This classic text has been helping teachers better understand young children's behavior for over 6 decades. Now available in an updated seventh edition, this popular resource is designed to deepen pre- and inservice teachers' understanding of children (birth--age 8) as unique individuals within a developmental context. Observation notes recorded…

Provides information on epilepsy as well as treatment recommendations to alleviate fears of others and enable effective response when a student suffers a seizure. (LHW)

A study of three math teachers revealed some differences in classroom management skills. Students had a clear preference for an orderly, efficient classroom. Five techniques that can improve classroom management are described briefly. (MT)

Suggests that teachers need practice in differentiating their responses to student behavior in order that they may enhance the effectiveness of their responses. The author gives some alternatives to the use of praise and also examines four types of praise. (Author/HMV)

A school psychologist offers suggestions for combating the tensions of teaching, particularly the "roadrunner syndrome" - the feeling of always being in a hurry. (SJL)

This module is designed to help the learner develop a present process of delivery for a learning activity developed by the Florida Parent Education model. The module begins with a prospectus that explains the purpose of the Florida Parent Education Model and the reason for creating this module. Four enabling objectives are included, each of which…

This Instructor Guide is designed to acquaint the teacher educator with the Utah State University Protocol Project training materials. It deals with the protocol materials generally and with each module specifically, including the following: (a) an introduction to, and rationale for protocol modules; (b) ways of identifying specific kinds of…

This monograph surveys the literature and provides a broad understanding of the concept of mentoring and of the application of mentoring to teaching. A synthesis is presented of the research on mentoring, including an explication of the origin, value, and essence of the mentoring concept; the rationale for mentoring beginning teachers; and…

This inventory lists appropriate behaviors or skills for industrial arts teachers at the middle and secondary school levels in the following seven areas: (1) program and course organization, (2) teaching methodology, (3) educational technology and media use, (4) laboratory management, (5) observation, (6) student performance evaluation, and (7)…

This 64-page booklet was produced to provide preservice teachers with a realistic view of situations they may encounter in the science classroom. It is the authors' intention to provide a means for inexperienced teachers "to bridge the gap between idealized preservice preparation and professional teaching." The material is classified into chapters…

This is the fourth in a series of four reports describing a study of 1,614 junior high school mathematics and English students and 69 of their teachers that was undertaken to discover the effects of different teaching behaviors on cognitive and affective student outcomes. This booklet is the working manual used for coder training and includes…

The purpose of this document is to serve as a resource on materials used for evaluation of teacher performance. Developed by the Kalamazoo Public Schools, it is a method for examining teacher performance in the form of the Teacher Performance Profile (TPP). The two major purposes of the TPP are to serve as a comprehensive system that provides…

This book is a teacher's guide for dealing with and modifying childrens' behavior. Chapter one discusses behavior and how it is strengthened, weakened, or shaped by consequences of the behavior (rewarding, ignoring, punishing). Chapters two and three present techniques which can be used to strengthen desirable behaviors and weaken undesirable…

This report describes the observer's manual and the corresponding trainer's manual for the classroom observation instrument which was designed to code the behavior of the teacher during reading instruction. The "Reading: Teacher Observation Scale (TOS)" has been designed to be used with a corresponding observation instrument which…

This report describes the observer's manual and the corresponding trainer's manual for the classroom observation instrument which was designed to code the behavior of students during reading instruction. The "Reading: Student Observation Scale" has been designed to be used with a corresponding observation instrument which focuses on the…