Actions for Totally Positive Teaching [electronic resource]: A Five-Stage Approach to Energizing Students and Teachers

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Totally Positive Teaching [electronic resource]: A Five-Stage Approach to Energizing Students and Teachers

Author
Ciaccio, Joseph 1941-
Published
Alexandria : Association for Supervision & Curriculum Development March 2004
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185 p. ill 09.000 x 06.000 in.
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Annotation Do you remember that one great teacher who sparked a love of learning in you? It was fun to be in that class, and you could tell the teacher enjoyed being there, too. But how do these energized educators stay motivated day in and day out?In Totally Positive Teaching, Joseph Ciaccio shares an approach that transformed him from a burned-out veteran teacher struggling joylessly through each day to a professional who has fun with his students, guiding them to success while enjoying the teaching process.The conviction that people can adopt a new attitude is at the heart of Ciaccio?s Totally Positive Approach. When teachers enter the classroom with an upbeat attitude supported by constructive teaching techniques, they can build trusting partnerships with students. Ciaccio describes five techniques for creating a daily positive learning experience that nurtures student achievement:? Devising activities to meet the mutual needs of student and teacher? Changing personal counterproductive feelings? Responding to student behavior problems? Helping underachievers become self-motivated? Developing instructional strategies to keep students engagedCiaccio provides plenty of examples to illustrate how these techniques actually work in the classroom. He also includes dozens of strategies and tips for introducing the Totally Positive Approach and making it take hold in your own work.When teachers use the Totally Positive Approach, students gain confidence, take control of their lives, and feel that they belong. Just as important, teachers enjoy enormous professional and personal growth, seeing with new clarity how their own attitudes and actions help shape the next generation. Totally Positive Teaching is an inspirational guide to approaching each school day with new energy, insight, and satisfaction.
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9780871208804
0871208806 (Trade Paper)
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Scholarly & Professional Association for Supervision & Curriculum Development
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