Solution Tree

You’ve accepted the challenge of becoming every teacher’s hero: a substitute teacher. Now what? This quick-read guide offers plenty of preparation and training for whatever comes your way. Gain insights from guest teachers, as well as dos and don’ts that will save you stress and boost your confidence.

As a step-by-step guide to the Pro-Solve Process of behavioral interventions, this RTI at Work™ (MTSS) video will guide teacher teams in increasing student success.

In this user-friendly guide, the authors draw from best practice and their extensive experience to identify strategies and tools that help new teachers succeed.

The joys and pains of starting a teaching career often go undiscussed. This guide explores the personal side of teaching, outlining classroom strategies and self-care practices.

Positively influence the behavior of even your most challenging students. In The Tactical Teacher, author Dale Ripley shares a plethora of tactics, ranging from persuasive dialogue to environmental details, proven to improve classroom behavior and increase student learning.

“Anyone who has ever held the noble title of teacher has had that initial moment where they ask themselves, 'What have I got myself into?'” write Tom Hierck and Alex Kajitani. This is your lifeline: a quick read and conversational resource that both new and veteran educators will find handy to have in the classroom.

Presenting information through clearly defined sections—definition, purpose, and examples—author Kjell Fenn provides new and inexperienced teachers with dynamic engagement strategies and a structured approach that builds self-confidence and allows them to work toward creating an orderly and captivating classroom.

Engage your students in monitoring, understanding, and improving their behavior using the Tools Not Rules® (TNR) approach. By limiting isolation, shame, and judgment from the choices students make, this approach allows students to honestly assess and effectively regulate their behaviors. With helpful strategies and thoughtful language, teachers using TNR can create a welcoming and encouraging environment for students to learn, improve, and excel.

K–12 teachers using this book gain research-based strategies for classroom management, student engagement, and creation of an inclusive classroom. Learn how to promote cognitive development, utilize positive reinforcement, and build strong relationships through respectful communication and empathy.

Are you burning out due to conflict with students? Do you lose sleep worrying about the students who are on a path toward dropping out? This book will help you learn how to understand, connect with, and engage students in deeper ways, changing the trajectories of their lives and yours. Discover strategies to change limiting beliefs in yourself so that you can help your students do the same.