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This book provides readers with the basic coping strategies of
surviving within the political arena of their schools. If educators
want to survive, they should read this book and find practical
strategies from those who have collectively worked within the
school setting for over 75 years voices of experience to share
helpful coping skills. When educators are bogged down with gossip,
ostracism, and upsetting events, they will not be able to work
effectively with their students and coworkers. These dynamics are
illustrated throughout the book through the use of fictitious
educators who portray staff dealing with situations to which
readers can relate. In each chapter, readers will find an action
plan designed to provide tools that educators should utilize in
surviving internal politics."
As the number of students with anxiety increases in schools and
classrooms, this book serves as the go-to guide for teachers and
educators who strive to provide a welcoming environment conducive
to students' learning. Working with Students Who Have Anxiety
provides an accessible understanding of anxiety in its various
forms, how anxiety impacts academic and social skills, and what
teachers can do to create a positive climate. An exciting new
resource for teachers, special educators, art specialists, and
school counselors, this book covers the causes, signs, and symptoms
of anxiety; includes academic, behavioral, and art-based
interventions; and explores ethical and legal issues relating to
students with anxiety. Filled with real-life examples, practical
teaching tips, and creative advice for building connections with
students, this book not only provides readers with the latest
information about anxiety but also focuses on strategies to give
educators the real tools they need to reduce the negative impact of
anxiety in academic settings.
Children enter the school doors today with many diverse needs:
mental health problems, ADHD, anxiety, victims of physical or
sexual abuse, homelessness, or facing some other type of trauma.
Teachers in today's classrooms are struggling to understand the
needs of their students and to provide a supportive and nurturing
environment, while maintaining structure and routine. In whatever
setting students are, teachers must understand the challenges that
students come to school facing, know how to assess the needs of the
children, build positive relationships with them, collaborate with
others, and take care of themselves. The first book in this two
book volume explored the needed components in setting the stage for
meeting the needs of the students. This second volume provides the
specific interventions that teachers will need to implement.
Included in this volume are evidence-based academic interventions
and behavioral interventions. Other chapters provide interventions
to incorporate wellness and the creative arts. Strategies to teach
social skills and to prepare students for independent living and
the world of work are also an integral part of this volume.
Children enter the school doors today with many diverse needs:
mental health problems, ADHD, anxiety, victims of physical or
sexual abuse, homelessness, or facing some other type of trauma.
Teachers in today's classrooms are struggling to understand the
needs of their students and to provide a supportive and nurturing
environment, while maintaining structure and routine. In whatever
setting students are, teachers must understand the challenges that
students come to school facing, know how to assess the needs of the
children, build positive relationships with them, collaborate with
others, and take care of themselves. This first book in a two book
volume explores the needed components in setting the stage for
meeting the needs of the students. The teachers who serve these
children need a comprehensive set of tools to meet their needs.
This volume, along with the second one that provides the specific
interventions that teachers will need to implement, is that
comprehensive resource for educators.
Children enter the school doors today with many diverse needs:
mental health problems, ADHD, anxiety, victims of physical or
sexual abuse, homelessness, or facing some other type of trauma.
Teachers in today's classrooms are struggling to understand the
needs of their students and to provide a supportive and nurturing
environment, while maintaining structure and routine. In whatever
setting students are, teachers must understand the challenges that
students come to school facing, know how to assess the needs of the
children, build positive relationships with them, collaborate with
others, and take care of themselves. This first book in a two book
volume explores the needed components in setting the stage for
meeting the needs of the students. The teachers who serve these
children need a comprehensive set of tools to meet their needs.
This volume, along with the second one that provides the specific
interventions that teachers will need to implement, is that
comprehensive resource for educators.
Those who enter the special education profession should be
recognized as positive contributors to society. This book
celebrates the many talents of special educators and how those
talents are utilized throughout all facets of life. It provides an
excellent view of the positive dispositions of special educators
and can also be utilized by employers seeking to employ special
educators who possess these dispositions. .
Currently, special educators are being asked to address varied
needs of children with disabilities placed together in cross
categorical settings. This handy guide provides educators with a
clear understanding of IDEA definitions for learning disabilities,
emotional/behavioral disorders, mental retardation, and autism.
