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The best-selling book ever on classroom management and teaching for student achievement with over 3.3 million copies sold. The book walks a teacher, either novice or veteran, through structuring and organizing a classroom for success that can be applied at any time of the year at any grade level, pre-K through college.
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Part one of this video includes experts discussing what teachers should do if a child makes a disclosure in class and how they can use the short animated video "Keep Me Safe" in classrooms. In part two, we see a character named Kate struggling with a secret about being hurt by her mom's boyfriend.
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This program promotes a proactive approach to fighting school crime, while examining its myriad causes and possible solutions. The contributing roles of dysfunctional families, alcohol, drugs, and violence in the media are examined, along with the rise of gangs. Profiles of typical gang members help police and school officials to identify potential members before they become involved in crime. Enforcement techniques used to combat gang violence are...
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School administrators, students, and members of the community work with law enforcement officials to prevent school crime. Respect is the key. Guidelines on how police can gain the confidence and cooperation of students and their families include door-to-door visits which also promote community involvement and awareness. Personal rapport between law enforcement officials and individual students is emphasized. Police and school officials are urged...
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Many teachers argue that young people cannot spell properly and often prefer to use SMS versions of words. Other areas of concern include reading, math, and verbal communication skills. This program explores some impacts of information technology on young people in the classroom, and challenges viewers to debate whether IT is helping or hindering academic and interpersonal abilities. With expert opinions, student feedback, and statistical and historical...