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Be The Teacher: How To Begin Your School Year With Calm, Confidence and A Clear Plan A Workshop Presented by Rachel Schankula “A well-managed classroom is a task-oriented environment where students know what is expected of them and how to succeed. According to the research, most students will make better achievement gains in a class such as this. A well-managed classroom is also a predictable environment. Both teacher and students know what to do and what is supposed to happen in the classroom. You should be able to close your eyes and not only envision learning taking place but also know why it is taking place because o f how you have chosen to manage the classroom environment. It is the responsibility of the teacher to manage a class to see that a task-oriented and predictable environment has been established.” -- From The First Days of School by Harry Rosemary Wong Useful Books: ? The First Days of School: How To Be An Effective Teacher By Harry K. Wong Rosemary T. Wong This book is the “bible” of first day stuff. It contains lots of very practical advice about how to be effective and efficient in your classroom. ? Assertive Discipline By Lee Cantor A very useful book full of concrete ideas and solutions. Assertive discipline is a direct and positive approach to taking charge of your class. ? Classrooms That Work: They Can All Read and Write By Patricia Cunningham This book provides extremely useful examples of what elementary classrooms should look like. It was a powerful tool for me during my first year because it allowed me to really understand what I should be shooting for. Useful Websites: ? This wonderful resource includes tips for handling 117 different types of misbehavior. It also contains a comprehensive explanation of the many reasons why students misbehave and four-step discipline model for how to structure your response to misbehavior. ? This GREAT website is full of useful information including lesson plans, articles on class