Managing Unstoppable Learning. Tom Hierck

Teacher

      Pitner Elementary School

      Acworth, Georgia

      Sarah Starr

      Principal

      Longview School

      Germantown, Maryland

      Shannon Stone

      Goal Clarity Coach

      Johnsontown Road Elementary School

      Louisville, Kentucky

      Shondra Walker

      Grades 6–12 Principal

      Wonderful College Prep Academy

      Delano, California

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       Table of Contents

       About the Editors

       About the Author

       Foreword

       By Douglas Fisher and Nancy Frey

       Introduction

       Systems Thinking

       About This Book

       1 Improving Behavior Management Through Cultural Change

       Understanding Culture and Structure

       Making a Collective Commitment to the Cultural Change

       Assessing Your Current Reality

       Aligning the Classroom Culture

       The Takeaways

       Practices That Promote Positive Outcomes

       2 Supporting Teacher-Student Relationships

       Expectations, Not Rules

       Strategies for Improving Teacher-Student Relationships

       The Takeaways

       3 Supporting Group Interactions and Peer Relationships

       Benefits of Group Work

       Cautions About Group Work

       Behavior and Groups

       Strategies for Peer Relationship Support

       The Takeaways

       4 Supporting a Positive Learning Environment

       Positivity by Design

       Positivity Outcomes

       Research-Based Best Practice

       The Learning Pit

       Strategies and Tools for Fostering Positive Behaviors

       The Takeaways

       The ABC Direct-Observation Tool

       CICO Form

       5 Responding to Problem Behaviors

       The Why of Behavior

       Educators’ Responsibility

       Academic and Social Behavior Priority Standards

       Defiance

       Responses to Defiance

       Intervention: When and If

       The Takeaways

       Epilogue

       Appendix: A Case Study—Thomas Jefferson Junior High School

       Background

       First Year of Behavioral Management Implementation

       Second Year of Behavioral Management Implementation

       Third Year of Behavioral Management Implementation

       Fourth Year of Behavioral Management Implementation

       Sixth Year of Behavioral Management Implementation

       The Work Ahead

       The Takeaways

       References and Resources

       Index

      About the Editors

      Douglas Fisher, PhD, is a professor of educational leadership at San Diego State University and a teacher leader at Health Sciences High and Middle College. He teaches courses in instructional improvement and formative assessment. As a classroom teacher, Fisher focuses on English language arts instruction. He was director of professional development for the City Heights Educational Collaborative and also taught English at Hoover High School.

      Fisher received an International Reading Association Celebrate Literacy Award for his work on literacy leadership. For his work as codirector of the City Heights Professional Development Schools, Fisher received the Christa McAuliffe Award. He was corecipient of the Farmer Award for excellence in writing from the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) as well as the 2014 Exemplary Leader for the Conference on English Leadership, also from the NCTE.

      Fisher has written numerous articles on reading and literacy, differentiated instruction, and curriculum design. His books include Unstoppable Learning, Teaching Students to Read Like Detectives, Checking for Understanding, Better Learning Through Structured Teaching, and Rigorous Reading.

      He earned a bachelor’s degree in communication, a master’s degree in public health, an executive master’s degree in business, and a doctoral degree in multicultural education. Fisher completed postdoctoral study at the National Association of State Boards