Keep CALM and Teach: Empowering K-12 Learners With Positive Classroom Management Routines

Students are coming to school with social, emotional, and behavioral issues that can negatively impact their learning. The CALM method is an actionable, clear, and easy-to-remember framework for redirecting student behavior. It stands for Communication, Accountability, Leadership, and Motivation and provides teachers with successful behavior strategies that create a comfortable, safe, respectful, and encouraging learning environment. This book offers strategies to inspire a CALM classroom, practical scripts to answer the question "What do I say when _______ happens?", and step-by-step guides, checklists, and templates for ensuring a productive, engaging classroom community.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 240 pages
Publication date: 06 February 2019
Publisher: SAGE Publications Inc

More than ever before, students are coming to school with social, emotional, and behavioral issues that could have a negative impact on their learning. The pressure on teachers for their students to perform well on high-stakes testing can take the focus away from addressing behavioral issues. Luckily, there is a practical solution for managing behavior in the classroom. Get to know the CALM method—an actionable, clear, and easy-to-remember framework for redirecting student behavior.

CALM stands for Communication, Accountability, Leadership, and Motivation. It is an inclusive approach to behavior focused on building relationships, community, behavior skills, and academic achievement. The CALM framework provides teachers with successful behavior strategies that will create a comfortable, safe, respectful, and encouraging learning environment for students and teachers alike. Whether you are new to teaching, working with at-risk students, or have been working in the profession for years but want a fresh approach, this book will provide you with strategies to inspire a CALM classroom.

Positive ways to redirect inappropriate behavior. Practical scripts to answer the question, "What do I say when _______ happens?" Step-by-step guides, checklists, and templates for ensuring a productive, engaging classroom community. Developing classroom management skills and techniques that work can be extremely challenging, but it doesn't have to be. Keep CALM with proactive strategies for creating a culture of respect, accountability, and a strong sense of community!

Weight: 492g
Dimension: 190 x 231 x 15 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781506397764