Download or read book 100 Fun Ideas for a Happier Classroom written by Eileen Jones and published by Andrews UK Limited. This book was released on 2012-04-13 with total page 87 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is crammed with stimulating ideas to help you create and communicate the impression of a calm, happy classroom where pupils feel secure and are challenged to do their very best. Suggestions cover everything from layout of the classroom and innovative ways of controlling noise levels to great ways of making every child feel special and valued. These carefully selected, enjoyable activities will not only help the children feel confident in your classroom and at school, they will also foster self-confidence, positive attitudes, teamwork and improved links with home.

Download or read book Healthy Teachers Happy Classrooms written by Marcia L. Tate and published by Solution Tree Press. This book was released on 2022-01-21 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bestselling author Dr. Marcia L. Tate delivers 12 brain-based principles for avoiding teacher burnout and increasing health and wellness for teachers. These research-backed strategies will help you thrive personally and professionally. Each chapter digs into the benefits of these self-care and stress management tips and offers suggestions for bringing the practice to life in your classroom. Avoid teacher burnout with these self-care tips for teachers and other educators: Understand the root causes and symptoms of educator and teacher stress, overwhelm, and burnout. Learn practical strategies proven to help you live better, live longer, and become a better teacher. Integrate wellness principles and coping strategies into your daily life so you feel rejuvenated and ready to serve others. Translate your wellness to the classroom, creating happy, ready-to-learn students. Maintain a lifestyle of happiness and health for long-term success. Contents: Introduction Chapter 1: Passion for Your Purpose Chapter 2: Laughter Chapter 3: Optimism Chapter 4: Games Chapter 5: Movement Chapter 6: Music Chapter 7: Calm Surroundings Chapter 8: Close Personal Relationships Chapter 9: Nutrition Chapter 10: Sleep Chapter 11: Spirituality Chapter 12: Purpose Epilogue References and Resources Index

Download or read book The Highly Effective Teacher written by Jeff C. Marshall and published by ASCD. This book was released on 2016-04-14 with total page 141 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What are the secrets to unlocking student success? And what can teachers do to get better at helping students develop deep understanding of content, attain higher-order thinking skills, and become secure, confident, and capable learners? In this book, teacher and professor Jeff Marshall showcases how teaching with intentionality answers these questions. Specifically, he introduces the Teacher Intentionality Practice Scale (TIPS), a framework for both supporting and measuring effective teaching. Taken together, the framework’s seven TIPs provide a research-based, classroom-tested guide to help teachers * create coherent, connected lessons; * use strategies and resources, including technology, that truly enhance learning; * organize a safe, respectful learning environment; * develop challenging and rigorous learning experiences; * promote interactive, thoughtful learning; * nurture a creative, problem-solving classroom culture; and * deliver feedback and formative assessment that inform teaching and learning. Marshall’s needs-assessment instrument can help teachers, working independently or in a cohort, determine the best starting point for improving their practice. Practical, straightforward rubrics for each TIP describe the various levels of teacher proficiency. Based on his own teaching experience and observations in hundreds of classrooms, Marshall also offers action tips for each framework component and a list of resources for further study. Written for teachers and leaders at all levels and in all content areas, The Highly Effective Teacher is a guidebook for thoughtful, intentional teaching with one goal: success for all students, in every classroom.

Download or read book The Spread the Happiness Approach Happy Teachers Happy Classrooms Better Education written by Shonette Bason-Wood and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2021-02-07 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Both practical and inspiring, this book is designed to empower educators and school leaders to make clear and simple adjustments to their practice for a lasting impact on the happiness and well- being of staff and children and ultimately on academic standards. It includes practical tips and activities to help teachers generate a lasting atmosphere of positivity and happiness in the classroom plus clear strategies to help leaders to embed the Spread the Happiness approach throughout their school and across the curriculum. This book includes detailed case studies, a five-week programme of taster challenges and a section on measuring outcomes and sharing success. The Spread the Happiness approach invites teachers to undertake a 27-day challenge, which encourages problem solving and challenges them to make their immediate workplace happier. It identifies the strengths of adults and children and sets realistic goals to achieve as an individual, as a team and even as a community. This powerful resource will be of great interest to all teachers and school leaders, as well as trainee teachers and students on leadership or early educational courses.

