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Use this guide to provide teachers with focused training on building student accountability, ending power struggles with kids, and encouraging student cooperation, motivation, self-management, and on-task behavior.
When Dr. Bluestein would tell someone that she just finished writing a book on perfectionism, she would often hear a whole tirade on shoddy workmanship and terrible customer service. 'If you ask me, we need a whole lot more perfectionism,' one individual insisted
This guide is filled with practical advice and effective instructional techniques for teachers of grades K-8 to help build classroom environments and relationships where student behavior is cooperative and on-task.
Education expert Jane Bluestein identifies seven outdated classroom management practices and recommends effective, alternative strategies that take into account how students learn today.
Something is terribly wrong with our schools. How did a place that should be a sanctuary for kids becomes a source of fear and intimidation? What has happened? In Creating Emotionally Safe Schools, Jane Bluestein offers a plan to return schools to havens of nurturing and learning. She examines environmental, historical, developmental, psychological, sociological, interpersonal, instructional and administrative factors that contribute to the emotional climate of an educational institution. This is a comprehensive view of what makes a school feel the way it feels, and what we can do to make it feel safe for every child—and every adult—who walks through its doors. Emotional safety has many ...
How you set boundaries with your teens is among the most important aspects of your parent-child relationship. Unfortunately, this ability does not come automatically with parenthood. Here Jane Bluestein, a former teacher and counselor, looks at 20 relationship-building techniques all parents can use to set limits with their teens. You'll learn the essential arts of loving, motivating, accepting, negotiating, respecting, acknowledging, communicating, supporting, empowering, trusting . . . and much more. These practical strategies for boundary setting will enable you to avoid conflict, resolve problems and establish a foundation of mutual love and respect. As a result of learning to set healthy boundaries, you may actually begin to enjoy your children's teen years!
Describes the attributes of good teachers and includes testimonials from Allen Ginsberg, Jimmy Carter, Shari Lewis, David Brenner, and Desmond Tutu.
This thought-provoking book strengthens key skills for effective teaching, including classroom leadership, skillful planning, and promoting active learning, respect, and achievement.
In Memoriam for Julia Gardner.