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| Preface | |
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| Acknowledgments | |
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| About the Authors | |
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| Tips for New and Student Teachers | |
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| Odds and Ends for Beginners | |
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| Put Loved Ones on Notice | |
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| Your Students Didn't Sleep Last Night Either! | |
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| The Mentor Teacher | |
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| Dress Like a Grown-Up | |
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| Students Do Get Crushes | |
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| Overplan | |
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| Flexible Personal Expectations | |
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| Everyone Else's Plans Are Better | |
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| The Clerical Work Blues | |
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| Ask Teachers for Help | |
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| Observing Other Teachers | |
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| Teacher Negativity | |
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| Just Say No | |
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| Beginning a Winning Year | |
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| They're Not Here Yet | |
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| Get to School Early | |
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| Organizing the Room | |
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| Put Up Diplomas | |
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| Say Cheese | |
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| Don't Be Caught Unprepared or Late | |
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| Friendly, But Not Buddies | |
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| First Name Versus Surname | |
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| Personal Records Debate | |
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| They're Here | |
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| The Rush to Seats | |
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| Seating Ideas | |
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| Don't Seat by Height or Gender | |
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| Dealing for Groups | |
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| Record Keeping Questionnaire | |
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| Now and Later Cards | |
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| What Is Your Favorite Subject? | |
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| The First Day "Sneaker" | |
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| Fun Introductions | |
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| You've Got Mail | |
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| Tangible Class Guidelines and Rules | |
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| Let Students Set Rules and Consequences | |
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| You Own the Limelight | |
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| You Can Always Ease Up | |
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| Sit With Your Students | |
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| Greet Students at the Door | |
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| Document?Document?Document | |
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| Yowks! 5 Minutes Left | |
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| End the First Day on an Up Note | |
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| They're Gone and You Survived! | |
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| Everything Can Be Redone | |
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| You're Not a Shrink | |
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| You Can't Win 'Em All | |
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| Go Home and Chill Out | |
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| Helping Students Be Responsible | |
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| Establishing Routines | |
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| Creatures of Habit | |
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| The Standardized Notebook | |
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| The "Do Now"/ ?Warm Up? | |
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| The Aim of "Aim" | |
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| Class Wrap-Ups | |
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| When to Give Out Worksheets | |
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| You Teach, Not Videos | |
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| Who Dismisses? | |
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| Have Them Come (and Stay) Prepared | |
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| You Are Not the Supply Store | |
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| Bless the Bargain Stores | |
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| Collateral, Please | |
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| Strings Attached | |
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| Creative Pencils | |
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| The Sharpener Cover | |
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| Pencils = Charity | |
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| ?You Owe Me a favor? | |
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| Swapping | |
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| Scrap Paper | |
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| Homework Strategies | |
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| The Importance of Homework | |
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| The Homework Spot | |
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| Numbering Homework | |
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| Collecting Homework | |
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| Hand in a Blank Sheet | |
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| Sign on the Dotted Line | |
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| Homework Buddies | |
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| H-O-M-E-W-O-R-K | |
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| Oops Pass | |
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| Homework Penalty (With Room for Redemption) | |
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| Homework Helper?You | |
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| Bathroom Breaks | |
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| The Sign-out Book | |
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| ?Can You Wait a Minute? ? | |
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| The Visual Pass | |
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| Secret Code | |
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| Bathroom Coupons | |
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| Respecting the Restroom | |
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| It's That Time? | |
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| Empowering Students | |
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| We Make Our Own Choices | |
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| The Right to Pass | |
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| The Sanctuary | |
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| Tacit Approval | |
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| One Is a Rat?Ten Is Power | |
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| The "Many Kids Told Me" Fib | |
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| Don't Call Home | |
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| Softening the Call Home | |
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| Tons of Quizzes | |
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| Offer Choices | |
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| Confer for Grades | |
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| "Class"?The Collective Noun | |
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| Independent Reading, With Twinkies! | |
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| Go With the Roll | |
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| Incorporating Fads | |
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| Did They Learn What You Taught? | |
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| Role Reversal/Role-Playing | |
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| ?Am I Boring?? | |