Download or read book Teacher Toolkit written by Ross Morrison McGill and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2015-10-08 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'This is a book by a teacher still in the classroom after 20 years. Want to know how to survive? Read this book; it's fizzing with ideas.' Ty Goddard, Co-founder of the Education Foundation A compendium of teaching strategies, ideas and advice, which aims to motivate, comfort, amuse and above all reduce your workload, by bestselling author Ross Morrison McGill, aka @TeacherToolkit. Teacher Toolkit is a must-read for newly qualified and early career teachers and will support you through your first five years in the primary or secondary classroom. It is packed with advice, tips and ideas for all aspects of teaching practice, from lesson planning to marking and assessment, behaviour management and differentiation. Ross believes that becoming a teacher is one of the best decisions you will ever make, but after more than two decades in the classroom, he knows that it is not an easy journey! He shares countless anecdotes from his own experience, from disastrous observations to marking in the broom cupboard, and offers a wealth of strategies to help you become a true Vitruvian teacher: one who is resilient, intelligent, innovative, collaborative and aspirational. Complete with a bespoke Five Minute Plan in every chapter, photocopiable templates, QR codes, a detachable bookmark and beautiful illustrations by renowned artist Polly Nor, Teacher Toolkit is everything you need to ensure you are the best teacher you can be, whatever the new policy or framework. Ross is the bestselling author of Mark. Plan. Teach., Just Great Teaching and 100 Ideas for Secondary Teachers: Outstanding Lessons. Vitruvian teaching will help you survive your first five years: Year 1: Be resilient (surviving your NQT year) Year 2: Be intelligent (refining your teaching) Year 3: Be innovative (taking risks) Year 4: Be collaborative (working with others) Year 5: Be aspirational (moving towards middle leadership) Start working towards Vitruvian today.

Download or read book The Classroom of Choice written by Jonathan C. Erwin and published by ASCD. This book was released on 2004-05-15 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Outstanding! . . . a great guide for teachers who want to succeed with every student they teach." --William Glasser Teachers everywhere face the daily challenge of engaging students whose knowledge, skills, needs, and temperaments vary greatly. How does a teacher establish a learning environment that supports the class as a whole while meeting the particular needs of individual students? Teacher Jonathan C. Erwin believes the answer lies in offering real opportunities to students rather than throwing up the obstacles inherent in traditional discipline and motivation techniques. At the heart of his approach are the five basic human needs of William Glasser's Choice Theory: survival and security, love and belonging, power through cooperation and competency, freedom, and fun. By understanding and attending to these needs, teachers can customize and manage a classroom environment where students learn to motivate and monitor themselves. Drawing on theories and practices from experts in a variety of learning techniques, Erwin explores each of the five basic needs to create nearly 200 adaptable strategies for teaching and classroom management at any grade level. Readers will find dozens of ideas for helping students make positive changes, including * Improving their work habits, * Connecting curriculum with individual interests, * Opening lines of communication with teachers and other students, * Boosting self-worth through accomplishment, and * Supporting their classmates in cooperative work. Erwin ties everything together in a unit guide that allows teachers to develop a classroom profile based on the needs of individual students. The guide can be used with any district planning approach or curriculum. For teachers seeking a win-win situation in managing their classrooms, The Classroom of Choice is an excellent aid in creating a learning environment in which students and teachers approach each day with energy and enthusiasm. Note: This product listing is for the Adobe Acrobat (PDF) version of the book.

Download or read book Happy Class written by Jenna Sage and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2016-12-23 with total page 101 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Happy Class: The Practical Guide to Classroom Management is a teacher’s manual for creating safe and happy classrooms for students and staff. One of the top reasons teachers leave the profession is due to problems with classroom management. This guide provides practical solutions to common classroom concerns. Happy Class will help you to arrange the physical layout of the classroom, positively address challenging behavior, problem solve, meaningfully work with other professionals, and create your own personal and professional happiness. This book is intended for new teachers, experienced teachers, administrators, collaborating professionals, and post-secondary educators. Whether you are struggling with a specific student or just need encouragement or validation this guide will help you to create a Happy Class.

