The powerfully effective method for facilitating positive behavior in the classroom!Brain research and good planning can be combined to prevent and/or minimize discipline problems and off-task behavior in the classroom. Chapters cover:
Moving from old-fashioned obedience models to effective student self-management skills
Working with on-task and off-task behaviors: motivation, stress, flow, timing, environment, resources, and more
Dealing with difficult students and difficult issues, including power, revenge, anger, and poverty
Planning that facilitates positive behavior
Using cooperative learning skills
Teaching social skills
Using strategies for the self-system
Focusing on metacognitive skills
A model for classroom management
Vocabulary pre-test, post-test, and summary
Bibliography and index