This volume sets out to treat the whole scope - and dual roles - of a department head's job. Written by an experienced department chair, it takes a total quality management approach to running a department, covering everything from hiring, training, evaluating, and managing teachers to planning curriculum and interfacing with the community. More than 100 reproducible checklists, forms, memos, letters, flow charts and other ready-to-go material are provided.

Department Head's Survival Guide: Ready-To-Use Techniques and Materials for Effective Leadership

Education & Teaching

Koehler, Michael D.

Schools & Teaching

Center for Applied Research in

This resource gives secondary teachers and counselors 95 ready-to-use lessons with reproducible activity sheets to promote healthy character development in students. The lessons are drawn from First-Class, a successful program initiated by students and teachers at Mundelein (IL) High School and can be used as is or adapted to fit the particular needs in any junior or senior high school. Major topics covered include: 
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<li>the nature of good character</li> <li>student behavior and the related issues of motivation, communication and family involvement</li> <li>anger management, stress reduction, dealing with failure and impulse control</li> <li>social issues such as family roles, violence and the impact of TV</li> <li>prejudice, discrimination, stereotyping and sexual harassment</li> <li>self-understanding and self-acceptance</li> <li>caring about the school, using appropriate language, maintaining personal appearance, and volunteering</li> </ul>

First Class Character Education Activities Program: Ready-to-Use Lessons and Activities for Grades 7-12

Royer, Karen E.

Jossey-Bass

This resource gives secondary teachers and counselors 95 ready-to-use lessons with reproducible activity sheets to promote healthy character development in students. The lessons are drawn from First-Class, a successful program initiated by students and teachers at Mundelein (IL) High School and can be used as is or adapted to fit the particular needs in any junior or senior high school. Major topics covered include: * the nature of good character * student behavior and the related issues of motivation, communication and family involvement * anger management, stress reduction, dealing with failure and impulse control * social issues such as family roles, violence and the impact of TV * prejudice, discrimination, stereotyping and sexual harassment * self-understanding and self-acceptance * caring about the school, using appropriate language, maintaining personal appearance, and volunteering

First Class Character Education Activities Program: Ready-to-Use Lessons and Activities for Grades 7 - 12

Questions to ask during and after the college visit. Offers scores of reproducible letters, forms, and handouts. Guides readers to other sources of aid. Includes NCAA and other recruiting requirements and contact periods for both men and women.

Advising Student Athletes Through the College Recruitment Process: A Complete Guide for Counselors, Coaches and Parents

Higher & Continuing Education

Prentice Hall Direct

Organized into 16 sections focusing on these major areas: Athletics and Academics, Motivation, Team Discipline, Offensive and Defensive Football, Game Preparation, Practicing to Win, Technology, Game Day, Conditioning and Weight Training, Athletic Scholarships, Player Recruitment, Drugs, The Highly Recruited Athlete, Legal Issues, Budgeting and Fundraising, and Recordkeeping. Includes black and white illustrations, checklists, recordkeeping forms, sample letters, and more, all ready to photocopy or use 'as-is'.

Football Coach's Survival Guide: Practical Techniques adn Materials for Building an Effective Program and a Winning Team

Sports & Outdoors

Football (American)

Parker

A grandson of legendary athlete Jim Thorpe, Michael Koehler is himself a great football coach. Here Koehler shares his strategies for success with tested techniques and materials. 100 drawings.

Football Coach's Survival Guide

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