The Win-Win Classroom

A Fresh and Positive Look at Classroom Management
Jane E. Bluestein - Instructional Support Services, Inc.
The Win-Win Classroom
November 2007 | 328 pages | Corwin
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"The reader comes away with strategies for implementation and the confidence to create win-win classrooms and support students in self-management."
—Jo Ann Freiberg, Educational Consultant

"Includes more examples than any other book of its kind I've ever read."
—Stephen Haslam, Educational Consultant

"The focus throughout this book is on effective classroom strategies for setting up a win-win environment where everyone's needs are met and there are fewer power struggles to disrupt instruction"
—Wendy Marshal, Director, Educational Technology Training Center
                                           Armstrong Atlantic State University

At the start of your career or at the end of your rope…

When it comes to student behavior challenges in the classroom, conventional practices and punitive discipline codes often fail to motivate students to change their attitudes or behavior. Recognized for defining a nontraditional approach that really works, Jane Bluestein offers educators ways to prevent discipline problems, build student accountability, and end frustrating power struggles with kids of all ages.

This authoritative, research-based guidebook discusses the impact of stress, brain functioning, learning styles, and social and emotional issues on student behavior. You'll find examples, guidelines, charts, and anecdotes, along with practical, powerful, and effective ideas to help you:

  • Avoid falling into the "rules and punishment" trap
  • Establish win-win authority relationships while defusing conflict and opposition
  • Build a positive, caring, and emotionally safe learning climate
  • Encourage student cooperation, motivation, self-management, and on-task behavior
  • Engage even the most defiant, defeated, or resistant learner by using powerful alternative strategies

The Win-Win Classroom will change the way you interact with students and help you build a positive social culture within your school and classroom.

Contents

Acknowledgments

Acknowledgments

About the Author

About the Author

Preface

Preface

Introduction

Introduction

Part I. The System, Your Students, and You

  • 1. Drawing the Line
  • 2. Starting Where You Are
  • 3. Clarifying What You Want

Part II. The Challenges

  • 4. Behavior and the Brain
  • 5. Tripping Over the System
  • 6. Catching Up to the Twenty-First Century
  • 7. Keeping the Big Picture in Mind

Part III. Restructuring Power Dynamics

  • 8. Connecting With Kids
  • 9. Who's Got the Power?
  • 10. Win-Win Authority Relationships

Part IV. Establishing Authority in a Win-Win Classroom

  • 11. Mastering Motivation
  • 12. The Power of Choice
  • 13. The Beauty of Boundaries
  • 14. Following Through
  • 15. Responding Nonreactively

Part V. Success Orientation

  • 16. Managing a Win-Win Classroom
  • 17. Planning for Success
  • 18. Learning Styles and Preferences

Part VI. Increasing Positivity

  • 19. Changing Your Focus
  • 20. Creating Congruence
  • 21. Keeping the Good Stuff Going
  • 22. Supporting Emotional and Social Development
  • 23. Building Problem-Solving Skills

Part VII. Working the System

  • 24. Backup and Support
  • 25. Secrets of Successful Self-Care

Epilogue

Epilogue

Resource A. Win-Win Ideas for Administrators

Resource A. Win-Win Ideas for Administrators

Resource B. Magic Sentences

Resource B. Magic Sentences

Resource C. Characteristics of Healthy Relationships

Resource C. Characteristics of Healthy Relationships

Recommended Reading

Recommended Reading

Index

Index

Description

"The reader comes away with strategies for implementation and the confidence to create win-win classrooms and support students in self-management."
—Jo Ann Freiberg, Educational Consultant

"Includes more examples than any other book of its kind I've ever read."
—Stephen Haslam, Educational Consultant

"The focus throughout this book is on effective classroom strategies for setting up a win-win environment where everyone's needs are met and there are fewer power struggles to disrupt instruction"
—Wendy Marshal, Director, Educational Technology Training Center
                                           Armstrong Atlantic State University

At the start of your career or at the end of your rope…

When it comes to student behavior challenges in the classroom, conventional practices and punitive discipline codes often fail to motivate students to change their attitudes or behavior. Recognized for defining a nontraditional approach that really works, Jane Bluestein offers educators ways to prevent discipline problems, build student accountability, and end frustrating power struggles with kids of all ages.

This authoritative, research-based guidebook discusses the impact of stress, brain functioning, learning styles, and social and emotional issues on student behavior. You'll find examples, guidelines, charts, and anecdotes, along with practical, powerful, and effective ideas to help you:

  • Avoid falling into the "rules and punishment" trap
  • Establish win-win authority relationships while defusing conflict and opposition
  • Build a positive, caring, and emotionally safe learning climate
  • Encourage student cooperation, motivation, self-management, and on-task behavior
  • Engage even the most defiant, defeated, or resistant learner by using powerful alternative strategies

The Win-Win Classroom will change the way you interact with students and help you build a positive social culture within your school and classroom.