Download or read book Wellbeing in the Primary Classroom written by Adrian Bethune and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2018-09-06 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The bestselling guide for teaching wellbeing and positive mental health in primary schools, packed with practical ideas for every classroom. Evidence has shown that happy people (those who experience more positive emotions) perform better in school, enjoy healthier relationships, are generally more successful and even live longer! It is an ever-growing concern, therefore, that children's levels of happiness and wellbeing are decreasing, while their levels of stress, anxiety and depression are increasing. As a result, many schools and teachers are looking for accessible ways to address these mental health problems in young people. In this must-read book, experienced teacher and advisor on children's wellbeing, Adrian Bethune, takes the latest evidence and research from the science of happiness and positive psychology and brings them to life. Wellbeing in the Primary Classroom is packed full of tried-and-tested activities and techniques, including mindfulness, positive reflection, physical activity and acts of kindness. With a foreword by Sir Anthony Seldon, former Master of Wellington College, well known for introducing and advocating happiness and wellbeing in education, it is an essential guide for supporting emotional and mental wellbeing in the primary classroom.

Download or read book The Joyful Teacher written by Berit Gordon and published by . This book was released on 2020-05-12 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "My wish," writes Berit Gordon, "is for there to be more joy and less struggle in a profession where people put in such tremendous effort and do such essential work." No matter what supports you might have in your school or district, you can take charge of your teacher growth and craft your own professional learning journey. The Joyful Teacherprovides a structure to help K-12 teachers across all content areas reflect on their professional development needs, set goals that work, and access practical strategies that will help them meet those goals. While anyone can pop in and pull out strategies for what's needed right now, the goals and strategies are organized in a progression to set teachers up for the most success and highest impact. Coaches and administrators will also find numerous ways to support the teachers they work with and help them feel and be effective. Each chapter begins with a self-assessment checklist to help you find which goal and strategy will be your entry point. Within each strategy you'll find step-by-step instructions, explanations for why and how the strategy works, a detailed "how to," supports and indicators to help you know if the idea is working, and references to help you continue exploring if you want to learn even more. Berit includes grade band suggestions and grade level modifications to help you make the strategy work best for you and your students. There is no "right" place to start and no goal that is more sophisticated or more important than any other. The Joyful Teacherhelps you prioritize what is most essential for what you need and choose goals and strategies that work for you and your students. Where will your journey begin?

Download or read book Happy Teacher written by Paul Murphy and published by . This book was released on 2017-05-19 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Teaching got you feeling down? Have the stresses of the job made it harder for you to be happy at work? Do you wish you could find the joy you hoped for when you started what you thought would be a long and fulfilling career?Teaching is a rewarding job. It's also exhausting and stressful. Today's teachers face challenges their predecessors never did. High-stakes testing, legislative attacks, and the loss of autonomy in the classroom have made the job harder and less enjoyable. It's challenging to be a happy teacher these days.But you can be one! By applying the latest scientific research on happiness to your job in the classroom, you can be the teacher you always thought you would be. You will look forward to going to work, have more energy when you're there, and be the happy teacher every student wants and deserves.In this book, you will learn:*What makes teachers unhappy at work *What teachers think will make them happy and why they're often wrong*What science says about how teachers can be happier in the classroomBased on the latest research from the field of positive psychology, Happy Teacher will arm you with the knowledge and strategies you need to add a pep to your step and a smile to your face. You'll be happier at school. Your students will be happier in your classroom. And your colleagues will ask you how you did it!

Download or read book The Happiness Guide for Early Childhood Educators written by Kris Murray and published by . This book was released on 2019-11-22 with total page 219 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In The Happiness Guide for Early Childhood Educators: Secrets to Living Your Best Life In and Out of the Classroom, the world's leading expert in child care business development and owner of the Child Care Success Company, Kris Murray, teams up with certified child care coach, Brian Duprey, to bring you this powerhouse gem.Included are chapters on making a difference, health & wellness, goals & dreams, mindset, leadership, work ethic, and finances that will help all team members in a child care program to live their best lives, in and out of the classroom.You will follow co-teachers, Teresa and Jillian, as they read this book and embark on a journey of self-improvement in all areas of their lives. You will also meet many child care leaders in the back of the book that are busy making a difference each and every day by incorporating many of the gems in this book into their daily life.This is the fourth book from author Kris Murray, the #1 author of child care business books world wide. This is Brian Duprey's second book. His other work, Child Care Millionaire, was an Amazon New Release Best Seller.The Child Care Success Company provides industry-leading early childhood business training and coaching services around the world. Please visit our website at www.childcaresuccess.com.

