Motivated to Learn: Decreasing Challenging Student Behaviors and Increasing Academic Engagement (Your guide to evidence-based practices for effective classroom management)

Imagine a day in the classroom where you can devote all your energy to student learning instead of battling challenging behavior. In Motivated to Learn, you will gain evidence-based approaches for engaging students and equipping them to better focus in the classroom. With this book’s straightforward strategies, you can learn to motivate all your students to actively participate in learning.PreK–12 educators will:Discover the root causes of challenging behaviorLearn how to implement student choices in the classroomExplore self-monitoring as a way to improve social behavior and academic successExamine precorrection as a way to be proactive in the classroom when it comes to challenging behaviorsContents:IntroductionChapter 1: Challenging Behaviors—Why Students Exhibit Them and How These Behaviors Impact Academic EngagementChapter 2: I’d Like a Choice—A Guide to Implementing ChoiceChapter 3: It’s All About the Reward—A Guide to Token EconomiesChapter 4: Set Them Up for Success—A Guide to High-Probability Sequencing Chapter 5: Teamwork Makes the Dream Work—A Guide to Classwide Peer TutoringChapter 6: Put the Students in Charge—A Guide to Self-MonitoringChapter 7: Call on Me—A Guide to Opportunities to RespondChapter 8: Remember What We Talked About—A Guide to PrecorrectionEpilogueAppendix: Resources for TeachersReferences and ResourcesIndex Read more