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| Classroom Suggestion Box | |
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| A Fun Way to Limit Slang | |
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| Don't Overcorrect | |
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| Student Revenge: Your Personal Evaluation | |
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| "Help, I'm Being Observed!" | |
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| I Bragged About You | |
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| Setting Consequences | |
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| Every Act Has a Consequence | |
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| Coupons/Tickets/Marbles/ ?Money? | |
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| Sweets or No Sweets | |
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| Start With a 99% | |
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| Conduct Sheets | |
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| Torture Sheets | |
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| When to Call Home | |
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| Avoiding Confrontation | |
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| Preventing Showdowns | |
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| Going on Automatic | |
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| Everything Is Embarrassing | |
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| Humor, Not Sarcasm | |
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| The Biggest No-No: "Only Kidding" | |
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| "Shut Up!"?Not! | |
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| "I Told You So" | |
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| Avoid Arguments | |
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| Globalizing | |
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| Choose Your Battles | |
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| Start All Over | |
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| Beware of Empty Threats | |
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| No Spur-of-the-Moment Rules | |
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| Set Up Winning Situations | |
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| Plagiarism | |
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| Don't Force Students to Lie | |
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| Make Rules Specific: Narrow Them Down | |
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| No Sides | |
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| Time-Out | |
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| No Comparisons | |
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| Never Attack Personally | |
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| Distractions | |
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| Alternatives to Yelling | |
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| The ?Teacher? Look | |
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| The ?Excuse Me? Smile | |
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| The Lowered Voice | |
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| The Art of Gestures | |
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| Clap, Clap | |
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| Hurry, Shut Out the Lights! | |
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| Praising One | |
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| Initials On Board | |
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| Visual Commands | |
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| "I Am Waiting" | |
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| The Bellhop Bell | |
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| Stop Teaching | |
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| The Tardy Quiz | |
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| Early Bird Special | |
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| An Imaginary Friend | |
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| Word of the Day | |
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| R-E-C-E-S-S | |
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| Knowing Your Audience | |
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| Group Dynamics | |
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| Division of Labor | |
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| Don't Play "I Gotcha" | |
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| Deceiving Looks | |
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| Kids Have Bad Days, Too | |
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| Negative Attention Seekers | |
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| Good Kids Can Do Bad Things | |
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| Hold Students to Different Standards | |
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| Too Much Push on Sports | |
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| "Can We Really Be Anything We Want?" | |
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| Audio or Visual? | |
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| Check the Senses | |
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| Respect Privacy | |
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| A Secret Is a Secret, Unless... | |
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| Ignore Reputation | |
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| Permissive Versus Overly Permissive | |
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| Cultural Differences | |
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| What Language Is Spoken at Home? | |
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| Quality, Not Quantity | |
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| Confusing Neatness With Responsibility | |
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| Describe a Fight to a Potential Pugilist | |
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| The Sound-Off Minute | |
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| Showing You're on the Same Team | |
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| Communicating Like a Pro | |
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| Acknowledge Feelings | |
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| Never Deny Perception | |
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| Use "I" Messages | |
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| "Let's" Instead of "You" | |
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| Interchange Gender Pronouns | |
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| Limit the "You Shoulds" | |
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| One-to-One | |
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| How to Listen | |
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| Make Limits Total Rather Than Partial | |
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| State Rules Impersonally | |
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| Vague Allegations | |
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| Describe What You See (or Don?t See) | |
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| Pick a Rule and Stick to It | |
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| Stay Simple: One Word or Sentence Will Do | |
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| The Desk Drummer | |
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| Would You Talk to an Adult That Way? | |
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| Don't Futurize | |
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| Paraphrase | |
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| Don't Mix Criticism With Praise | |
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| Cursing ? Yes or No? | |
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| Forced Apologies Not Accepted | |
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| The Double Message | |
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| What Would Another Teacher Tell Me? | |
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| Being Fair | |
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| Admit When You Are Wrong | |
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| Admit When You Don't Know Something | |
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| Never Break a Promise | |
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| Never Demand a Promise | |
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| "I'm in a Bad Mood" | |
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| "This Hurts Me More Than It Hurts You" | |
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| No "Boys Will Be Boys" | |
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| Etiquette Pitfalls | |
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| Please and Thank You | |