From there, readers will learn the key strategies that work best
for each grouping of students and how to enhance the curriculum or
created lessons for cross categorical groups. This unique book
offers teachers a means to be an effective special educator across
the spectrum of their duties.
Unethical practices in education come at too great a cost when our
future generation is at stake. Educators are role models for
students in their future careers and so must believe in and use
ethical practices. In politics, in big and small business, and in
legal and medical practice the question of ethical practices
surrounds us. Have people become desensitized to ethics? Are we
condoning unethical practice? Our educational profession must stand
up for honesty and integrity. We, as educators, have the obligation
of setting the standards for ethics. Ethical Dilemmas in Education
addresses the dilemmas teachers face every day throughout all
aspects of education in a comprehensive manner. The book outlines
standards of professionalism and presents information teachers can
use for the challenges teachers face. With the policies of today's
educational system, teachers need to stand up for honesty and
integrity, providing role models for students in their future
careers. This book guides teachers towards developing ethical
habits and a professional demeanor.
More often, successful and qualified teachers choose to leave the
field for various reasons-retirement, personal matters, or burnout.
Surviving Internal Politics Within the School: Practical Strategies
for Teachers provides advice on surviving the common and
problematic situations occurring within the school system. It
offers suggestions on how to deal with issues from the
administrator's office to the teacher's lounge and from upset
parents to jealous colleagues. Based on the authors' 75 years of
combined experience, this how-to-guide should be of interest to new
and veteran teachers.
Those who enter the special education profession should be
recognized as positive contributors to society. This book
celebrates the many talents of special educators and how those
talents are utilized throughout all facets of life. It provides an
excellent view of the positive dispositions of special educators
and can also be utilized by employers seeking to employ special
educators who possess these dispositions. .
Currently, special educators are being asked to address varied
needs of children with disabilities placed together in cross
categorical settings. This handy guide provides educators with a
clear understanding of IDEA definitions for learning disabilities,
emotional/behavioral disorders, mental retardation, and autism.
From there, readers will learn the key strategies that work best
for each grouping of students and how to enhance the curriculum or
created lessons for cross categorical groups. This unique book
offers teachers a means to be an effective special educator across
the spectrum of their duties.
Unethical practices in education come at too great a cost when our
future generation is at stake. Educators are role models for
students in their future careers and so must believe in and use
ethical practices. In politics, in big and small business, and in
legal and medical practice the question of ethical practices
surrounds us. Have people become desensitized to ethics? Are we
condoning unethical practice? Our educational profession must stand
up for honesty and integrity. We, as educators, have the obligation
of setting the standards for ethics. Ethical Dilemmas in Education
addresses the dilemmas teachers face every day throughout all
aspects of education in a comprehensive manner. The book outlines
standards of professionalism and presents information teachers can
use for the challenges teachers face. With the policies of today's
educational system, teachers need to stand up for honesty and
integrity, providing role models for students in their future
careers. This book guides teachers towards developing ethical
habits and a professional demeanor.
More often, successful and qualified teachers choose to leave the
field for various reasons-retirement, personal matters, or burnout.
Surviving Internal Politics Within the School: Practical Strategies
for Teachers provides advice on surviving the common and
problematic situations occurring within the school system. It
offers suggestions on how to deal with issues from the
administrator's office to the teacher's lounge and from upset
parents to jealous colleagues. Based on the authors' 75 years of
combined experience, this how-to-guide should be of interest to new
and veteran teachers.
Children enter the school doors today with many diverse needs:
mental health problems, ADHD, anxiety, victims of physical or
sexual abuse, homelessness, or facing some other type of trauma.
Teachers in today's classrooms are struggling to understand the
needs of their students and to provide a supportive and nurturing
environment, while maintaining structure and routine. In whatever
setting students are, teachers must understand the challenges that
students come to school facing, know how to assess the needs of the
children, build positive relationships with them, collaborate with
others, and take care of themselves. The first book in this two
book volume explored the needed components in setting the stage for
meeting the needs of the students. This second volume provides the
specific interventions that teachers will need to implement.
