Mark Roberts

The Behaviour Whisperer

100 Ways Teachers Can Communicate to Improve Their Students' Focus in the Classroom

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Produktbeschreibung

Dealing with poor behaviour is exhausting and stressful. But it doesnâ t have to be! In this exciting new book, bestselling author Mark Roberts shares the secrets of how behaviour whispering can improve 100 common classroom problems, from the student who is always late to the class that is unsettled by a wasp.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 226
• Erscheinungstermin: 4. Juli 2024
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 243mm x 170mm x 16mm
• Gewicht: 506g
• ISBN-13: 9781032577524
• ISBN-10: 1032577525
• Artikelnr.: 69792052

Autorenporträt

Mark Roberts is Director of Research at a Carrickfergus Grammar School in Northern Ireland. Previously, he has worked at schools in Devon and Manchester. Mark writes books and articles about teaching and studying English and is also a frequent contributor to TES on subjects including pedagogy, behaviour, leadership and educational research.

Inhaltsangabe

Part A: What can I say? 1. The student who keeps turning up late 2. The
student who keeps shouting out 3. The student with their head on the desk
4. The class that uses unkind "banter" 5. The student who is a persistent
pen tapper 6. The class that misbehaves for cover teachers 7. The class
that always ask to go to the toilet 8. The student who argues back 9. The
class that likes to wrestle and bump into each other 10. The class that
packs up before you're finished 11. The student who is late to ask for
homework help 12. The student who comes into class in the wrong uniform 13.
The class that ridicules other students' contributions 14. The student who
responds "don't know" to questions 15. The student who constantly fidgets
16. The class that shouts across the room to each other 17. The student who
never completes all the tasks 18. The student who swears in your class 19.
The class that mocks your mistakes 20. The student who gives in quickly
when attempting tasks 21. The class that asks if they can work off warnings
22. The class that ostracises a student 23. The student who rocks back on
their chair 24. The class that's noisy when they're meant to be quiet 25.
The class that complains about your seating plan 26. The student with poor
presentation of work 27. The class that throws things around the room 28.
The class that is reluctant to respond to feedback 29. The student who
misbehaves in your first lesson 30. The class that is unsettled by a new
student 31. The student who makes deliberately distracting noises 32. The
student who doesn't care about detentions 33. The class that claims your
sanctions are unfair 34. The class that talks over you 35. The student who
says your lessons are boring 36. The student who struggles to deal with
frustration 37. The class that is reluctant to answer questions 38. The
class that is reluctant to edit and improve work 39. The student who makes
misogynistic comments 40. The student who keeps turning around in their
chair 41. The class that is unsettled by the presence of a wasp 42. The
student who shouts at you 43. The student who mocks your attempt at humour
44. The class that encourages you to digress to avoid work 45. The class
that you really dislike teaching 46. The student who rolls their eyes at
you 47. The student who ignores your instructions 48. The class that is
unsettled by visitors to the classroom 49. The class that talks over each
other 50. The students who hate sitting next to each other 51. The student
who is a prolific doodler 52. The class that is hard work for the last
period of the day 53. The class that's unsettled while a student is
thinking 54. The class that doesn't mind negative phone calls home 55. The
student who keeps looking out of the window 56. The class that makes subtle
racist "jokes" 57. The class that ridicules students for working hard 58.
The student who only works when you're stood over them 59. The student who
falls asleep in lessons 60. The class that takes ages to find the relevant
section 61. The student who avoids challenging work 62. The student who
won't leave the room when asked 63. The class that asks for a fun
end-of-term lesson 64. The class that uses homophobic language 65. The
class that doesn't do their homework 66. The student who says the topic is
boring 67. The class that is noisy when you circulate the room 68. The
class that's deflated by poor assessment results 69. The student who breaks
wind or burps during a lesson 70. The class that asks to listen to music
while working 71. The class that passes notes around 72. The students who
are demotivated by "low ability" grouping 73. The class that makes negative
comments about colleagues 74. The student who keeps asking silly questions
75. The class that questions the point of the subject 76. The class that's
unsettled by social time issues 77. The student who says they're rubbish at
the subject 78. The student who makes a dramatic exit when asked to leave
79. The class that won't settle 80. The class that keeps using their mobile
phone in lessons Part B: You say it best when you say nothing at all 81.
Stop talking 82. Look at the board 83. Listen to me 84. Don't do what
you're about to do 85. Stop doing that now 86. Sit down 87. Settle down 88.
Well done 89. You should be reading 90. Start writing 91. I can see what
you're doing 92. Focus on your work 93. Turn around 94. Get a move on 95.
Develop your point further 96. I'm waiting for silence 97. I'd like you to
answer my question 98. I'm really quite annoyed now 99. Stop moving 100.
Come here - I want a word