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Teaching Outside the Box Teaching Outside the Box HOW TO GRAB YOUR STUDENTS BY THEIR BRAINS Third Edition LouAnne Johnson Copyright©2015byLouAnneJohnson.Allrightsreserved. Illustrationscopyright©2015byLouAnneJohnson.Allrightsreserved. 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LB1025.3.J63952015 371.102—dc23 2015026173 CoverDesign:Wiley CoverImage:©CSAImages/GettyImages PrintedintheUnitedStatesofAmerica thirdedition PBPrinting10987654321 C O N T E N T S Acknowledgments ix TheAuthor xi Introduction xiii ONE Dear Teacher: An Open Letter 1 TWO Are You Teacher Material? 5 Super,Excellent,orGood? 7 EarnSomeExtraCredit 10 ThoseWhoCan’tTeachCanStillDo 12 WhatIsTeachingAllAbout? 13 THREE Do Your Homework 17 ChooseYourPersona 18 DressthePart 20 TrainYourLittleDarlings 21 ControlYourClassroom,NotYourStudents 23 PlanforBathroomBreaks 25 YourOptionalAgenda 27 FaceYourOwnPrejudices 29 v FacingMyOwnPrejudices 31 RespectYourself 32 TheGangThang 35 Grades:Percentage?Curve?CoinToss? 37 CatchtheCheaters—OrNot? 38 CoveringCurriculumIsNotTeaching 43 SchoolIsanEmotionalExperience 45 ThereIsNoSuchThingasaCasualRemarktoaChild 46 FOUR The Big Three: Preparation, Preparation, Preparation 51 PrepareYourRoom 52 PrepareYourPaperwork 71 PrepareYourself 87 FIVE Start with a Smile 97 Don’tKeepYourDistance 99 ChooseanEngagingOpener 100 ProvideClearInstructions 102 GrabYourStudentsbyTheirBrains 102 NoMoreTeacherVersusStudent 104 TeachYourProcedureforOralResponses 109 BePreparedforTesttheTeacher 110 CreateaDailyDo-NowActivity 113 IntroduceStudentstoEachOther 116 EstablishRoutinesandRituals 118 TakeTimetoThink 123 DoSomeDiagnostics 124 WelcomeHandoutsandFolders 125 DelegateSomeAuthority 127 ReviewMaslow’sHierarchy 128 IntroduceMetacognition 130 ShowYourGratitude 133 TheHardPartIsOver—WeHope 133 vi Contents SIX Discipline Is Not a Dirty Word 135 DefineYourPhilosophy 137 PunitiveorPositive 139 CowboyPhilosophy 141 RulesVersusProcedures 143 RulesforCreatingRules 144 ElectronicIntervention 146 IDYourBulliesandOutcasts 148 CharacteristicsofSuccessfulDisciplinePolicies 149 TwelveStepstoBetterDiscipline 158 IfYouHavetoHaveDetention,MakeItWorthwhile 166 KeepRecords 167 ConsulttheExperts,TrustYourInstincts 167 EmergencyMeltdownPlan 168 SEVEN The Three Rs: Reading, Reading, Reading 177 What’stheProblem? 178 What’stheSolution? 180 OneTeacher’sExperience 194 UseMusictoIntroducePoetry 195 ShakespeareforEveryone 197 WhatAboutEagerReaders? 201 AndNowforSomethingCompletelyDifferent 202 EIGHT Light and Learning 205 LightandReadingLinked 207 BetterGrades—andFewerCavities! 207 SunnierClasses=HigherTestScores 208 ARoomwithaViewImprovesGrades 208 TheViewfromMyRoom 209 ScooponScotopicSensitivity 211 SignsofLightSensitivity 213 vii Contents FeedbackfromFutureTeachers 213 PasstheWord 215 ScientificSupport 216 NINE Motivation and Persuasion 219 Group1:ALittleBasicMoto 220 Group2:PowerfulPersuasionRequired 234 TEN Foods for Thought 261 AFewAppetizers 262 TheBig,FatProblem 264 Mother’sMilkVersusFormula 267 Doctor’sOrders 268 OtherMajorNutritionalVillains 269 WeNeedtoUseOurNoodles 273 ELEVEN Teacher Talk 275 QuestionsandAnswers 276 TWELVE Now the Good News 293 PositiveThinkingforTeachers 294 TwentyYearsfromNow 295 TheFlipSide 297 ThePosseUpdate 301 APersonalMovieReview 306 Appendix 309 Index 315 viii Contents

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Bring a fresh perspective to your classroom Teaching Outside the Box: How to Grab Your Students by Their Brain, Third Edition integrates practical strategies and engaging advice for new and experienced teachers. Whether you are preparing for your first year of teaching or have been working in the cl