Included in this volume are evidence-based academic interventions
and behavioral interventions. Other chapters provide interventions
to incorporate wellness and the creative arts. Strategies to teach
social skills and to prepare students for independent living and
the world of work are also an integral part of this volume.
Art for Children Experiencing Psychological Trauma aims to increase
understanding of art's potential to enhance learning for children
living in crisis. In this ground-breaking resource, the first of
its kind to focus specifically on the connection between art
education and psychological trauma in youth populations, readers
can find resources and practical strategies for both teachers and
other school-based professionals. Also included are successful
models of art education for diverse populations, with specific
attention to youth who face emotional, mental, behavioral, and
physical challenges, as well a framework for meaningful visual arts
education for at-risk/in-crisis populations.
As the number of students with anxiety increases in schools and
classrooms, this book serves as the go-to guide for teachers and
educators who strive to provide a welcoming environment conducive
to students' learning. Working with Students Who Have Anxiety
provides an accessible understanding of anxiety in its various
forms, how anxiety impacts academic and social skills, and what
teachers can do to create a positive climate. An exciting new
resource for teachers, special educators, art specialists, and
school counselors, this book covers the causes, signs, and symptoms
of anxiety; includes academic, behavioral, and art-based
interventions; and explores ethical and legal issues relating to
students with anxiety. Filled with real-life examples, practical
teaching tips, and creative advice for building connections with
students, this book not only provides readers with the latest
information about anxiety but also focuses on strategies to give
educators the real tools they need to reduce the negative impact of
anxiety in academic settings.
Art for Children Experiencing Psychological Trauma aims to increase
understanding of art's potential to enhance learning for children
living in crisis. In this ground-breaking resource, the first of
its kind to focus specifically on the connection between art
education and psychological trauma in youth populations, readers
can find resources and practical strategies for both teachers and
other school-based professionals. Also included are successful
models of art education for diverse populations, with specific
attention to youth who face emotional, mental, behavioral, and
physical challenges, as well a framework for meaningful visual arts
education for at-risk/in-crisis populations.
Award-winning educator Beverley Holden Johns offers a valuable
collection of modifications and accommodations for students with
special needs. Busy teachers can put these proven strategies to use
immediately with minimal labour and expense. The author shares her
extensive experience in inclusive settings through concise "3 x
5-card" summaries and relevant examples, in concert with: -
Hundreds of adaptations for lectures, worksheets, vocabulary
instruction, student behaviour, testing, and the classroom
environment - Practical coverage of the legal basis for
adaptations, including current updates - The role of adaptations in
Individualized Education Programs This book is invaluable for
teachers who are new to working with students with special needs.
All teachers will gain fresh ideas and discover how applying
adaptations can snowball into increased student engagement and
optimized learning.
Educators want to know what interventions really work with specific
students with challenging behaviors, and they must know how to
support good behavior rather than punish bad behavior. This book is
designed for all teachers, both general and special education, as
they strive to work effectively with this increasing number of
students. Drawing upon research and the author's many years of
experience in working with students with significant behavioral
challenges, this book focuses on fifteen behavioral interventions
that research has proven to be effective.
This user-friendly calendar and reflective journal will help
special education teachers stay the course in their chosen field,
providing both organization and affirmation along the way. Seasoned
authors Mary McGrath and Beverley Johns have chosen monthly themes
and daily tips specific to the concerns of special educators, from
how to keep up with IEP deadlines to how to become stronger student
advocates. There is ample space for users to record their own
thoughts as they plan ahead, and to reflect on events as they
unfold.Topics covered in this calendar include: * Working
effectively with parents+ Building team rapport with staff+ Writing
and applying IEPs+ Managing stress+ Maintaining your ideals and
energy
This 53-week planning calendar offers teachers the gift of
reflection every day. With daily and monthly professional tips and
year-round motivators from veteran educators Mary Z. McGrath and
Bev Johns, every teacher will find this calendar-journal an
invaluable addition to briefcase, backpack, or bookbag. With room
to record lesson planning reminders, goals, reflections, memos to
self, and others, teachers will find this calendar to be an ideal
planning tool or an ideal gift for friends, colleagues, or mentees.
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