When you're dealing with off-task student behaviour, you want teacher-tested strategies that work in real classrooms. You'll find a wealth of these tools in Classroom Dynamics by Glen Pearsall. Drawing from his extensive experience helping schools address challenging student behaviours, Pearsall explores how to create positive learning environments and heighten engagement.
Key Features
- Ideal for K–12 teachers seeking concrete strategies for immediate implementation in classrooms.
- Incorporates recent research on effective classroom practice.
- Offers methods to quickly address low-level off-task behaviour.
- Explains how to de-escalate potential conflicts and manage difficult behaviours.
- Includes a new chapter on demand-avoidant behaviours, providing additional tools for managing challenging situations.
Additional Information
This book also helps teachers understand the reasons behind disruptive behaviours, offering practical ways to quickly get to the heart of issues that might be affecting student learning. This insightful chapter provides additional tools for managing the most challenging behaviours.
Specifications
Author Biography: Glen Pearsall was a teacher at Eltham High School and a board member of the Victorian Curriculum Assessment Authority. Pearsall works throughout Australia as an educational consultant, specializing in feedback and assessment, workload reduction for teachers, and instructional practice. He has a particular interest in the work of graduate and preservice teachers and has worked as a research fellow and tutorial leader at the Centre for Youth Research, University of Melbourne. Pearsall is a Cambridge Education associate and a master class presenter for TTA. Alongside this, he has a long association with the Teacher Learning Network and a wide range of teacher unions. He is the best-selling author of several widely used teacher books.
