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One of the hardest things for teachers to do is to inspire their students. In this groundbreaking book, authors Andi Stix and Frank Hrbek show teachers how to do just that by adapting proven coaching strategies in class.Students in extracurricular activities often have coaches, yet it is students in the classroom who are most in need of the motivation and support that coaches provide. In Teachers as Classroom Coaches: How to Motivate Students Across the Content Areas, you’ll learn how to apply the same methods that professional coaches use to help students achieve more in all subjects and at all grade levels. These strategies, which have been used successfully in some of the most diverse classrooms in the country, can help to* Ensure harmonious group work,* Improve organizational and note-taking skills,* Overcome emotional and environmental roadblocks,* Resolve conflicts among students, and* Empower students by allowing them ownership of their work.In addition to the coaching strategies, the book provides sample assessment forms, student-teacher dialogues, real-life examples of coaching in action, and a wealth of cross-curricular project ideas. Whether you teach elementary, middle, or high school, and no matter the content area, this book has everything you need to fire up students’ imaginations and get them engaged, inspired, and motivated to succeed.
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Education Andi Stix & Frank Hrbek have taken coaching to a new level for staff developers to help teachers and for teachers to help themselves. I certainly will be encouraging my colleagues to use their book. Andi has always had a gift for not only making theory real, but providing highly specific tasks, lessons, and strategies for carrying out best practice. --Heidi Hayes Jacobs O ne of the hardest things for teachers to do is to inspire their students. In this groundbreaking book, authors Andi Stix and Frank Hrbek show teachers how to do just that by adapting proven coaching strategies in class. Students in extracurricular activities often have coaches, yet it is students in the classroom who are most in need of the motivation and support that coaches provide. In Teachers as Classroom Coaches I am so impressed by the detail of Teachers as Classroom Coaches. Andi Stix and Frank Hrbek Teachers as Classroom Coaches: How to Motivate Students Across the Content Areas, achieve more in all subjects. These strategies, which have been used successfully in some of the most diverse classrooms in the United States, can help to • Improve organizational and note-taking skills, • Overcome emotional and environmental roadblocks, • Resolve conflicts among students, and • Empower students by allowing them ownership of their work. In addition to the coaching strategies, the book provides sample assessment forms, student-teacher dialogues, real-life examples of coaching in action, and a wealth of cross-curricular project ideas. Whether you teach elementary, middle, or high school, and no matter the content area, this book has everything you need to fire up students’ imaginations and get them engaged, inspired, and motivated to succeed. Andi Stix & Frank Hrbek • Ensure harmonious group work, Classroom Coaches How to Motivate Students Across the Content Areas you’ll learn how to apply the same methods that professional coaches use to help students Teachers as $25.95 U.S. Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development Alexandria, Virginia USA Browse Excerpts from ASCD Books: http://www.ascd.org/books classcoaches.indd 1 10/4/06 10:45:09 AM 3796-01_FM.qxd 10/4/06 11:20 AM P