Full Description
Demonstrate how teachers can increase students' academic achievement through proactive classroom management!Designed around the successful format of Marcia L. Tate's best-selling book Shouting Won't Grow Dendrites, this comprehensive multimedia presentation offers staff developers all the materials they need to help novice and experienced teachers reduce classroom problems and cultivate a physical environment conducive to learning. Workshop leaders will be able to demonstrate how teachers can significantly improve learners' performance by developing a classroom management plan; delivering successful brain-compatible lessons; responding effectively to chronic behavior problems; and using easy-to-implement strategies such as Constructive classroom conversations Classroom rituals Music and movement Lighting HumorFeaturing 20 practical and proven techniques, Shouting Won't Grow Dendrites: A Multimedia Kit for Professional Development providesThe companion book, Shouting Won't Grow Dendrites, covering the critical elements of managing a brain-compatible classroomA 70-minute, content-rich VHS video that features Marcia L. Tate discussing brain-friendly strategies and master teachers demonstrating research-based techniques in the classroomA companion DVD with navigation menus and bullets for easy stop-and-search control of the video contentA step-by-step facilitator's guide that connects the core content of the book to the video/DVD and includes segment prompts, workshop outlines, extended workshop activities, key points, and discussion questionsThis all-in-one package is indispensable for staff developers, principals, and district administrators conducting training on brain-friendly classroom management practices to improve student outcomes.
Contents
About the AuthorsIntroductionHow to Use This GuideHow to Use the Video/DVDAdditional Resources for FacilitatorsStrategy-by-Strategy Study Guide: Shouting Won't Grow Dendrites: 20 Techniques for Managing a Brain-Compatible Classroom by Marcia L. TateWelcome and Workshop StarterVideo/DVD Clip and SummarySegment ActivityVideo/DVD Clip and SummarySegment ActivityStrategy 1: Be Proactive, Not ReactiveVideo/DVD Clip and SummarySegment ActivityDiscussion Starters After the Video/DVDWorkshop ActivitiesApplicationStrategy 2: Expect the Best!Defining the StrategyDiscussion StartersWorkshop ActivitiesApplicationStrategy 3: Understand the SymptomsVideo/DVD Clip and SummarySegment ActivityDiscussion Starters After the Video/DVDWorkshop ActivitiesApplicationStrategy 4: Light Up Their WorldVideo/DVD Clip and SummarySegment ActivityDiscussion Starters After the Video/DVDWorkshop ActivitiesApplicationStrategy 5: Let the Music PlayVideo/DVD Clip and SummarySegment ActivityDiscussion Starters After the Video/DVDWorkshop ActivitiesApplicationStrategy 6: Color Their WorldVideo/DVD Clip and SummarySegment ActivityDiscussion Starters After the Video/DVDWorkshop ActivitiesApplicationStrategy 7: Stop and Smell the RosesVideo/DVD Clip and SummarySegment ActivityDiscussion Starters After the Video/DVDWorkshop ActivitiesApplicationStrategy 8: Create a Natural EnvironmentVideo/DVD Clip and SummarySegment ActivityDiscussion Starters After the Video/DVDWorkshop ActivitiesApplicationStrategy 9: Keep Them LaughingVideo/DVD Clip and SummarySegment ActivityDiscussion Starters After the Video/DVDWorkshop ActivitiesApplicationStrategy 10: "Hook" Them InDefining the StrategyDiscussion StartersWorkshop ActivitiesApplicationStrategy 11: Make Learning RelevantDefining the StrategyDiscussion StartersWorkshop ActivitiesApplicationStrategy 12: Teach Your RitualsVideo/DVD Clip and SummarySegment ActivityDiscussion Starters After the Video/DVDWorkshop ActivitiesApplicationStrategy 13: Let Them Talk!Video/DVD Clip and SummarySegment ActivityDiscussion Starters After the Video/DVDWorkshop ActivitiesApplicationStrategy 14: Let Them Move!Video/DVD Clip and SummarySegment ActivityDiscussion Starters After the Video/DVDWorkshop ActivitiesApplicationStrategy 15: Accentuate the PositiveDefining the StrategyDiscussion StratersWorkshop ActivitiesApplicationStrategy 16: Celebrate Good Times, Come On!Video/DVD Clip and SummarySegment ActivityDiscussion Starters After the Video/DVDWorkshop ActivitiesApplicationStrategy 17: Use Low-Profile InterventionsVideo/DVD Clip and SummarySegment ActivityDiscussion Starters After the Video/DVDWorkshop ActivitiesApplicationStrategy 18: Deemphasize the NegativeVideo/DVD Clip and SummarySegment ActivityDiscussion Starters After the Video/DVDWorkshop ActivitiesApplicationStrategy 19: Get Help With Chronic Behavior ChallengesVideo/DVD Clip and SummarySegment ActivityDiscussion Starters After the Video/DVDWorkshop ActivitiesApplicationStrategy 20: Solicit Parental SupportDefining the StrategyDiscussion StartersWorkshop ActivitiesApplicationReferencesOverheadsOverhead A: Mr. Bledsoe's ClassroomOverhead B: Mrs. Dawson's ClassrooomOverhead C: Today's Brain - How Different?Overhead D: Defining the Strategy - Be Proactive, Not ReactiveOverhead E: Defining the Strategy - Expect the Best!Overhead F: Defining the Strategy - Light Up Their WorldOverhead G: Defining the Strategy - Let the Music PlayOverhead H: Defining the Strategy - Color Their WorldOverhead I: Defining the Strategy - Stop and Smell the RosesOverhead J: Defining the Strategy - Create a Natural EnvironmentOverhead K: Defining the Strategy - Keep Them LaughingOverhead L: Defining the Strategy - Get Help With Chronic Behavior ChallengesOverhead M: Defining the Strategy - Let Them Talk!Overhead N: Defining the Strategy - Let Them Move!Overhead O: Defining the Strategy - Celebrate Good Times, Come On!Overhead P: Defining the Strategy - Use Low-Profile InterventionsOverhead Q: Defining the Strategy - Deemphasize the NegativeOverhead R: Defining the Strategy - Get Help With Chronic Behavior ChallengesSample Workshop AgendasHalf-Day Workshop AgendaOne-Day Workshop AgendaTwo-Day Workshop AgendaWorkshop Evaluation Form
