Positive Discipline Tools for Teachers: Effective Classroom Management for Social, Emotional, and Academic Success

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The newest offering in the highly successful Positive Discipline series, this is a teacher's compendium of the most important tools to foster hands-on learning and cooperation within the classroom, complete with the most up-to-date research on the Positive Discipline method. Jane Nelsen, along with child development specialist Kelly Gfroerer, challenge teaching standards and offer insightful and actionable information on how to successfully incorporate respectful, solution-oriented approaches to ensure a happy, and productive classroom. The Positive Discipline method has proved to be an invaluable resource for teachers who want to foster creative problem-solving within their students, giving them the behavioral skills they need to understand and process what they learn. Each tool is tailored specifically for the modern teacher, with examples and solutions to each and every roadblock that stands in the way of cooperative and student-centered learning. This comprehensive book also includes a multitude of teacher stories and testimonials and in-depth research on the science behind why Positive Discipline method is so effective. What works for parents, can just as effectively work for teachers.

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What has impressed me the most about Positive Discipline is its philosophy of optimism instudents taking ownership of their behavior. Supporting this philosophy,PositiveDiscipline Tools for Teachers offers aplethoraof teacher tools and practices that are effective and applicable for all age groups.
-Joseph P. Marshall, head of Trinity School

"As a PK-8 principal in an urban public school, I've found Positive Discipline Tools for Teachers to be both eminently accessible and incredibly powerful. When implemented well, the tools shared here have the power to transform student lives, teacher practice, classroom communities, and your school."
-Nate Manaen, principal

This book should be in every guidance counselors toolbox. If the leadership in every school implemented this classroom management style, it would make their jobs a lot easier!
-Nancy Page, director of guidance at St. Johns Country Day School

"To meet the social, emotional, and academic needs of the children in my classroom, I rely on Positive Discipline methods to inspire and motivate students to be active members of our classroom community. The easy to implement tools inPositive Discipline Tools for Teachersmake an immediate impact, allow opportunities for engaged learning, as well as equip students with strategies to be solution seekers, creative thinkers, ethical decision makers, and collaborators who know how to communicate effectively and respectfully."
-Margaret Gunter, fourth grade teacher at Mount Vernon Presbyterian School, Atlanta, GA

"We have been using Positive Discipline in our school since we opened in 1999 because the respectful, holistic Positive Discipline approach fits so well with the Montessori philosophy. The clearly defined tools in this book, with real-life examples on how to effectively and realistically implement the tools when working with children, will help many teachers experience the success we have enjoyed."
-Karen Simon, director of Montessori School of Celebration

Author Bio

JANE NELSEN, Ed.D, coauthor of the bestselling Positive Discipline series, is a licensed marriage, family, and child therapist and an internationally known speaker. Her books have sold over 1.25 million copies. KELLY GFROERER, Ph.D., served as Managing Editor of the Journal of Individual Psychology for over a decade. Her graduate research as well as her clinical training focused on Adlerian Theory and Practice, and she is currently a part-time faculty member at Georgia State University in the Department of Counseling and Psychological Services.