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The Pied Piper Effect: How Great Teachers Make Students Want to Learn "Some teachers have a magic touch. You can see it in their students’ adoring eyes. For these teachers, students will blissfully do anything they are asked. Just as all creatures found the sweet melodies of the Pied Piper irresistible, such enamored students will do anything to please these beloved teachers." |
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OCTOBER 2007 ADDITION Principle #23: Intervene With Behaviors That Carry a High Social Penalty |
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SEPTEMBER 2007 ADDITION Principle #22: Solidify Skill With Cursive Writing |
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AUGUST 2007 ADDITION Principle #19: Show Students How To Negotiate On Their Own Behalf Principle #20: Fill In Missing Skills |
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JULY 2007 ADDITION Principle #17: Help Students Improve their Grades Principle #18: Teach students to recognize and use talents |
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JUNE 2007 ADDITION Principle #16: Stop the War at Home |
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MAY 2007 ADDITION Principle #14: Teach Panic Control Tricks Principle #15: Help Students Gain Status |
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APRIL 2007 ADDITION Principle #12: Help Students Avoid Embarrassment Principle #13: Teach Students to Recognize and Deal With Stress |
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MARCH 2007 ADDITION Principle #10: Cultivate Dreams Principle #11: Connect Current Actions to Long-Term Goals |
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FEBRUARY 2007 ADDITION Principle #8: Work Toward the Student’s Goals Principle #9: Lead Students Through An Honest Appraisal of Their Strengths and Weaknesses |
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JANUARY 2007 ADDITION Principle #7: Don’t Try to Change Students |
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FALL 2007 ADDITION Principle #5: Know the Research Principle #6: Become a mentor who protects students from failure |
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DECEMBER 2006 ADDITION Principle #1: What You Give Out Is What You're Going to Get Back Principle #2: It's Up To the Adult to Take the First Step In a New Direction Principle #3: Get Beyond Standard Thinking on What's "Fair" Principle #4: Students Tend to Give Us What We Expect |
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Failing Students Hooked on Success In this clear and illuminating book, Stevens draws on her thirty-five years of experience in the classroom and adds the insights of Henry Ford, Robert Frost, Marilyn Monroe, Vergil, and her own students among others. The format of the book is itself a stunning example of the whole-brain, multi-sensory teaching techniques Stevens advocates. Must reading for all teachers, who will find Stevens' open-minded attitude and "can-do" spirit contagious. "Good material for those who like to learn from concrete examples rather than theoretical analysis" - Consortium for Whole Brain Learning "A remarkable woman, Mrs. Stevens' book is strongly recommended" - The Associated Press |
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Enabling
Disorganized Students to Succeed Lost materials, forgotten assignments, missed deadlines and a tendency to drift off into daydreams characterize many failing students. To succeed in school and in life, these students need assistance in getting organized. This booklet provides a step-by-step guide. Simple system of notebook control and work scheduling teaches students how to organize their time and materials. Proven methods save everybody time and headaches. |
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Helping the LD
Child with Homework A simple step-by-step program to reverse the pattern of chronic homework failure for any student. Guides parents to provide positive leadership as creative homework supervisors. Enables teachers to evaluate each student's homework problems, to adjust assignments to make success attainable, to decrease student's dependence on parents, to supervise use of a homework helper, and to develop a structured work routine. |