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| Gauge the Amount of Homework | |
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| Bonding Strategies | |
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| "I'm on Your Side" | |
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| Being Vulnerable: Share a Giggle | |
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| Relating Your Own Experiences | |
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| Staying Neutral | |
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| Those Special Few Minutes | |
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| 15 Seconds of Fame | |
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| Creative Excuses | |
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| Bend the Rules | |
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| Journals | |
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| Read Aloud to Your Students | |
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| Giant Calendar | |
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| Celebrate Birthdays | |
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| Catch the Spirit | |
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| "I Thought of You" | |
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| Morning Meetings | |
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| Class Solutions | |
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| Decorating Your Room?Again | |
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| Thank Them for the Joy They Bring | |
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| When All Else Fails, Buy Pizza | |
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| Building Confidence Through Earned Praise | |
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| Self-Esteem Strategies | |
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| Praise, Praise, Praise?But Don't Overpraise | |
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| Acknowledge Improvements | |
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| Overgrading | |
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| Confidence Grading | |
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| Enthusiastic Credit When Credit Is Due | |
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| Put-Ups, Not Put-Downs | |
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| Respect Uniqueness | |
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| Leaders Need to Follow | |
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| Don't Rush to Correct | |
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| Call Home for the "Average" Student | |
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| "I Knew You Could Do It" (and More) | |
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| A Little White Lie | |
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| "You're a Late Bloomer" | |
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| Tracking | |
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| Some of Us Can't Spell | |
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| Wonderful Comments on Paper | |
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| Post All Students' Work | |
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| "I Got a 97%! What Did You Get?" | |
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| Safety | |
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| Personal, Physical, and Professional Safety | |
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| To Touch or Not to Touch | |
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| Face the Door | |
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| Never Release a Student to a Stranger | |
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| Never Throw a Student Out of Your Room | |
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| Don?t Break Up Fights | |
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| Screen the Videos | |
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| Your School's Emergency Plan | |
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| The Cafeteria | |
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| Keep the Door Open | |
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| You Are Neither a Pharmacist nor a Doctor | |
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| Do Not Drive Your Students in Your Car | |
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| Report Every Accident | |
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| Trust Your Gut Feelings and Follow Instincts | |
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| Go Home Already! | |
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| Using Your Support System | |
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| Working With Parents | |
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| Meet Parents Right Away | |
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| Send Home an Introduction | |
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| Accommodate Parents | |
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| Inform Parents Early On | |
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| Tear on the Dotted Line | |
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| Parents and the Internet | |
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| Getting Parents Involved | |
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| Special Relative Day | |
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| Call Both Parents | |
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| Students at Parent Conferences? | |
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| Teacher as Middleman | |
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| Parent/Teacher Conference Management | |
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| Assuring Parents | |
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| The Defensive Parent | |
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| Parents and Homework | |
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| Children as Dream Fulfillers | |
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| Parents Knowing More Than You | |
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| The Blame Game | |
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| Don?t Stereotype | |
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| Beware of the Answering Machine | |
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| -*67 | |
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| Working With the School Support Team | |
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| Cover Your Back?When to Consult Your School Counselor or Psychologist | |
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| Conflict Resolution | |
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| Cooperative Teacher Input | |
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| Buddy Teacher | |
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| Other Teachers? Successes | |
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| Confronting Other Teachers | |
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| No Gossiping About Your Students | |
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| Teacher Competition | |
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| Do You Float? | |
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| Field Trip Protocol | |
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| Helping Substitute Teachers | |
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| Preparing Your Students for Your Absence | |
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| Evaluating Substitute Teachers | |
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| Partnerships With Local Shops, Libraries, and Bookstores | |
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| Getting Along With the "Boss" | |
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| The Teachers' Union | |
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| Keep Those Skills Sharp | |
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| The Really Important People | |
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| Parting Shots | |
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| See You Next Year! | |
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| Is Teaching What You Really Want to Do? | |
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| Keep in Touch | |
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| The Portfolio | |
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| Holiday "Blahs" | |
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| Burnout Prevention | |
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| Only a Few More Months 'til Summer Vacation | |
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| Suggested Readings | |
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| Index | |