Contents

Acknowledgments

Acknowledgments

About the Author

About the Author

Preface

Preface

Introduction

Introduction

Part I. The System, Your Students, and You

  • 1. Drawing the Line
  • 2. Starting Where You Are
  • 3. Clarifying What You Want

Part II. The Challenges

  • 4. Behavior and the Brain
  • 5. Tripping Over the System
  • 6. Catching Up to the Twenty-First Century
  • 7. Keeping the Big Picture in Mind

Part III. Restructuring Power Dynamics

  • 8. Connecting With Kids
  • 9. Who's Got the Power?
  • 10. Win-Win Authority Relationships

Part IV. Establishing Authority in a Win-Win Classroom

  • 11. Mastering Motivation
  • 12. The Power of Choice
  • 13. The Beauty of Boundaries
  • 14. Following Through
  • 15. Responding Nonreactively

Part V. Success Orientation

  • 16. Managing a Win-Win Classroom
  • 17. Planning for Success
  • 18. Learning Styles and Preferences

Part VI. Increasing Positivity

  • 19. Changing Your Focus
  • 20. Creating Congruence
  • 21. Keeping the Good Stuff Going
  • 22. Supporting Emotional and Social Development
  • 23. Building Problem-Solving Skills

Part VII. Working the System

  • 24. Backup and Support
  • 25. Secrets of Successful Self-Care

Epilogue

Epilogue

Resource A. Win-Win Ideas for Administrators

Resource A. Win-Win Ideas for Administrators

Resource B. Magic Sentences

Resource B. Magic Sentences

Resource C. Characteristics of Healthy Relationships

Resource C. Characteristics of Healthy Relationships

Recommended Reading

Recommended Reading

Index

Index

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A Fresh and Positive Look at Classroom Management

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"The reader comes away with strategies for implementation and the confidence to create win-win classrooms and support students in self-management."
—Jo Ann Freiberg, Educational Consultant

"Includes more examples than any other book of its kind I've ever read."
—Stephen Haslam, Educational Consultant

"The focus throughout this book is on effective classroom strategies for setting up a win-win environment where everyone's needs are met and there are fewer power struggles to disrupt instruction"
—Wendy Marshal, Director, Educational Technology Training Center
                                           Armstrong Atlantic State University

At the start of your career or at the end of your rope…

When it comes to student behavior challenges in the classroom, conventional practices and punitive discipline codes often fail to motivate students to change their attitudes or behavior. Recognized for defining a nontraditional approach that really works, Jane Bluestein offers educators ways to prevent discipline problems, build student accountability, and end frustrating power struggles with kids of all ages.

This authoritative, research-based guidebook discusses the impact of stress, brain functioning, learning styles, and social and emotional issues on student behavior. You'll find examples, guidelines, charts, and anecdotes, along with practical, powerful, and effective ideas to help you:

  • Avoid falling into the "rules and punishment" trap
  • Establish win-win authority relationships while defusing conflict and opposition
  • Build a positive, caring, and emotionally safe learning climate
  • Encourage student cooperation, motivation, self-management, and on-task behavior
  • Engage even the most defiant, defeated, or resistant learner by using powerful alternative strategies

The Win-Win Classroom will change the way you interact with students and help you build a positive social culture within your school and classroom.


Table Of Contents:

  • Acknowledgments
  • About the Author
  • Preface
  • Introduction
  • Part I. The System, Your Students, and You
  • 1. Drawing the Line
  • 2. Starting Where You Are
  • 3. Clarifying What You Want
  • Part II. The Challenges
  • 4. Behavior and the Brain
  • 5. Tripping Over the System
  • 6. Catching Up to the Twenty-First Century
  • 7. Keeping the Big Picture in Mind
  • Part III. Restructuring Power Dynamics
  • 8. Connecting With Kids
  • 9. Who's Got the Power?
  • 10. Win-Win Authority Relationships
  • Part IV. Establishing Authority in a Win-Win Classroom
  • 11. Mastering Motivation
  • 12. The Power of Choice
  • 13. The Beauty of Boundaries
  • 14. Following Through
  • 15. Responding Nonreactively
  • Part V. Success Orientation
  • 16. Managing a Win-Win Classroom
  • 17. Planning for Success
  • 18. Learning Styles and Preferences
  • Part VI. Increasing Positivity
  • 19. Changing Your Focus
  • 20. Creating Congruence
  • 21. Keeping the Good Stuff Going
  • 22. Supporting Emotional and Social Development
  • 23. Building Problem-Solving Skills
  • Part VII. Working the System
  • 24. Backup and Support
  • 25. Secrets of Successful Self-Care
  • Epilogue
  • Resource A. Win-Win Ideas for Administrators
  • Resource B. Magic Sentences
  • Resource C. Characteristics of Healthy Relationships
  • Recommended Reading
  • Index

Recent Product Reviews:

"I have always been a 'wanna-be' win-win teacher, but did not have all the tools I needed to become one. I only knew what I did not want to be. The suggestions in this book have benefited both my students and me, and I am very grateful for that."
Patty Johnston, Teacher, Rothesay High School, New Brunswick, Canada
“Chapters teach how to recognize and support emotional and social development in students, going beyond the usual educational primer to apply tested teaching techniques.”
California Bookwatch, April 2008, Midwest Book Review
“The reader comes away with strategies for implementation and the confidence to create win-win classrooms and support students in self-management.”
Jo Ann Freiberg, Educational Consultant, Connecticut State Department of Education
“A clearly stated guide that teachers can use to unlock the learning process for students while maintaining their joy of teaching.”
Aili Pogust, Literacy Consultant, Coach, and Trainer, The Pogust Group
"The focus throughout this book is on effective classroom strategies for setting up a win-win environment where everyone’s needs are met and there are fewer power struggles to disrupt instruction."
Wendy Marshall, Director, Educational Technology Training Center, Armstrong Atlantic State University

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