Shouting Won't Grow Dendrites: 20 Techniques for Managing a Brain-Compatible Classroom

By Marcia L. Tate

Book Overview

"This is the best book I′ve read on classroom discipline. Classroom management and discipline are tough topics for teachers. Marcia Tate includes fantastic ideas in a non-threatening manner."
--Kathryn McCormick, Math Teacher
Gahanna Middle School East, OH

"Teachers of any grade level, Pre-K through adult, can benefit from this book. It is an easy read with useful ideas that are backed up by quality research. Teachers can read about a strategy very quickly, learn why it is important, discover the steps for implementation, and begin reflecting on how to apply the strategy to their own classroom."
--Denise Leonard, Beginning Teacher
Support and Assessment Staff Development Teacher
Torrance Unified School District, CA

Stop shouting and start teaching

Classroom management is the number one issue for both new teachers and experienced educators. Best-selling author Marsha L. Tate shows that with appropriate planning, a classroom manager can reduce learning problems and increase academic achievement. She demonstrates how to cultivate a physical classroom environment conducive to learning, develop a proactive classroom management plan, deliver brain-compatible lessons, and deal with chronic behavior problems.

Providing easy-to-implement strategies, this reader-friendly guide covers the use of lighting, music, humor, constructive conversations, movement, classroom rituals, and parental support to actively engage students in a positive way.

Each chapter follows a consistent structure and contains: A clear definition of the strategy The strategy′s theoretical framework Numerous sample classroom applications Reflective activities for creating your own strategies

A renowned speaker, Tate has taught over 125,000 teachers, parents, and community leaders worldwide. Designed to complement her other best-selling books, this new work is sure to be an essential resource for all teachers.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1412927803
• ISBN13: 9781412927802
• Release Date: August 2006
• Publisher: Corwin
• Length: 168 Pages
• Weight: 1.12 lbs.
• Dimensions: 10.8" x 0.5" x 8.3"

Customer Reviews

A World Class Resource for Quality Teaching!

The information in this book is so comprehensive and so powerful that, if I were still an active rather than a retired superintendent, every teacher in my district would be given a copy of the book and access to related professional development programs. Supporting implementation of the techniques at every level, k-12 through adult, would do more to increase the quality of learning and classroom environments than any of the past or current reforms and mandates pursued by state and national legislatures. This book provides the kind of practical resources that our teachers and youngsters deserve. - - Ronald Fitzgerald, D.Ed.

Shouting Don't Grow Dendrites

Dr. Marcia Tate takes the knowledge that we have in our cache of instructional strategies and organizes it into a user-friendly product. Her techniques for managing a classroom using her brain-compatible strategies makes so much sense you want to say "why didn't I think of that?". This book is a must for any new or veteran teacher.

Attention New Teachers!

Buy it. Read it. Use it. Ms. Tate shares ideas for creating a good learning environment in all classrooms. This book is simple to read and the ideas are simple to implement. I teach graduate courses for new teachers and was a classroom teacher for 30 years. I highly recommend this book.