This book investigates the impact of integrating culturally relevant and pedagogically dynamic classroom management strategies into the curriculum of an urban secondary education pre-service methods course. The book begins by framing the problem of integrating classroom management into the lives of those learning to teach impact. It then examines multiple case studies of students from the study's control cohort who did not have classroom management coursework in their methods course. After breaking down the challenges encountered by the control students, the book offers DCMA as a framework from which teacher educators might create an integrative methods course. The book then analyzes students from the study's experimental cohort and how they benefited from such an integrative course throughout their teacher preparation and into their first year of teaching.

Creating Positive Classroom Climate: 30 Practical Teaching Strategies for All School Contexts is designed for all K-12 educators, pre-service teachers, and teacher preparation faculty. We wrote this book to provide readers with accessible tools that can help them create and maintain an optimal classroom climate. Reading this book is like being in the room with 30 teacher mentors from different grade-levels and school settings who are sharing strategies for building and maintaining a positive classroom climate. Discover step-by-step breakdowns of how to implement each strategy as well as professional reflections from contributors representing two different grade-levels and a range of suburban and urban settings from all over the globe. Education students and novice teachers will learn from the in-depth descriptions of how to implement each strategy. Veteran teachers will be inspired by contributing teachers' professional reflection regarding why and how they utilize each strategy. Readers in ALL school contexts will benefit from narrative descriptions of each strategy in action, which bring to life the ways that the strategies have made an impact on student learning and teacher development. The adaptations modeled throughout the book, based on students' and schools' assets and needs, help readers to think about how to make each strategy a good fit for their unique classroom. If you are looking for practical ideas from the field, look no further - this is a book designed to build your teaching toolbox with classroom climate strategies that you will use for years to come.

Creating Positive Classroom Climate: 30 Practical Teaching Strategies for All School Contexts is designed for all K-12 educators, pre-service teachers, and teacher preparation faculty. We wrote this book to provide readers with accessible tools that can help them create and maintain an optimal classroom climate. Reading this book is like being in the room with 30 teacher mentors from different grade-levels and school settings who are sharing strategies for building and maintaining a positive classroom climate. Discover step-by-step breakdowns of how to implement each strategy as well as professional reflections from contributors representing two different grade-levels and a range of suburban and urban settings from all over the globe. Education students and novice teachers will learn from the in-depth descriptions of how to implement each strategy. Veteran teachers will be inspired by contributing teachers' professional reflection regarding why and how they utilize each strategy. Readers in ALL school contexts will benefit from narrative descriptions of each strategy in action, which bring to life the ways that the strategies have made an impact on student learning and teacher development. The adaptations modeled throughout the book, based on students' and schools' assets and needs, help readers to think about how to make each strategy a good fit for their unique classroom. If you are looking for practical ideas from the field, look no further - this is a book designed to build your teaching toolbox with classroom climate strategies that you will use for years to come.

This book is designed for all K-12 educators and teacher preparation faculty. Reading this book is like being in the room with 30 teacher mentors from different grade-levels and school settings who are sharing strategies for: (1) building and maintaining a positive classroom climate; (2) planning; (3) instruction; and (4) professional development. Discover step-by-step breakdowns of how to implement each strategy as well as professional reflections from contributors representing two different grade-levels and a range of suburban and urban settings from all over the globe. Education students and novice teachers will learn from the in-depth descriptions of how to implement each strategy. Veteran teachers will be inspired by contributing teachers' professional reflection regarding why and how they utilize each strategy. Readers in ALL school contexts will benefit from narrative descriptions of each strategy in action, which bring to life the ways that the strategies have made an impact on student learning and teacher development. The adaptations modeled throughout the book, based on students' and schools' assets and needs, help readers to think about how to make each strategy a good fit for their unique classroom. If you are looking for practical ideas from the field, look no further - this is a book designed to build your teaching toolbox with strategies that you will use for years to come.

This book is designed for all K-12 educators and teacher preparation faculty. Reading this book is like being in the room with 30 teacher mentors from different grade-levels and school settings who are sharing strategies for: (1) building and maintaining a positive classroom climate; (2) planning; (3) instruction; and (4) professional development. Discover step-by-step breakdowns of how to implement each strategy as well as professional reflections from contributors representing two different grade-levels and a range of suburban and urban settings from all over the globe. Education students and novice teachers will learn from the in-depth descriptions of how to implement each strategy. Veteran teachers will be inspired by contributing teachers' professional reflection regarding why and how they utilize each strategy. Readers in ALL school contexts will benefit from narrative descriptions of each strategy in action, which bring to life the ways that the strategies have made an impact on student learning and teacher development. The adaptations modeled throughout the book, based on students' and schools' assets and needs, help readers to think about how to make each strategy a good fit for their unique classroom. If you are looking for practical ideas from the field, look no further - this is a book designed to build your teaching toolbox with strategies that you will use for years to come.

Nothing is quite what it seems in Ryan Davis's heart-pounding debut, Victor Bradshaw is Dead. This high-stakes murder mystery will make readers question everything as one man's history with a serial killer catches up to him. Steven Cross is trying to put his past behind him. A lawyer at a prestigious firm, his life has taken on a quiet sort of routine that suits him just fine. But his quiet life is thrown into turmoil when he begins receiving mysterious packages containing the severed body parts of people he used to know. These are followed by phone calls from a man he thought he had killed years ago, a serial killer who goes by the name of the Serenity Slayer. Unsure what to do now that his past has turned up once again, Steven soon stumbles across a young man who appears to be the Serenity Slayer's next intended victim. While distracted by this recent development, Steven returns home one night to find that the Serenity Slayer has viciously trespassed into Steven's personal life. The police, convinced that he himself committed the crime, promptly arrest Steven. A lone detective believes in Steven's innocence and sets out to prove it. Together, Steven and his new ally join forces to bring the Serenity Slayer down. A desperate attempt by the Serenity Slayer on Steven's life leaves him injured, but the two still manage to track the killer to a local church. There, the final explosive showdown begins. A shocking tale of good versus evil, Victor Bradshaw is Dead will have readers on the edges of their seats until the very last page.

When a patch of black ice causes the death of a 49-year-old woman in Evanston, Illinois, three strangers are thrust into a journey of personal exploration as they cope with a clash between their existing personal turmoil and the trauma of fatality. Charity Jones is a high-powered attorney who must grapple with feeling like the "Token Black" lawyer in her criminal law firm. She hopes work will shield her from having to deal with her racial identity struggles. Marvin Cohen is a devout Jewish grandfather who begins to question his faith because of complicated family circumstances. He seeks to retain the status quo as it becomes threatened. Meanwhile, Chad Humes' divorcing parents force him to choose between them. He must decide whether he wants to stay in Portland, Oregon with his high school friends or move away from the place where he grew up. Sheridan Road is told by three alternating first person accounts that explore the complex dynamics of race, religion, family, and class. Each account begins before the accident and follows the characters through their journey beyond the accident.

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