In this dynamic book, today's educational leaders offer their best ideas for building school communities that are safe, smart, caring, successful, and emotionally intelligent.

Help difficult students change negative behaviors with these strategies for teaching conflict resolution and anger management, handling power struggles successfully, helping students prevent bullying, and more.

Teaching in an urban environment is different, and what teachers need is a broader range of strategies for increasing student involvement and stopping all the interferences and distractions. Richard L. Curwin delivers that in spades with this book for every urban educator.

This publication offers clear and positive strategies that empower teachers and administrators to develop effective rules and consequences. Richard Curwin's approach emphasizes student and parent engagement; schoolwide collaboration; and developing student responsibility. Curwin shows how educators and administrators at all levels can Ensure that classroom and schoolwide rules are meaningful and significant. Involve students to develop effective rules and appropriate consequences. Collaborate with parents and colleagues to foster a sense of community. Treat students fairly by enforcing...