Table Of ContentTeaching Outside the Box
Teaching Outside the Box
HOW TO GRAB YOUR STUDENTS
BY THEIR BRAINS
Third Edition
LouAnne Johnson
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C O N T E N T S
Acknowledgments ix
TheAuthor xi
Introduction xiii
ONE Dear Teacher: An Open Letter 1
TWO Are You Teacher Material? 5
Super,Excellent,orGood? 7
EarnSomeExtraCredit 10
ThoseWhoCan’tTeachCanStillDo 12
WhatIsTeachingAllAbout? 13
THREE Do Your Homework 17
ChooseYourPersona 18
DressthePart 20
TrainYourLittleDarlings 21
ControlYourClassroom,NotYourStudents 23
PlanforBathroomBreaks 25
YourOptionalAgenda 27
FaceYourOwnPrejudices 29
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FacingMyOwnPrejudices 31
RespectYourself 32
TheGangThang 35
Grades:Percentage?Curve?CoinToss? 37
CatchtheCheaters—OrNot? 38
CoveringCurriculumIsNotTeaching 43
SchoolIsanEmotionalExperience 45
ThereIsNoSuchThingasaCasualRemarktoaChild 46
FOUR The Big Three: Preparation, Preparation, Preparation 51
PrepareYourRoom 52
PrepareYourPaperwork 71
PrepareYourself 87
FIVE Start with a Smile 97
Don’tKeepYourDistance 99
ChooseanEngagingOpener 100
ProvideClearInstructions 102
GrabYourStudentsbyTheirBrains 102
NoMoreTeacherVersusStudent 104
TeachYourProcedureforOralResponses 109
BePreparedforTesttheTeacher 110
CreateaDailyDo-NowActivity 113
IntroduceStudentstoEachOther 116
EstablishRoutinesandRituals 118
TakeTimetoThink 123
DoSomeDiagnostics 124
WelcomeHandoutsandFolders 125
DelegateSomeAuthority 127
ReviewMaslow’sHierarchy 128
IntroduceMetacognition 130
ShowYourGratitude 133
TheHardPartIsOver—WeHope 133
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SIX Discipline Is Not a Dirty Word 135
DefineYourPhilosophy 137
PunitiveorPositive 139
CowboyPhilosophy 141
RulesVersusProcedures 143
RulesforCreatingRules 144
ElectronicIntervention 146
IDYourBulliesandOutcasts 148
CharacteristicsofSuccessfulDisciplinePolicies 149
TwelveStepstoBetterDiscipline 158
IfYouHavetoHaveDetention,MakeItWorthwhile 166
KeepRecords 167
ConsulttheExperts,TrustYourInstincts 167
EmergencyMeltdownPlan 168
SEVEN The Three Rs: Reading, Reading, Reading 177
What’stheProblem? 178
What’stheSolution? 180
OneTeacher’sExperience 194
UseMusictoIntroducePoetry 195
ShakespeareforEveryone 197
WhatAboutEagerReaders? 201
AndNowforSomethingCompletelyDifferent 202
EIGHT Light and Learning 205
LightandReadingLinked 207
BetterGrades—andFewerCavities! 207
SunnierClasses=HigherTestScores 208
ARoomwithaViewImprovesGrades 208
TheViewfromMyRoom 209
ScooponScotopicSensitivity 211
SignsofLightSensitivity 213
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FeedbackfromFutureTeachers 213
PasstheWord 215
ScientificSupport 216
NINE Motivation and Persuasion 219
Group1:ALittleBasicMoto 220
Group2:PowerfulPersuasionRequired 234
TEN Foods for Thought 261
AFewAppetizers 262
TheBig,FatProblem 264
Mother’sMilkVersusFormula 267
Doctor’sOrders 268
OtherMajorNutritionalVillains 269
WeNeedtoUseOurNoodles 273
ELEVEN Teacher Talk 275
QuestionsandAnswers 276
TWELVE Now the Good News 293
PositiveThinkingforTeachers 294
TwentyYearsfromNow 295
TheFlipSide 297
ThePosseUpdate 301
APersonalMovieReview 306
Appendix 309
Index 315
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Description:Bring a fresh perspective to your classroom Teaching Outside the Box: How to Grab Your Students by Their Brain, Third Edition integrates practical strategies and engaging advice for new and experienced teachers. Whether you are preparing for your first year of teaching or have been working in the cl
