In our school
Subtitle: building community in elementary schools
By: Karen L. Casto and Jennifer R. Audley
Contributors: Audley, Jennifer R., author
Publisher: Northeast Foundation for Children, Inc.
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Turner Falls, MA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 145
ISBN-13: 9781892989253
Copyright date: 2008
Subjects: Community and school; Elementary Education; Elementary school administration; Case studies; Elementary school environment; School improvement programs; Motivation in education; Enseignement primaire; Écoles primaires; Études de cas; Administration; Milieu scolaire (Écoles primaires); Enseignement; Réforme; Motivation en éducation; Sozialerziehung; Grundschule
Description: "This easy-to-use resource for teachers and school leaders offers a wide variety of practical ideas for building a strong and caring school community. Examples from more than twenty schools-urban, rural, and suburban-show how building community leads to school enviornments that encourage children to take the risks essential to learning." (cover verso)
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Social curriculum book collections; title: Lunchtime teacher language; title: Teaching recess; title: Staff buddies for classrooms; title: Creating schoolwide rules; title: Sharing classroom rules; title: Arrival time; title: Daily message board; title: Morning announcements; title: Learning to do lunch; title: Bus communities; title: Dismissal time; title: All-school meeting; title: Grade level meetings; title: Morning moments; title: Morning circle; title: Reading buddies; title: Fall festival; title: Winter carnival; title: Park day; title: Sixth grade promotion; title: Student of the year; title: Walking Wednesdays; title: New Families Night; title: Wissahickon reads; title: Authors' Day; title: Talent Days; title: Success Night.