How to Become the Alpha Dog is an easy to follow proactive classroom management guide designed to stop student behavior problems before they start. All suggestions have been tested over many years by the author and other veteran teachers and have proven to work.
CHAPTERS INCLUDE:
Setting Physical Boundaries – Encourage positive behavior by arranging furniture? Yep, it does work!
How to make your classroom interesting and inviting
Setting Behavior Boundaries – The Behavior Expectations Letter
The First Week of School – Teaching Good Classroom Behavior
Getting and Keeping the Attention of Your Students
Getting to Know Your Students – The many uses of the seating chart
How to keep track of special needs students
Lesson Planning: Where to Start
Structure your daily lessons to stop behavior problems before they start
How to Create a “Testing” Atmosphere
How to make sure the homework is being done correctly and on time
How to assign student presentations
How to quash the student presentation saboteur
How to handle the mountain of paper
What to do with the students who never have their work, textbook, or materials
How to keep from losing student’ work – or from having them, and/or their parents, accuse you of losing it
The importance of voice – effective, selective yelling
Giving Privileges to create and reward positive behavior
The relaxed classroom – where real learning will take place
