75 Quick and Easy Solutions to Common Classroom Disruptions

This very well organized book is packed with practical solutions to the most common classroom problems - side talk, rude behavior, calling out, students losing focus, and students refusing even to try. Every solution is classroom-tested, highly effective, and quick and easy to implement! Use this book to help make your classroom a happier, more productive learning environment - one in which your students thrive and everyone benefits!

Bryan Harris, Cassandra Goldberg

Chapter 1 A HEAD START; Chapter 2 ADVANCE ORGANIZERS; Chapter 3 APOLOGIZE; Chapter 4 ATTENTION SIGNAL; Chapter 5 AUDIO RECORDING; Chapter 6 BE BRIEF, BE POSITIVE, BE GONE; Chapter 7 BE THE MODEL; Chapter 8 BEAN BAG; Chapter 9 BEHAVIOR CONTRACTS; Chapter 10 BEHAVIOR TRACKING; Chapter 11 CHECK-IN STATEMENTS; Chapter 12 CHECKLISTS; Chapter 13 CHOICE OF ORDER; Chapter 14 CHUNK TASKS; Chapter 15 CLEAR DIRECTIONS; Chapter 16 CLOSED FIST; Chapter 17 COLOR CODES; Chapter 18 COMMUNICATE WITH HOME; Chapter 19 COMPLIMENTS AND CONGRATULATIONS; Chapter 20 CONCRETE REMINDERS; Chapter 21 COURSE EVALUATION; Chapter 22 DESCRIBE THE REQUEST; Chapter 23 ELIMINATE DISTRACTIONS; Chapter 24 ENERGIZERS; Chapter 25 ENGAGING FRAMES; Chapter 26 EXTEND AN INVITATION; Chapter 27 EYE CONTACT; Chapter 28 5-MINUTE FOCUS GROUP; Chapter 29 FOCUS ON PROCESS; Chapter 30 GIVE A GIFT; Chapter 31 GIVE A JOB; Chapter 32 GRAPH THE RESULTS; Chapter 33 GREET AND READ; Chapter 34 HEADPHONES; Chapter 35 HUMOR; Chapter 36 I MESSAGES; Chapter 37 IF-THEN STATEMENTS; Chapter 38 INCREASE FEEDBACK; Chapter 39 LEARN TO IGNORE; Chapter 40 LIKELY BEFORE UNLIKELY; Chapter 41 LOOKS LIKE, SOUNDS LIKE, FEELS LIKE; Chapter 42 MINIMIZE ANXIETY; Chapter 43 OFFER THE DOOR; Chapter 44 PERSONAL GOALS; Chapter 45 PHOTOGRAPHIC EVIDENCE; Chapter 46 PLANTED QUESTIONS; Chapter 47 POSITIVE SELF-TALK; Chapter 48 PRIVATE OFFICE; Chapter 49 PROXIMITY; Chapter 50 QUESTIONS OF CONCERN; Chapter 51 RAMP UP RELEVANCE; Chapter 52 RATING SCALES; Chapter 53 RIGHT TO PASS; Chapter 54 SECRET SIGNAL; Chapter 55 SENTENCE STARTERS; Chapter 56 SLANT; Chapter 57 SMILE; Chapter 58 SOLICIT GOOD INTENTIONS; Chapter 59 SPECIAL SEATING; Chapter 60 SPECIFIC TIME FRAMES; Chapter 61 SPONGE ACTIVITIES; Chapter 62 STAND AND STRETCH; Chapter 63 START STATEMENTS; Chapter 64 START STRONG, END STRONG; Chapter 65 STORIES; Chapter 66 TALKING CHIPS; Chapter 67 TEACHER-APPROVED TOYS; Chapter 68 TEACHING SPOT; Chapter 69 THANKS IN ADVANCE; Chapter 70 THREE MORE MINUTES, AND . . .; Chapter 71 TRACK THE LESSON; Chapter 72 TRAFFIC LIGHT; Chapter 73 2 X 10 METHOD; Chapter 74 VICTORY LIST; Chapter 75 WHAT YOU COULD HAVE SAID WAS