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Classroom Management: Sound Theory and Effective Practice (Chap. 8 "Thomas Gordon: Teacher Effectiveness Training") » Read Now
by Robert T. Tauber. 360 pgs.

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Educators need a balance between discipline theory and its practice in the classroom. This is especially important in today's education climate, with its increased demands for teacher accountability. Tauber has designed his book for both those who are new to teaching and those who are already...
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Educators need a balance between discipline theory and its practice in the classroom. This is especially important in today's education climate, with its increased demands for teacher accountability. Tauber has designed his book for both those who are new to teaching and those who are already seasoned teachers but who have had little, if any, course work in discipline. The book presents several sound frameworks that readers can use to evaluate the six tried-and-true discipline models (Dobson, Canters, Jones, Dreikurs, Glasser, and Gordon) that follow. All of these models work. Teachers need to select, learn, and implement a discipline model that best reflects how they feel the students should be treated. This book can help.
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Making Schools Work for Underachieving Minority Students: Next Steps for Research, Policy, and Practice (Section E "Improving Teacher Effectiveness") » Read Now
by Josie G. Bain, Joan L. Herman. 324 pgs.

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Americans are seeking education reform, particularly for the underachieving minority student. Many programs have been developed but are not yet validated. This contributed volume, based on a national conference, shares the best of what is presently known and deliberates on implications for research...
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Americans are seeking education reform, particularly for the underachieving minority student. Many programs have been developed but are not yet validated. This contributed volume, based on a national conference, shares the best of what is presently known and deliberates on implications for research, policy, and practice. Topics include: creating effective programs, reducing dropout rates, preparing students for secondary and postsecondary success, helping limited English proficient students, and improving teacher quality. Focus is placed on promotion of dialogue and collaboration and improvement of evaluation and testing methods.
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Using Multiple Outcomes to Validate Student Ratings of Overall Teacher Effectiveness, in Journal of Higher Education » Read Now
by Jeff Koon, Harry G. Murray. 21 pgs.

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Selecting Effective Teachers, in Journal of Educational Research » Read Now
by William J. Webster. 9 pgs.

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Relationship between Teachers' Effectiveness and Their Tolerance for Handicapped Students, in Exceptional Children » Read Now
by Russell Gersten, Hill Wlaker, Craig Darch. 6 pgs.

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Power in the Classroom: Communication, Control, and Concern » Read Now
by Virginia P. Richmond, James C. McCroskey. 222 pgs.

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Acting Lessons for Teachers: Using Performance Skills in the Classroom (Chap. 1 "Teacher Enthusiasm: A Pedagogical Necessity" and Chap. 2 "Boosting Teacher Enthusiasm: A Craftsperson's Toolbox") » Read Now
by Robert T. Tauber, Cathy Sargent Mester. 192 pgs.

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Teachers find themselves competing with high-powered media to win the attention and interest of students. Many are adopting a variety of performance skills to reach, hold, and convey information to a diverse and demanding audience. Tauber and Mester stress the essential qualities that make up a good...
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Teachers find themselves competing with high-powered media to win the attention and interest of students. Many are adopting a variety of performance skills to reach, hold, and convey information to a diverse and demanding audience. Tauber and Mester stress the essential qualities that make up a good teacher/actor: deep familiarity and understanding of the subject matter, use of a battery of communication skills, enthusiasm for the subject matter, and evidenced love of the art and craft of teaching/learning. Lessons taught involve the use of physical and vocal animation, classroom humor, space, teacher role-playing, props, suspense, and surprise. Each lesson contains actual examples and scripts with testimony as to their effectiveness by award-winning college faculty. An entertaining and effective manual for all levels of teachers, sure to inspire clever and effective new ways of teaching and learning.
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School Improvement: What's in It for Schools? (Chap. 6 "Improving Classrooms") » Read Now
by Alma Harris. 140 pgs.

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This book aims to demystify the principles and practice of school improvement by demonstrating how successful classroom and school improvement occurs. It outlines the conditions, strategies and approaches that promote sustainable improvement and provides an overview of the main theoretical...
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This book aims to demystify the principles and practice of school improvement by demonstrating how successful classroom and school improvement occurs. It outlines the conditions, strategies and approaches that promote sustainable improvement and provides an overview of the main theoretical perspectives in this area. This accessible text will be useful for practitioners working within schools and with schools, offering clear guidance for those keen to raise standards and improve achievement. The What's In It For Schools? series aims to make educational policy issues relevant to practitioners. Each book in the series focuses on a major educational issue. The author sets the issue in context, looks at how it impacts on the daily lives of schools and teachers, and raises key questions. The books are grounded in sound theory, recent research evidence and best practice, and will make an excellent addition to any staffroom bookshelf.
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The Search for the Truth about "Good" Teaching, in Education » Read Now
by William F. White. 4 pgs.

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Beyond Effective Teaching, in PJE. Peabody Journal of Education » Read Now
by Allan C. Ornstein. 22 pgs.

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Perceived Instructional Effectiveness and Associated Teaching Dimensions, in Journal of Experimental Education » Read Now
by Robert B. Pitiman. 6 pgs.

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Professors as Performers and Motivators, in College Teaching » Read Now
by Joseph Lowman. 5 pgs.

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Profiles of Effective College and University Teachers, in Journal of Higher Education » Read Now
by Suzanne Young, Dale G. Shaw. 16 pgs.

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TA Teaching Effectiveness: The Impact of Training and Teaching Experience, in Journal of Higher Education » Read Now
by David M. Shannon, Darla J. Twale, Mathew S. Moore. 27 pgs.

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