Creating a positive learning environment : the savvy teacher / Jenny Mackay.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Part A. Becoming a savvy teacher -- The First Day: Creating a positive learning environment -- 1 Being prepared: Proactive management -- 2 Developing strategies: Interactive management -- 3 Knowing what to do when things go wrong: Restorative management -- 4 Enable yourself, enable others: Supportive management -- Part B. Being a savvy teacher -- Teachers' Stories -- Term 1 -- 1. My first day and my first class-yay, I'm good to go! -- 2. How can I teach my students to behave? -- 3. How do I get my students to pay attention? -- 4. What can I do about daily misbehaviour? -- 5. How do I settle a class so we can start learning? -- 6. What can I do when my students are restless and off task? -- 7. How do I manage when younger students are emotionally upset? -- 8. How do I get respect from students? -- 9. How can I ensure the correct use of technology in class? -- Term 2 -- 10. How do I deal with low-level, irritating misbehaviours? -- 11. What can I do about a noisy class? -- 12. How do I manage unkind behaviours in younger students? -- 13. What can I do when students ignore my instructions? -- 14. How do I manage young students who don't follow my instructions? -- 15. Why do some students take so long to move between activities and lessons? -- 16. What can I do about students who repeatedly seek attention? -- 17. What can I do when students challenge me? -- 18. How do I manage when students are anxious or emotionally upset? -- 19. How can I ensure I don't neglect my 'good' students? -- Term 3 -- 20. It's a new term-why have my students forgotten to behave? -- 21. Why don't students listen and do as I ask? -- 22. How can my students learn to be better organised? -- 23. What can I do when I feel my class is getting out of control? -- 24. What do I do when students blame others? -- 25. Why can I do when students say 'No!' and won't cooperate? -- 26. What can I do when older students won't cooperate? -- 27. What works best when applying consequences? -- 28. How do I manage hurtful behaviours in older students? -- 29. How can I build a cohesive and caring class? -- 30. What can I do when students are disengaged and negative? -- 31. How can I build students' self-esteem? -- Term 4 -- 32. How can I support CRTs to manage my class? -- 33. Teaching in a multi-cultural situation-what do I need to remember? -- 34. What do I do when students are really mean and hurtful to others? -- 35. How do I manage extremely challenging behaviours? -- 36. What do I do when students say they 'don't care? -- 37. How can I best manage students with special needs in my class? -- 38. How can I build resilience in my students? -- 39. How do I know when to call on the school's behaviour management practices? -- 40. What can I do to maintain positive relationships with my colleagues? -- 41. How can I build positive relationships with parents.

"Creating a Positive Learning Environment: The Savvy Teacher is based on the school of thought that teachers need to work with two curriculas – the first being the what they are going to teach, the ‘open curriculum’, and the second being knowing who and how they are going to teach it, the ‘hidden curriculum’. It is the focus on the combination of who, how and what that will increase a teacher’s sense of confidence and well being, and ultimately lead to a positive learning environment for their students."--Publisher's website.