Facilitator's Guide to The Win-Win Classroom
A Fresh and Positive Look at Classroom Management
- Jane Bluestein - Instructional Support Services, Inc.
June 2008 | 88 pages | Corwin
Based onáJane Bluestein'sábook The Win-Win Classroom, this guide gives staff developers and workshop leaders the tools to facilitate book study groups, seminars, and professional development events to help educators prevent discipline problems, build student accountability, end frustrating power struggles with kids of all ages, and build a positive social culture within schools and classrooms. Trainers will be able to useáa chapter-by-chapter study guide to lead discussions about:The System, Your Students, and YouThe ChallengesRestructuring Power DynamicsEstablishing Authority in a Win-Win ClassroomSuccess OrientationIncreasing PositivityWorking the SystemAdditional resources include win-win ideas for administrators, sample workshop agendas, and a workshop evaluation form.
About the Author
Introduction
How to Use This Guide
Additional Resources for Facilitators
Chapter-by-Chapter Study Guide: The Win-Win Classroom: A Fresh and Positive Look at Classroom Management by Jane Bluestein
Introduction
Part I: The System, Your Students, and You
Chapter 1. Drawing the Line
Chapter 2. Starting Where You Are
Chapter 3. Clarifying What You Want
Part II: The Challenges
Chapter 4. Behavior and the Brain
Chapter 5. Tripping Over the System
Chapter 6. Catching Up to the Twenty-First Century
Chapter 7. Keeping the Big Picture in Mind
Part III: Restructuring Power Dynamics
Chapter 8. Connecting With Kids
Chapter 9. Who's Got the Power?
Chapter 10. Win-Win Authority Relationships
Part IV: Establishing Authority in a Win-Win Classroom
Chapter 11. Mastering Motivation
Chapter 12. The Power of Choice
Chapter 13. The Beauty of Boundaries
Chapter 14. Following Through
Chapter 15. Responding Nonreactively
Part V: Success Orientation
Chapter 16. Managing a Win-Win Classroom
Chapter 17. Planning for Success
Chapter 18. Learning Styles and Preferences
Part VI: Increasing Positivity
Chapter 19. Changing Your Focus
Chapter 20. Creating Congruence
Chapter 21. Keeping the Good Stuff Going
Chapter 22. Supporting Emotional and Social Development
Chapter 23. Building Problem-Solving Skills
Part VII: Working the System
Chapter 24. Backup and Support
Chapter 25. Secrets of Successful Self-Care
Epilogue
Resource A. Win-Win Ideas for Administrators
Resource B. Magic Sentences
Resource C. Characteristics of Healthy Relationships
Sample Workshop Agendas
Half-Day Workshop Agenda
Full-Day Workshop Agenda
Two-Day Workshop Agenda
Workshop Evaluation Form