --
Teacher Worksheet: Checklist of Social Skills All Secondary Students Should Master --
What to Do When a Student Confides ill You --
Importance of Modeling Courtesy --
Use Conflict Resolution Strategies to Create a Productive Classroom --
Arming Our Students: Teaching the Art of" die Alternative Response to Rude Classmates --
Create a Sense of Community by Helping Students Learn About Each Other --
Use Interview Projects to Help Students Learn About Each Other --
Enjoy the Benefits of a Diverse Classroom --
Build a Positive Classroom Culture --
Making Positive Choices --
Questions for Reflection --
Relationship Between Instruction and Discipline --
Provide Engaging Instruction --
Activities to Engage Students --
Pace Instruction to Keep Every Student on Task --
What to Do When Wasted Time Causes Problems --
Differentiate Instruction to Engage Your Students --
How to Have Successful Homework Assignments --
Student Worksheet: Homework Questionnaire for Students --
Teacher Worksheet: Sample Syllabus --
Student Worksheet: Parent-Teacher-Student Homework Notification Form --
Student Worksheet: Missing Homework Explanation Form --
Teach the Process of Long-Term Projects --
Student Notebooks: Organizing for Success --
Ask Productive Questions --
Play Games with Your Students --
How to Use Technology to Enhance Instruction --
Help Students Stay on Task When Working with Computers --
Teaching Students to Work Well Together --
Teacher Worksheet: Group Monitoring Form --
Some Quick Collaborative Activities Without Technology Support --
Some Quick Collaborative Activities with Technology Support --
Monitoring Students' Behavior --
Quick Monitoring Techniques --
Use a Syllabus to Prevent Problems --
When You Need a Substitute --
Making Positive Choices --
Questions for Reflection --
Role Motivation Plays in a Positive Discipline Plan --
Make Sure Students Know How to Do Their Work --
Teacher Self-Assessment: How Well Do You Give Instructions? --
Study Skills Appropriate for Secondary Students --
Positive Reinforcement Makes the Difference --
Use Encouragement and Praise --
How to Use Encouragement and Praise Effectively --
Employ Extrinsic Motivation --
Techniques for Increasing Intrinsic Motivation --
Arouse Student Curiosity --
Build Critical-Thinking Skills --
Questions That Spark Critical Thinking --
Task Stems to Motivate Students Through Critical-Thinking Activities --
Active Learning Strategies for Active Students --
Use Inductive Learning to Engage Students --
Another Useful Method of Using Inductive Teaching: Case Studies --
Appeal to Your Students' Altruism --
Internet Resources for Service Projects in Your Classroom --
Show Students How to Benefit from Formative Assessments --
Student Worksheet: What Did You Learn from This Assignment? --
Student Worksheet: Reflection Sheet for Formative Assessments --
Enlarge the Learning Environment --
Create a Culture of Excellence in Your Classroom --
Making Positive Choices --
Questions for Reflection --
Create a Positive Classroom When You Prevent Discipline Problems --
When You Are the Cause of the Problem --
When What You Say Causes Problems --
Conducting Useful Student Conferences
Note continued: Strategies for Successful Student Conferences --
Making Detentions Beneficial for Your Students --
Essay Questions That Will Help Solve Discipline Problems --
How to Handle the Difficult Class --
Win Over Your Difficult Students --
How to Increase the Positive Behavior in Your Class --
How to Decrease the Negative Behavior in Your Class --
Making Positive Choices --
Questions for Reflection --
Difficult Task of Responding to Discipline Problems --
How to Successfully Investigate a Behavior Problem --
Employ the Steps of the Problem-Solving Approach --
Importance of Early Intervention --
Teacher Worksheet: Behaviors and Interventions Checklist --
Choices Teachers Have When Dealing with Discipline Problems --
Teacher Self-Assessment: How You Can Determine If a Discipline Action Is Appropriate --
How to Refer a Student to the Office --
Importance of Anecdotal Behavior Records --
Teacher Worksheet: Behavior Record Form --
Teacher Worksheet: Behavior Analysis Log --
How to Preserve Your Students' Dignity --
How to Handle Chronic Misbehavior --
How to Manage Students Who Want to Sleep Instead of Participate in Class --
What to Do When Students Lack Materials --
How to Help Students Who Daydream --
How to Manage Student Cell Phone Use in Class --
How to Manage Hallway Misbehavior --
How to Handle Requests to See the School Nurse --
How to Handle Vandalism --
How to Manage Profanity --
How to Intervene When Students Are Tardy --
How to Intervene When Students Are Truant --
How to Reduce Excessive Talking --
How to Avoid Power Struggles --
How to Intervene When Students Cheat --
How to Cope When Students Steal --
What to Do When Students Are Defiant --
What to Do When Students Are Violent --
Warning Signs You Should Not Ignore --
Making Positive Choices --
Questions for Reflection.