Class Acts: Every Teacher's Guide To Activate Learning By Gary Forlini, Ellen Williams, and Annette Brinkman-Educators Book Review

 Book Summary

Told in a narrative style with supporting charts and other visual aids, this 160-page paperback outlines The Big 8 skill sets every teacher must master in order to engage students effectively in productive, focused learning. Each chapter interweaves experiences of real teachers in actual situations with concrete management skills that can be transferred directly into classroom practice.

In the book's ten chapters, readers learn how to Expect Results in Real Time, Transition Smoothly, Develop Good Habits, Manage Time, Give Positive Reminders, Focus Attention, Use Stance and Movement, Encourage Student Signals, Say It Right, and Ask and Direct.

Based on more than 100 years of collective teaching experience and 1000 s of workshops and seminars conducted for teachers and school administrators across the country, the authors deliver concrete and measurable classroom management skills along with examples, checklists, how-tos, self-tests, strategies, and other useful techniques for the first-time teacher or seasoned educator.

The skills and strategies outlined in Class Acts: Every Teacher s Guide To Activate Learning are integral parts of the authors work in training administrators. The authors' two most popular workshops are The Big 8 Student Engagement Skills for Teachers and Coaching and Consulting Struggling Teachers, which trains principals, coaches, and mentors to recognize the essential skills for activating learning and then to assist new and struggling teachers as needed. Often, the authors work on-site with administrators as they observe, consult with, and coach teachers.

Teacher evaluations frequently include proficiency in classroom management, and district evaluation systems like ObserverTab, as well as the authors AssistTab for coaches, use The Big 8 skill sets as central criteria for observation.

Book Details

   Title: Class Acts: Every Teacher's Guide To Activate Learning 

    Authors: Gary Forlini, Ellen Williams, and Annette Brinkman-

• Publisher ‏ : ‎ Lavender Hill Press; Third edition (April 18, 2016)
• Language ‏ : ‎ English
• Perfect Paperback ‏ : ‎ 176 pages
• ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0979642442
• ***I was given this book from my school to use in our PLCs (Professional Learning Communities) as the PLC 2nd Grade Leader***

My Review

This was such a great, easy-to-read book. There were many ideas that any teacher could focus on in the classroom and use immediately. Each month I chose something new to try out in my 2nd Grade classroom. Any teacher that is looking for Classroom management ideas will find many that are easy to use. Administrators will see improvements quickly in student behavior and in teachers' instructional practice. Having our whole school use these ideas made a great difference in our whole school atmosphere. 

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