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Managing Unmanageable Students: Practical Solutions for Administrators
Contributor(s): McEwan-Adkins, Elaine K. (Author), Damer, Mary K. (Author)

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ISBN: 0803967861     ISBN-13: 9780803967861
Publisher: Corwin Publishers
OUR PRICE: $67.40  

Binding Type: Hardcover
Published: December 1999
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"Thank goodness for McEwan and Damer! They have provided a nontechnical and readable approach to behavior management that is based on knowledge and experience." "Jane S. Rice, Director of Special Services Spotsylvania County Schools, VA "

""Managing Unmanageable Students" is a powerful resource for today??'s principals . . .The research, the tools, and the well-conceived plan are all invaluable to school leaders seeking practical solutions that will result in both positive behaviors and academic success for all students." "Dr. Vincent L. Ferrandino, Executive Director NAESP "

Improve challenging student behaviors in your school! "

This is a practical, easy-to-read resource to help general and special education administrators gain the tools they need to make their schools safe and humane learning environments for all" "students. Readers will develop their own behavior management skills as well as guide school teams in a proven problem-solving process.

Some special features of the book include: Top 10 student behavior problems and how to respond 50 things you can do tomorrow to improve student behavior Easy-to-use functional behavior assessment plans that work Ready-to-use forms to observe and document student behavior A library of valuable resources for principals, teachers, and parents Proven sample behavior plans

McEwan and Damer provide vignettes to help the administrator understand the relationship between effective instruction and student behavior. Workable interventions are explored along with effective use of rewards and punishments.

Results-oriented principals, assistant principals, and special education personnel who want their students and teachers to achievein a safe school environment will find this a valuable resource.

Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Education | Administration - General
- Education | Leadership
- Education | Behavioral Management
Dewey: 371.58
LCCN: 99050495
Physical Information: 0.7" H x 11.7" W x 8.24" L (1.90 lbs) 192 pages
Features: Bibliography, Illustrated
 
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"Thank goodness for McEwan and Damer They have provided a nontechnical and readable approach to behavior management that is based on knowledge and experience." "Jane S. Rice, Director of Special Services Spotsylvania County Schools, VA "

""Managing Unmanageable Students" is a powerful resource for today??'s principals . . .The research, the tools, and the well-conceived plan are all invaluable to school leaders seeking practical solutions that will result in both positive behaviors and academic success for all students." "Dr. Vincent L. Ferrandino, Executive Director NAESP "

Improve challenging student behaviors in your school "

This is a practical, easy-to-read resource to help general and special education administrators gain the tools they need to make their schools safe and humane learning environments for all" "students. Readers will develop their own behavior management skills as well as guide school teams in a proven problem-solving process.

Some special features of the book include: Top 10 student behavior problems and how to respond 50 things you can do tomorrow to improve student behavior Easy-to-use functional behavior assessment plans that work Ready-to-use forms to observe and document student behavior A library of valuable resources for principals, teachers, and parents Proven sample behavior plans

McEwan and Damer provide vignettes to help the administrator understand the relationship between effective instruction and student behavior. Workable interventions are explored along with effective use of rewards and punishments.

Results-oriented principals, assistant principals, and special education personnel who want their students and teachers to achievein a safe school environment will find this a valuable resource.


Contributor Bio(s): McEwan-Adkins, Elaine K.: - Elaine K. McEwan is an educational consultant with The McEwan-Adkins Group, offering professional development for educators to assist them in meeting the challenges of literacy learning in Grades Pre K-6. A former teacher, librarian, principal, and assistant superintendent for instruction in several suburban Chicago school districts, Elaine is the award-winning and best-selling author of more than three dozen books for educators. Her Corwin Press titles include Raising Reading Achievement in Middle and High Schools: Five Simple-to-Follow Strategies for Principals, Second Edition (2006), Seven Strategies of Highly Effective Readers: Using Cognitive Research to Boost K-8 Achievement (2004), Ten Traits of Highly Effective Principals: From Good to Great Performance (2003), Making Sense of Research: What's Good, What's Not, and How to Tell the Difference (2003), Seven Steps to Effective Instructional Leadership, Second Edition (2003), Teach Them ALL to Read: Catching the Kids Who Fall through the Cracks (2002), and Ten Traits of Highly Effective Teachers: How to Hire, Mentor, and Coach Successful Teachers (2001).

McEwan was honored by the Illinois Principals Association as an outstanding instructional leader, by the Illinois State Board of Education with an Award of Excellence in the Those Who Excel Program, and by the National Association of Elementary School Principals as the National Distinguished Principal from Illinois for 1991. She received her undergraduate degree in education from Wheaton College and advanced degrees in library science (MA) and educational administration (EdD) from Northern Illinois University.

 
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