Happy New Year!

To help get your New Year off to a GREAT start here are two FREE ebooks that you are going to love…

Both ebooks (written by master teacher Rob Plevin) will help reduce classroom management problems, increase class participation AND improve student comprehension.

You can get both of these books for free right here: http://teaching.crowdpullersnee.click2sell.eu

The first is called Games and Activities for Language Arts Teachers, but the truth is most of these activities can be used for any subject area as most are vocabulary based.

If you’ve read any of my work then you know I am a big fan of using fun and games to teach my students and there are over 50 easy-to-use games in this one book.

The second book, Fun Starters and Fill-in Activities for the Classroom, has another 70 activities that will motivate your students to learn as well as fill in any “down” time at the end of class. If you know anything about teaching then you know how important this can be for both improving comprehension and reducing classroom management problems.

You can get both of these books for FREE right here: http://teaching.crowdpullersnee.click2sell.eu

**Important Note: On the download page there is a “crazy offer”…make sure you click on the link that says “Check Out Our Crazy Offer”

Trust me…you don’t want to miss out on this!

To a great new year!

Best Wishes,
Adam Waxler
Teaching Tips Machine. LLC

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Have you heard of the Needs-focused approach to teaching?

If you want to make your lessons more interactive, more cooperative, more engaging and more FUN then you must read this…

The principle behind the needs-focused approach to teaching is that there are three main psychological needs that are each incredible motivators. As humans we MUST have these needs satisfied in our lives.

What does this have to do with teaching?

Everything…

If teachers don’t provide an appropriate way for our students to meet these needs, they will seek alternative ways to satisfy them – often to the detriment of the lesson.

For example, one of these needs is fun. Yes, that’s right…humans need to have fun and if we don’t provide this need for our students then our students will go about finding their own fun such as talking out in class, writing notes to friends, texting, getting out of their sit, throwing things around the room etc. I’m sure you’ve seen it all before.

Therefore, you must create lessons that are truly engaging and fun for your students to prevent these types of classroom management problems from occurring.

However, that is only part of the answer.

We all know that you can spend a huge amount of time creating all sorts of fantastic lessons designed to be “fun” and still have classroom management problems or just have students that are simply not engaged.

That is because you are missing two other vital pieces of the puzzle…

As well as providing “fun” in your lessons, you must also design your lessons to meet the students’ need to:

1) Belong

2) Feel empowered

Fortunately, there are certain activities you can include in your lessons that meet all three needs…and my buddy Rob Plevin has put together a truly amazing package that will show you how to do just that…

If this “needs-focused” approach makes sense to you (and it should) then you need to check out Rob’s new program he calls Needs-Focused Lessons.

However, you need to do it now because he is currently letting people in for just $1…yes, you read that right…for only $1 you can try out Rob Plevin’s Needs-Focused Lessons at http://teaching.crowdpullersnee.click2sell.eu

I seriously wouldn’t wait on this…Rob told me himself that he is limiting this offer to only a small number of people so if you miss out you’re going to kick yourself…

If you want to start seeing an drastic improvement in classroom management AND student achievement then head over to Rob’s site right now: http://teaching.crowdpullersnee.click2sell.eu

Good Luck!
Adam Waxler
Teaching Tips Machine, LLC

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I just finished my first week back to school and this year has gotten off to a great start!

Why?

Simple…It’s all about procedures!

Procedures are the key to effective classroom management!

Do NOT underestimate the power of properly teaching your students the classroom procedures AND don’t make the mistake of thinking procedures and discipline are the same thing…they are not.

Here is an excerpt from a Harry Wong article entitled, “The Most Important Factor” (you can read the entire article here: http://teachers.net/wong/AUG05/)

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The Difference Between Discipline and Procedures

PROCEDURES: Concerns how things are DONE. A teacher who has a classroom management action plan will have an organized and structured classroom where both the teacher and students will know what to do.

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Remember, to properly teach classroom procedures you must first explain the procedure, then model the procedure, and then actually have the students practice the procedure. And, don’t be afraid to reteach the procedures whenever necessary.

Having students who follow the classroom procedures is the key to effective classroom management.

For more effective classroom management strategies make sure to sign up for my FREE Classroom Management e-Course @ www.Classroom-Management-Tips.com

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Are you ready?

Remember, the key to a successful school year is having effective classroom management skills.

Well…my friend and colleague, Rob Plevin in the UK, has an amazing resource that will give you ALL the tools and resources you could ever need for effective classroom management?

Rob has been classed as an “Outstanding Teacher” by The Office For Standards In Education (Ofsted) and has been running training courses and lectures on effective classroom management for the last 3 years.

His main philosophy is that many of the classroom management problems we encounter as teachers can be PREVENTED by adopting a specific approach he calls “needs-focused”. He has been delivering this course all over the UK and as far away as Singapore and is now making it available in a Home Study Format.

I’ve had a look at it and can only tell you that there is a STACK of material in there that will help you prevent and deal with classroom management problems and effectively support your more challenging students.

There are so many classroom management techniques in this course that I can’t get into all of them here, but some of my favorites have do with developing positive relationships with your most challenging students, how to de-escalate tough situations, and really easy ways to bring humor into your lessons…he even provides some simple scripts you can use (or edit and make your own) that will get your noisy classes to settle down a start working right away!

For more information…take a look a Rob’s site here:

Best Wishes,
Adam Waxler
Teaching Tips Machine, LLC

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Effective classroom management is difficult when you’re angry!

As we approach the end of the year it is common to see a spike in classroom management problems as many students have a tendency to think the school year is over before it actually is…

Of course, a teacher must set the tone in order to maintain effective classroom management. However, when setting the tone, it is easy to get angry at students, and unfortunately, that anger will hinder your classroom management capabilities.

It is very important that teachers do not “lose it” no matter how much a student tests you. If students see that they have angered you, they know they have beaten you at the classroom management game. The bottom line is, you must control your anger if you want to be an effective classroom management teacher.

Here are some things to think about that may help:

1. Understand what angers you. These are difficult times and many of us are experiencing economic hardships in our lives. Just remember, it is not your students’ fault that the school district cut your wage, it is not the students’ fault that the school district has cut your planning time, or added classes to your schedule, or is threatening to cut your medical benefits etc. On that note, it is also not your students’ fault that your hot water heater broke or that you got in an argument with your spouse. The fact is, when you walk into the school each day you must leave your “baggage” outside. Bringing your personal problems into school will only lead to more classroom management problems during the day and that will only add to your stress level.

2. Make sure you never get into a shouting match with your students. As I have stated often, yelling is NOT a good classroom management strategy. In fact, it will actually backfire as you will lose the respect of your students…and once the respect is gone, so is your ability to manage the class.

3. Keep reminding yourself that it is often your “toughest” students that need you the most.

4. Make sure to handle your stress/anger in positive ways. Personally, I find exercise to be best way for me to handle stress. The hour I spend at the gym or the couple of hours I spend on my bike do wonders for my stress level. Of course, everyone is different and the key is to find positive ways to handle your stress. If you’re looking for some simple stress relief techniques I encourage you to visit http://www.1-800-Stop-Stress.com

The main point here is not to let your personal problems add to your classroom management problems. The students feed off the teacher’s energy so it is important that that energy is positive.

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