Unlocking the Secrets of Great Teaching
by Rick Smith
Hundred of thousands of new and veteran teachers each year look to improve their classroom management. But when they attend trainings or observe another teacher to look for effective strategies, they either can’t see the strategies, or if they do see them, they can’t replicate them. This is in part because classroom management is not just what we do. It’s also how and when we do it, and who we are.
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“Conscious Classroom Management” makes visible the invisible elements of effective classroom and management and provides teachers, regardless of grade, experience, or student population, with effective tools to start improving tomorrow.
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“Rick Smith peeks behind the invisible veil of good teaching to discover numerous enlightening classical concepts and techniques that all teachers can use to become better at their craft. Especially helpful for new teachers, useful to all, this book is a gold mine of suggestions on managing classrooms effectively.” Rick Curwin Ed.D, Author of Discipline with Dignity
YES… You can have an extraordinary experience in your first year teaching!
YES… You can have a precise and comprehensive road map for successfully training teachers!
YES… You can improve how you teach no matter how many years of experience you have!
Make your job easier! Use this book to help you:
Eliminate power struggles with your most challenging kids
Discover how “holding your ground” can actually help kids cooperate
Uncover your “teacher presence” while reducing stress
Create lessons that help kids learn and stay focused
Appreciate your craft at a deeper level
Thoroughly prepare to teach, either before school starts or “on the fly”
Energize and invigorate how your train teachers
Praise for how Conscious Classroom Management helps both new and veteran teachers:
“Wow! This is the book that I’ve been waiting for! It will make a huge positive impact on my beginning teachers and their students. So many great practical ideas – all framed with a powerful, illuminating, and compassionate lens. As practical as Harry Wong, as thought provoking as William Glasser, this book not only provides usable strategies for teachers, it also serves as a perfect catalyst for powerful collegial conversations, allowing teachers a deep and rich reflection on their practice. It’s a great resource for the “tool boxes” of educators everywhere!”
Cindy Douglas, Staff Development Director
Grossmont Union High School District, CA
“…I think this is the best book on classroom management I could imagine. It links one’s own personal growth with influencing students, and the world, for the better, spelling out the exact details. It works for elementary and secondary teaching, pre-service and in-service support.”
Cynthia Brown Ph.D., Professor Emerita
Dominican University, CA
“Conscious Classroom Management details the thought processes that are critical to effective teaching. It clearly spells out the how and why with specific strategies for success. A great book that should be a must-read for all teachers.”
Rick Morris, Education Consultant
Creator of New Management, CA
“Conscious Classroom Management is destined to make Rick as much of a “household name” in classroom management as Harry Wong, Alfie Kohn, Lee Canter and William Glasser.”
Tom Gannon, Associate Professor of Education
Mount Union College, OH
“Rick Smith has the power to engage any learner. His deep understanding of how we learn, his highly-nuanced, empathetic humor and his genuine regard for fellow learners of any age combine to provide the reader with “aha after aha”…”
Bea Warner, Staff Development Director (retired)
Escondido union High School District, CA