Speaker Karen McNamara will be at the Meet the Author counter selling the following books:

"Time to Teach: Encouragement, Empowerment, and Excellence in Every Classroom"
Authors: Rick Dahlgren and Judy Hyatt

About the book: If a teacher were permitted to have just one manual, this is the one!  Over and over we hear teachers have experienced the frustration of losing valuable instruction time to matters of discipline.  This book describes a field tested program proven to restore that lost time to teachers and students in a way that is simple, fair and mutually respectful. Combining child management strategies, self-control, classroom arrangement, unconditional positive regard, teach-to expectations and refocus provides the foundation for students to know how to and want to pay attention and behave.  This is a powerful answer to an every day classroom challenge.
 
"Teach-To’s: 100 Behavior Lesson Plans and Essential Advice to Encourage High Expectations and Winning Classroom Behavior"
Authors: Rick Dahlgren and Melanie Lattimer

About the book:  Teaching to expectations is vital for classroom success; giving students security, reinforcement of key skills, and fair discipline.  This manual provides steps in developing Teach-To’s,  100 field tested behavioral lessons ready for use, rubric for scoring, key questions to ask, and templates for creating your own Teach-Tos.  These lessons address elementary and secondary classrooms, and cover topics ranging from how to apologize or walk in the hallway, to communicating with others, and working independently. This will instantly save your hours of preparation time while setting the stage for gaining classroom teaching time rather than focusing on discipline.