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

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910822072303321
• Autore: Young Paul G. <1950->
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Thousand Oaks, California : , : Corwin Press : , : National Association of Elementary School Principals, , 2008; ©2008
• ISBN: 1-4522-9487-9; 1-4522-9799-1
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (136 p.)
• Disciplina: 371.5
• Soggetti: School discipline - United States; School management and organization - United States; School principals - United States
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: ""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 Studentsâ€? 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 1â€?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 2â€?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 Studentsâ€? 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 3â€?Midpoints: Structural Analysis and Assessment""; ""Chapter 4 - The Second Half of the Day and the Year""
• Sommario/riassunto: 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.