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You Have to Go to School...You're the Teacher!
300+ Classroom Management Strategies to Make Your Job Easier and More Fun
Third Edition
- Renee Rosenblum-Lowden - Educational Consultant, Columbia, MD
- Felicia Lowden Kimmel - Teacher and Counselor, Montgomery County, MD
February 2008 | 200 pages | Corwin
Now in its third edition, this best-selling ready reference for new and veteran teachers offers insights, tips, tactics, and strategies on 300 topics that teachers encounter in managing classrooms every day. With common sense, wit, and the depth of understanding that comes from decades of experience as a teacher, author, trainer, and workshop leader, Renee Rosenblum-Lowden shares her knowledge on positive classroom discipline and working with special learners, resistant learners, and struggling learners. School counselor and teacher Felicia Kimmel joins Rosenblum-Lowden for the new edition and brings additional expertise to the revised edition's emphasis on topics such as understanding child and adolescent development; understanding diversity and gender issues; helping students stay on task for classroom and homework assignments; making transitions from elementary to middle to high school and the workplace; and much more.
Preface
Acknowledgments
About the Authors
Part I. Tips for New and Student Teachers
1. Odds and Ends for Beginners
Part II. Beginning a Winning Year
2. They're Not Here Yet
3. They're Here
4. They're Gone and You Survived!
Part III. Helping Students Be Responsible
5. Establishing Routines
6. Have Them Come (and Stay) Prepared
7. Homework Strategies
8. Bathroom Breaks
9. Empowering Students
10. Setting Consequences
11. Preventing Showdowns
12. Alternatives to Yelling
13. Knowing Your Audience
Part IV. Showing You're on the Same Team
14. Communicating Like a Pro
15. Being Fair
16. Bonding Strategies
Part V. Building Confidence Through Earned Praise
17. Self-Esteem Strategies
Part VI. Safety
18. Personal, Physical, and Professional Safety
Part VII. Using Your Support System
19. Working With Parents
20. Working With the School Support Team
Part VIII. Parting Shots
21. See You Next Year!
Suggested Readings
Index
"Rosenblum-Lowden’s energy alone lit up the room, and with her inspiring words, experienced advice, and genuine care, our students could not have been more moved. She is gifted with the way she shares her knowledge, and it is no wonder she is a sought-after presenter. She is a beacon for so many."
Johns Hopkins University
“This book should be required reading for all teachers. The multitude of classroom strategies offers teachers invaluable insights and techniques."
Former Superintendent of Schools, New York City
"All who attended our end-of-the-year celebration made a special effort to let me know how much they enjoyed both interacting with Rosenblum-Lowden and listening to her presentation. I am certain they will be referring to You Have to Go to School…You’re the Teacher! for their entire careers."
Anne Arundel County Public Schools, MD
“Renee Rosenblum-Lowden is an inspiring writer who has a message for rookie teachers, veteran teachers, and every teacher in between. Through sharing stories, modeling behaviors, and holding up a mirror, she brings home in a light-hearted way the truth of what a career in teaching is all about—creating a classroom environment that encourages both students and educators to strive for and experience success.”
Allegany County Public Schools, MD
"Packs in many important tips on classroom management challenges. All are common concerns: what's new here are new approaches and strategies to make the teacher's job easier."
Midwest Book Review
I didn't adopt this book as I thought it would be a book I would consider as a recommended rather than a required read. It covers a lot of great ideas not all that I necessarily adhere to though.
Curriculum Instruction Dept, University of Texas at Tyler
October 19, 2010
