The Win-Win Classroom

A dynamic and entertaining speaker, Jane Bluestein has worked with thousands of educators, counselors, health care professionals, parents, child care workers, and other community members worldwide. She has appeared internationally as a speaker and talk-show guest, including several appearances as a guest expert on CNN, National Public Radio, and The Oprah Winfrey Show. Bluestein specializes in programs and resources geared to provide practical and meaningful information, training, and hope in areas related to relationship building, effective instruction and guidance, and personal development. Much of her work focuses on interactions between adults and children, especially children at risk. Her down-to-earth speaking style, practicality, sense of humor, and numerous stories and examples make her ideas clear and accessible to her audiences. Bluestein is an award-winning author whose books include Creating Emotionally Safe Schools; High School's Not Forever; 21st Century Discipline; Being a Successful Teacher; Parents in a Pressure Cooker; Parents, Teens, & Boundaries; The Parent's Little Book of Lists: Do's and Don'ts of Effective Parenting; Mentors, Masters, and Mrs. McGregor: Stories of Teachers Making a Difference; and Daily Riches: A Journal of Gratitude and Awareness. Bluestein's latest book is entitled The Win-Win Classroom. Formerly a classroom teacher in inner-city Pittsburgh, PA, a crisis-intervention counselor, a teacher training program coordinator, and a volunteer with high-risk teens at a local day treatment program, Bluestein currently heads Instructional Support Services, Inc., a consulting and resource firm in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Acknowledgments About the Author Preface Introduction Part I. The System, Your Students, and You 1. Drawing the Line 2. Starting Where You Are 3. Clarifying What You Want Part II. The Challenges 4. Behavior and the Brain 5. Tripping Over the System 6. Catching Up to the Twenty-First Century 7. Keeping the Big Picture in Mind Part III. Restructuring Power Dynamics 8. Connecting With Kids 9. Who's Got the Power? 10. Win-Win Authority Relationships Part IV. Establishing Authority in a Win-Win Classroom 11. Mastering Motivation 12. The Power of Choice 13. The Beauty of Boundaries 14. Following Through 15. Responding Nonreactively Part V. Success Orientation 16. Managing a Win-Win Classroom 17. Planning for Success 18. Learning Styles and Preferences Part VI. Increasing Positivity 19. Changing Your Focus 20. Creating Congruence 21. Keeping the Good Stuff Going 22. Supporting Emotional and Social Development 23. Building Problem-Solving Skills Part VII. Working the System 24. Backup and Support 25. Secrets of Successful Self-Care Epilogue Resource A. Win-Win Ideas for Administrators Resource B. Magic Sentences Resource C. Characteristics of Healthy Relationships Recommended Reading Index

"The focus throughout this book is on effective classroom strategies for setting up a win-win environment where everyone's needs are met and there are fewer power struggles to disrupt instruction." -- Wendy Marshall, Director, Educational Technology Training Center "I have always been a 'wanna-be' win-win teacher, but did not have all the tools I needed to become one. I only knew what I did not want to be. The suggestions in this book have benefited both my students and me, and I am very grateful for that." -- Patty Johnston, Teacher "The suggestions for motivating cooperative behavior are excellent! The list of choices to offer students and guidelines for offering choices are so useful." -- Stephen Haslam, Educational Consultant "The reader comes away with strategies for implementation and the confidence to create win-win classrooms and support students in self-management." -- Jo Ann Freiberg, Educational Consultant "A clearly stated guide that teachers can use to unlock the learning process for students while maintaining their joy of teaching." -- Aili Pogust, Literacy Consultant, Coach, and Trainer "Chapters teach how to recognize and support emotional and social development in students, going beyond the usual educational primer to apply tested teaching techniques." -- California Bookwatch, April 2008