The Well-Managed Classroom: Promoting Student Success Through Social Skill Instruction

by Theresa Connolly, Tom Dowd

A dynamic plan to bring structure, support, and success to America's classrooms. Every teacher strives to create a classroom where students are responsible, repsect rules and stay on task. Now, in one single resource, educators are given the tools they need to create the ideal learning environment. The Well-Managed Classroom describes the powerful Boys Town Education Model techniques that have proven to increase instruction time and reduce discipline problems and office referrals. The book describes indepth how to integrate social skills instruction into the entire school day and across curriculum. Tips for managing student behavior by improving a teaching interactions are outlined as well as how to replace traditional office referral practices with more therapeutic teaching alternatives. A must-have guide, The Well-Managed Classroom is the key educators need to unlock the educational opportunities of every student.

162 pages, Paperback

First published March 1, 1995