Playing Well With Others

By Dr. Jane BluesteinJune 14, 2014May 2, 2022 Creativity and independence, Feedback and encouragement, Feedback and encouragement, Learning styles, Mentorship, Non-traditional learners creativity, friendship skills, independence, learning preferences, learning styles, non-traditional learners, play well with others, SEL, social and emotional learning, social skills, student social skills, working alone Leave a comment

Not all it’s cracked up to be When I was in second grade, I got a minus next to “plays well with others.” In my family, this was a terrible thing, worse even than getting a bad grade in the content areas. (This also wasn’t allowed, but somehow getting a “B”—the equivalent of failure in…

Book: The Win-Win Classroom

By Dr. Jane BluesteinJuly 30, 2012June 1, 2022 Avoiding burnout, Avoiding power struggles, Beginning Teachers, Behavior Management, Behavior Management, Body and Brain, Books, bookstore, Bookstore, Building responsibility, Classroom management, Creating community, Cultural Changes, Culture and Community, Differentiating Instruction, Discipline, Educators, Emotionally safe schools, Increasing Positivity, Intervening negative behavior, Learning, Learning styles, Motivating cooperation, Non-traditional learners, Parent-Teacher relationships, Recognition and reinforcement, Rules and Boundaries, School climate, Schools in Society, Self-care and Inspiration, Social and Emotional Growth, Teaching, Teaching, Win-win authority achievement, authority relationships, behavior management, brain-friendly classroom, bullying, classroom management, defeated students, defiance, defusing conflict, emotionally safe classroom, home-school relationships, instruction, motivating students, non-traditional learners, positive consequences, power struggles, practical strategies, resistant learners, rules and punishments, school climate, school culture, school discipline, school success, social conflict, student accountability, student engagement, student responsibility, student self-management, win-win discipline, working with staff 7 Comments

A Fresh and Positive Look at Classroom Management by Dr. Jane Bluestein Hundreds of practical ideas for success in any classroom or school. Great gift for a beginning teacher, or anyone wanting to up their game and grow their career. When it comes to behavior challenges in the classroom, conventional practices and punitive discipline codes…