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| Acknowledgments | |
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| Introduction to the First Edition | |
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| How to Approach this Book | |
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| Creating a Positive Tone | |
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| The Image of an Effective Teacher | |
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| "We're All in This Together" | |
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| The Power of Praise | |
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| Ten Ways to Praise | |
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| Setting High Expectations | |
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| An Unshakable Sense of Trust | |
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| Knowing the Whole Child | |
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| The Culture of a Class | |
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| Final Thoughts on Creating a Positive Tone | |
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| Establishing Discipline | |
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| Establishing Discipline: Overview | |
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| How to Be the Marshal of a Wild West Town | |
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| The Popularity Temptation | |
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| The Power of "No" | |
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| The Power of Silence | |
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| Preventative Discipline: Seating Arrangements | |
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| Isolate the Individual: The Private Version | |
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| Isolate the Individual: The More Public Version | |
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| Sending a Student to the Office | |
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| Enlisting Parent Support | |
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| The Solo Intervention: Enough Is Enough | |
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| When It Is Beyond Your Control: The Mediation | |
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| The Intervention: Martial Law | |
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| Structuring Your Class | |
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| Planning for the Year | |
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| The Power of the Opening Days | |
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| Expectations Sheets | |
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| Daily Planning: Overview | |
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| In the Beginning: Before Even Starting a Lesson Plan | |
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| Ensuring Variety in a Lesson Plan | |
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| The Successful Beginning of Class: Checklist | |
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| Leading the Centralized Dynamic | |
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| Small Group Work | |
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| The Final Three Minutes | |
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| Optimizing Assessment and Feedback | |
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| Assessment and Feedback: Overview | |
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| Tests | |
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| Grades, Feedback, and Comment Writing | |
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| Homework: Overview | |
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| Homework: Collecting It | |
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| Homework: Correcting It | |
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| Writing Narrative Comments: Six Critical Recommendations | |
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| Effectively Managing Parent Conference Day | |
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| Beyond the Classroom | |
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| Your Time, Your Life | |
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| How to Establish a Good Relationship with Your Supervisor | |
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| Key People with Whom to Establish Good Relations | |
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| Making Use of Outside Resources | |
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| Special Circumstances | |
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| Dealing with the Child Who Drives Us Crazy | |
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| Supporting Students with Learning Differences | |
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| Supporting the Quiet Child | |
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| Thirty-Five Steps for Dealing with a Difficult Class | |
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| Twenty-Four Steps for Dealing with Difficult or Angry Parents | |
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| Appendices or Worth Noting | |
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| A Whisper about Classroom Etiquette | |
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| What Adults Remember: Characteristics of an Effective Teacher | |
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| What Students Want: Advice from the Kids | |
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| A Note on Montessori Education | |
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| Final Wishes | |
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| The Authors | |
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| Index | |