Download or read book Positive Learning Environments Creating and Maintaining Productive Classrooms written by John De Nobile and published by Cengage AU. This book was released on 2020-09-21 with total page 69 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How do you create a learning environment that’s productive; one where students are engaged, learning and happy? And how do you ensure that inappropriate behaviours are kept to a minimum? The second edition of Positive Learning Environments: Creating and Maintaining Productive Classrooms introduces the key concepts teachers need to know to create and maintain their classroom as a positive learning environment. It begins by introducing four essential components that are the cornerstones of creating a positive, productive learning environment. These positive practices set readers on the pathway to success and help them establish classrooms that recognise and encourage appropriate behaviours while reducing the probability of inappropriate behaviours. It then examines in turn each of the four main groups of evidence-based approaches to managing student behaviour: behavioural, cognitive behavioural, psychoeducational and social justice approaches. For each it discusses the theories that inform them, their practical applications for fostering appropriate behaviours and also when and how to use them to proactively intervene, if necessary. By the end, readers are empowered to select appropriate theories, approaches and strategies and bring these together to develop their individualised classroom management plan: one that suits their own theoretical beliefs, professional philosophy and teaching style. Premium online teaching and learning tools are available on the MindTap platform. Learn more about the online tools cengage.com.au/mindtap

Download or read book Attachment Based Teaching Creating a Tribal Classroom The Norton Series on the Social Neuroscience of Education written by Louis Cozolino and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2014-10-06 with total page 201 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Teaching teachers the importance of social connection in the classroom. Human brains are social, and a student's ability to learn is deeply influenced by the quality of his or her attachment to teachers and peers. Secure attachment relationships not only ensure our overall well-being, but also optimize learning by enhancing motivation, regulating anxiety, and triggering neuroplasticity. This book presents a classroom model of secure attachment, exploring how teacher-student rapport is central to creating supportive, "tribal" classrooms and school communities.

Download or read book Childhood and Nature written by David Sobel and published by Stenhouse Publishers. This book was released on 2008 with total page 181 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents a collection of essays combining anecdotal and theoretical insights into environmental ethics and human ecology to help foster environmentally responsible students.

Download or read book Wellbeing in the Primary Classroom written by Adrian Bethune and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2023-07-20 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'Adrian Bethune is an inspiration and this book should be required reading for everyone involved in teaching young children.' - Dr Mark Williamson, Director of Action for Happiness, @actionhappiness This award-winning guide for teaching wellbeing and positive mental health in primary schools is packed with practical ideas for every classroom. This timely updated edition recognises the need for more guidance in schools following pupils' rising levels of stress, anxiety and depression due to the pandemic. Evidence has shown that happy people (those who experience more positive emotions) perform better in school, enjoy healthier relationships, are generally more successful and even live longer! Many schools and teachers are looking for accessible ways to address these mental health problems in young people, and this revised edition is the essential tool needed to support healthy emotional development in the primary classroom. The book includes new chapters on: - the importance of nature for health, behaviour and concentration, - digital wellbeing and helping children to navigate life online in a healthy way, - and includes updated statistics and research on mental health and wellbeing of children and teachers. In this must-read book, experienced teacher and advisor on children's wellbeing, Adrian Bethune, takes the latest evidence and research from the science of happiness and positive psychology and brings them to life. Wellbeing in the Primary Classroom is packed full of tried-and-tested activities and techniques, including mindfulness, positive reflection, physical activity and acts of kindness.

Download or read book The Joyful Classroom written by Responsive Classroom and published by Center for Responsive Schools, Inc.. This book was released on 2016-03-16 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Students learn more—and with more joy—when lessons connect with their lives and interests while challenging them to stretch and grow. In this book, you'll find practical, ready-to-use strategies for creating active and exciting lessons. You'll learn about: Partnering and grouping students for optimum learning Using interactive learning structures such as Maître d' and Swap Meets to support active learning Incorporating acting, drawing, debating, and more into daily lessons while still meeting rigorous learning goals Infusing lessons with choices in what or how to learn to increase students ownership of their learning Incorporating student self-assessment tools to help children monitor and evaluate their own work and identify ways to improve their learning Filled with lesson plans, precise directions for interactive learning structures, planning guides, and more!

Download or read book Happiness in Your Skin written by Amarvani and published by KALAMOS LITERARY SERVICES LLP. This book was released on 2019-07-15 with total page 175 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: You are considering a book that may change how you look at and feel happiness on a routine basis. The purpose of this book is to make your life richer, meaningful and happier. The author is also a stand-up comedian and is on a mission to make the world a visibly inspired and happier place. Happiness in your skin will allow you to find happiness for yourself and once you have found it, share it with the rest of the world. No other book before has looked at the idea of happiness from as many perspectives. You are done considering your happiness for a long time. It’s time to feel the happiness in your skin.