Cracking the Hard Class: Strategies for Managing the Harder than Average Class - Softcover

Rogers, Bill

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0761969284 ISBN 13: 9780761969280

Publisher: Paul Chapman Educational Publishing, 2000

Synopsis

At some point in every teacher′s career they will encounter the `hard class′ and from day one the countdown to the end of the day, term and year is on in earnest. But as demanding as it may be, a difficult class does not have to dominate and permeate through all waking moments. Bill Rogers, in Cracking the Hard Class, highlights many practical strategies that can be implemented to overcome the hard class syndrome.

These include: identifying what makes a class `hard′; developing a class behaviour plan; developing colleague support; following up on disruptive students; changing patterns of bad behaviour; assisting relief teachers and the hard class.

As well as constructive ideas and strategies, Cr

About this title

About the Author

Dr. Bill Rogers taught for many years before becoming an education consultant and author; he lectures widely on behaviour management, discipline, effective teaching, stress management and teacher welfare across the UK and Europe, Australia and New Zealand. Bill also works as a mentor-teacher, team-teaching in challenging schools. He is well aware of the challenges of teacher leadership in schools today.

Bill read theology at Ridley College Melbourne University, then psychology and education also at Melbourne University. He is a Fellow of the Australian College of Education, Honorary Life Fellow of All Saints and Trinity College, Leeds University and Honorary Fellow at Melbourne University Graduate School of Education. He has written many books for SAGE Publications.

To find out more about Bill’s work, visit his website www.billrogers.com.au where you will find full details of how to book him for a workshop or training event.

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BILL ROGERS IN THE UK!

Dr Bill Rogers will be lecturing in the UK and for schools, authorities and universities this autumn 2017, mid-September to mid-December. For details of events, or to book Bill in to do training for your organization, please contact Lora Rogers at lrrogers07@gmail.com See his website for further information http://www.billrogers.com.au

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Edition details

• Publisher: Paul Chapman Educational Publishing
• Publication date: 2000
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0761969284
• ISBN 13: 9780761969280
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 176