Overview

Create a caring, cooperative, welcoming environment in your school where students receive the positive behavioral support they need to succeed. Overcome student disrespect, apathy and aggression. Familiar problems like bullying, cheating, teasing, whining, sleeping in class, fighting, showing up late, and failing to do assignments, frequently disrupt classroom instruction, jeopardize student success, and undermine school cohesion. But it doesn't have to be that way. Use this book to expand your teacher's toolbox to better meet the emotional and behavioral learning needs of today's adolescents. True-to-life stories demonstrate how teachers, administrators and support staff can expand their sphere of influence beyond individual classrooms to all areas of a school. Specific teaching techniques that stop and correct inappropriate behaviors on the spot are explained, as well as methods for building better relationships between Educators and students. The ideas and concepts presented are rooted in the Boys Town Education Model. The Model has transformed schools across the country with its behavior-management practices, relationship-building techniques, and social skills components. The authors have many years of experience teaching in schools as well as training and consulting on classroom management with teachers and administrators in school districts from across the country.

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9781934490112

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The click between child and adult comes quicker than one thinks. Safe and Healthy Secondary Schools explores the importance of a good and safe learning environment in modern public schools and how to attain such a status. Pre-teens and teenagers are hit with a swath of emotions and needs brought on by adulthood and when school adds to their problems, it can lead to a lack of interest in educational and academic endeavors. Safe and Healthy Secondary Schools is an excellent read with plenty of useful information, highly recommended. The Midwest Book Review, Library Bookwatch, The Education Shelf, James A. Cox, Editor-in-Chief

The click between child and adult comes quicker than one thinks. Safe and Healthy Secondary Schools explores the importance of a good and safe learning environment in modern public schools and how to attain such a status. Pre-teens and teenagers are hit with a swath of emotions and needs brought on by adulthood and when school adds to their problems, it can lead to a lack of interest in educational and academic endeavors. Safe and Healthy Secondary Schools is an excellent read with plenty of useful information, highly recommended. The Midwest Book Review, Library Bookwatch, The Education Shelf, James A. Cox, Editor-in-Chief

Author Information

Susan Lamke, M.S., is Manager of Boys Town's National Training. She provides consultation services and support to school systems across the country that implement the Boys Town Education Model. She has conducted hundreds of workshops, including Well-Managed Schools and Specialized Classroom Management, for teachers, paraprofessionals, administrators, and guidance counselors. Lamke has also taught at the elementary level for Omaha Public Schools. Denis Pratt has served as a trainer/consultant for teachers and administrators during her years with Boys Town's Education Training Department. Pratt is also a co-author of Tools for Teaching Social Skills in School. She previously served as an experiential educator, teaching interpersonal skills to individuals from second-graders to adults. She has also worked as a high school guidance counselor. Stan Graeve, MA is the manager of acquisitions and copyrighting for Boys Town Press. He has edited hundreds of books, articles, blogs, and papers for Boys Town.

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