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 Class Meetings
Classroom Management SmartCard
All aspects of classroom life
improve through class meetings. Students become more invested in the class, one another,
and learning. The classroom becomes more caring, cooperative, and democratic. This
SmartCard is your blueprint for class meetings where students share announcements, solve
class problems, make important decisions, evaluate progress, and plan events.
You’ll find everything you need to know and do to lead successful class
meetings. TME • $4
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 Classroom Procedures
Classroom Management SmartCard
Effective
classroom procedures reduce disruptions and discipline problems, and maximize learning.
Expectations are clear and the class is a safe place where everyone knows how to behave.
In this SmartCard, you will find time-honored classroom procedures. Start the year off
right. Discover quick tips for roll-taking. Manage classroom supplies like a pro.
Maintain an acceptable noise level. And keep students orderly when going places. Learn
veteran strategies to establish and maintain a smooth-running class. TCP
• $4
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 Daily Routines
Classroom Management SmartCard
Make the most of your teaching day with well-sequenced, well-established daily routines.
Predictable routines create order in the classroom. We reduce students’ anxiety
and establish a sense of security when students know the class schedule and sequence of
classroom procedures. Discover tips to create or improve your daily routines. Optimize
your learning environment by balancing routine with novelty. Set your morning routine on
autopilot. Create a brain-friendly daily sequence of instruction time, snacks, breaks,
lunch, and recess to maximize learning and minimize discipline problems.
TDR • $4
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 Cooperative Learning
Classroom Management SmartCard
Multiply
the effectiveness of cooperative learning with powerful and proven classroom management
strategies. This SmartCard gives you the tools you need to make cooperative learning run
smoothly. Get teams' attention back on you. Keep the noise level down. Arrange your room
for teamwork. Expedite collecting and distributing materials. Form solid base teams. Add
novelty with random teams. Take advantage of teammates as support. Finish team tasks at
the same time, every time, to reduce downtime and disruptions. Learn cooperative
management tips and tricks from the pros. TMC • $4
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 Classroom Signals
Classroom Management SmartCard
Signals are simple, nonverbal messages, such as hand or body gestures between the
teacher and students. Classroom signals communicate volumes without saying one word. Use
signals to manage your students. Use signals to relay instructions. Have your students
communicate with you via signals to avoid disruptions. Signals save you time and energy,
and improve the lines of communication in your classroom. This SmartCard offers dozens
of popular classroom signals, steps for establishing signals in your classroom, and
ideas for developing your own signal system. TCS • $4
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 Cooperative Roles
Classroom Management SmartCard
Make cooperative projects more fun and run more smoothly with roles. Avoid "hogs" and
"logs" during open-ended team discussions. Develop students' teamwork skills and
repertoire of social competencies. This SmartCard presents the 12 most essential
cooperative roles, and answers critical questions relating to cooperative roles: What is
a cooperative role? When do I use roles? How do I assign roles? How do students learn
their roles? Minimize management problems and maximize students' performance with
cooperative learning roles. TCR • $4
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 Student Jobs
Classroom Management SmartCard
Develop students'
responsibility and self-esteem by empowering them with important duties in the
classroom. Save time and energy by enlisting students' help to perform essential
classroom management tasks. Student jobs are terrific management tools that reduce the
teacher's workload and improve students' teamwork skills. Have each student contribute
to a smooth-running classroom, and create an "our class" community. Promote classroom
democracy and leadership with student government and student committees.
TSJ • $4
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