Tools for A Successful School Year
(Starting On Day One)
Build the essential elements that characterize all successful classrooms.
“Engaging, easy-to-use tools that help you create simple routines that allow for HUGE successes.”
—Lauren Peelen
Spanish Teacher, University Prep Charter High School, Bornx NY
Tools for a Successful School Year
(Starting on Day One)
Classroom-Ready Techniques for Building the Four Cornerstones of and Effective Classroom
By Harvey F. Silver, Matthew J. Perini, Abigail L. Boutz
Make this year the year of better student behavior, stronger classroom relationships, increased student engagement, and higher levels of thinking and learning.
When it comes to student behavior and achievement, the classroom environment you establish makes all the difference. But what makes successful classrooms truly successful? What do highly effective teachers do to establish a learning environment that promotes positive behavior and supports high levels of learning all year long? All successful classrooms, regardless of content area or grade level, share four common elements:
- Organization, rules, and procedures
- Positive relationships
- Engagement and enjoyment
- A culture of thinking and learning
Tools for a Successful School Year shows you how to make these “Four Cornerstones” the guiding principles of your classroom. With more than 20 classroom-ready tools to develop these cornerstones, this book gives you the practical techniques you need to make this year your most successful yet—starting on day one.
PRODUCT CODE: TSSY01
ISBN: 978-1-58284-209-7
PRICE: $29.95
Tools In the Media
Here’s the latest about the award-winning books in the Tools for Today’s Educators series
“Tools for Conquering the Common Core” wins Teachers’ Choice Award for Professional Development!
Tools for Conquering the Common Core, from Silver Strong & Associates, wins a prestigious 2016 Learning Magazine Teachers’ Choice Award for Professional Development, earning high praise for its teacher-friendly approach to building core literacy skills—while keeping students engaged in meaningful learning…
New Book in Award-Winning Series for Teachers Provides 50+ Tools for Great Classroom Instruction and Student Learning
Tools for Classroom Instruction That Works, co-published today by McREL International and Thoughtful Education Press, contains more than 50 classroom-ready teaching tools aligned with McREL’s extensive research and analysis of the most effective K–12 instructional strategies.
“Tools for a Successful School Year” Wins 2017 Learning Magazine Teachers’ Choice Award, IPPY Silver Award
Tools for a Successful School Year (Starting on Day One), from Thoughtful Education Press, wins both a Teachers’ Choice Award from Learning® Magazine and an IPPY Silver Award in Education from the Independent Publisher Book Awards in the category of Education. These prestigious 2017 awards recognize outstanding products for today’s teachers.
“Tools for a Successful School Year” Premieres at ASCD 2016 in Atlanta
Tools for a Successful School Year met with an enthusiastic reception from conference attendees at the 2016 ASCD Annual Conference & Exhibit Show. We were so happy that its focus on the Four Cornerstones of Effective Classrooms resonated with both our old fans and those who were discovering our work for the first time.
Silver Strong & Associates’ “Tools for Thoughtful Assessment” Wins the 2015 Learning® Magazine Teachers’ Choice Award for Professional Development
Tools for Thoughtful Assessment from Thoughtful Education Press wins the prestigious 2015 Learning® Magazine Teachers’ Choice Award for Professional Development…
The Tools for Today’s Educators Series
Our award-winning line of Tools books is founded on a recognition that too often goes unstated: teaching is hard work. That’s why we’ve spent over thirty-five years working with educators to turn the best educational research into practical techniques that are easy to implement in the classroom. We call these techniques tools because they’re designed to make the hard work of teaching easier and more effective.
