Promoting positive behaviors : an elementary principal's guide to structuring the learning environment / Paul G. Young ; foreword by Gail Connelly ; cover designer, Michael Dubowe.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Young, Paul G., 1950- author.

Connelly, Gail, author of introduction, etc.

Contributor:

Dubowe, Michael, cover designer.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

School discipline--United States--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

School discipline.

School management and organization--United States--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

School management and organization.

School principals--United States--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

School principals.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (136 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Thousand Oaks, California : Corwin Press : National Association of Elementary School Principals, 2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This practical handbook helps educators create processes that communicate expectations, promote positive student behaviors, reduce schoolwide management problems, build relationships with parents, and increase student achievement.

Contents:

""Cover""; ""Contents""; ""Foreword""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""About the Author""; ""Introduction""; ""Purpose of This Book""; ""Overview of the Contents""; ""Chapter 1 - Beginnings: The Day and the Year""; ""Introduction""; ""1.1 Plan for Effective Morning Playground Supervision""; ""1.2 Allow Recess in the Morning""; ""1.3 Form and Train a Safety Patrol""; ""1.4 Teach Expectations to Students While Lining up after the Bell Sounds""; ""1.5 Build Relationships with Parents""; ""1.6 Teach Children to Move Quietly through the Hallways""; ""1.7 Lock the Doors""

""1.8 Structure Homeroom Activities""""1.9 Provide Universal Breakfast in the Classroom""; ""1.10 Make Morning Announcements""; ""1.11 Check Book Bags and Homework Planners""; ""1.12 Do the Shirts and the Pants Touch?""; ""1.13 No Talking during Emergency Drills""; ""1.14 Establish a Student Council""; ""1.15 Establish Student Incentives and Recognitions""; ""1.16 Empower Staff to Develop Schedules""; ""1.17 Learn all Students� Names""; ""1.18 Establish an Effective Intervention Assistance Process""; ""1.19 Structure Effective Meetings""

""1.20 Check Mail and Messages at Least Three Times Daily""""1.21 Establish the Schedule and Goals for the Day""; ""Concluding thoughts""; ""Explanation of the Structural Analysis and Assessment Checklists""; ""Checklist 1�Beginnings: Structural Analysis and Assessment""; ""Chapter 2 - Early Focus on Learning and Instruction""; ""Introduction""; ""2.1 Escort Students to and from Special Classes""; ""2.2 Establish Procedures for Restroom Breaks""; ""2.3 Practice Entering and Leaving Assemblies""; ""2.4 Develop a Substitute Handbook""; ""2.5 Time on Task""

""2.6 Establish Inclusion Practices""""2.7 Establish Procedures for Referring Students to the Office""; ""2.8 Fully Utilize Volunteer Services""; ""2.9 Teach a Code of Conduct""; ""2.10 Common, Grade-Level Planning Increases Student Achievement""; ""Concluding thoughts""; ""Checklist 2�Learning and Instruction: Structural Analysis and Assessment""; ""Chapter 3 - Midpoints of the Day and the Year""; ""Introduction""; ""3.1 Equip Yourself for Playground Supervision""; ""3.2 Teach Manners and Hygiene""; ""3.3 Facilitate Efficient Food Serving Lines""

""3.4 Schedule Recess First, Eat Afterward""""3.5 Speak with Inside Voices""; ""3.6 Practice Forming Lines""; ""3.7 Structure Playground Games""; ""3.8 Monitor Students� Behavior and Eating Habits""; ""3.9 Establish Procedures for Indoor Recess Supervision""; ""3.10 Take Pictures and Use Recorders""; ""3.11 Establish Contingency Plans for Crisis Supervision""; ""3.12 Teach Children to Speak in Complete Sentences""; ""3.13 Develop a Conflict Mediation Program""; ""Concluding thoughts""; ""Checklist 3�Midpoints: Structural Analysis and Assessment""

""Chapter 4 - The Second Half of the Day and the Year""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

9781452294872

1452294879

9781452297996

1452297991

OCLC:

923707393