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Eric's story

The book that explains everything else on this site.

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Eric's flagship

Mission Critical

by Eric Combs

The award-winning memoir of a career military officer who retires into public education and finds a system barely held together by the people inside it. Riveting, funny, and honest, it is the story behind everything Eric teaches.

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School safety and security

Common sense protection for real schools, not fortresses.

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By Eric Combs

Safety and Security Habits for Educators

by Eric Combs

Common sense personal protection for every staff member. Part one builds safe habits in everyday life. Part two carries them into the classroom and the hallway. Practical and calm, built for real schools rather than fortresses.

$25
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Student engagement and motivation

Reach the students who are present but checked out.

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With training

Student Engagement and Motivation

by Eric Combs

The Time to Teach program for reaching students who have checked out. Storytelling, connection, and motivation strategies that capture attention and pull students back into the learning.

Given to training participants, not sold separately
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Engagement and motivation

Differentiated Instruction

by Eric Combs and Aaron Dahlgren

Engagement and motivation in every classroom, with storytelling. Practical ways to differentiate so more students take part and more of the learning sticks. If a teacher could keep just one manual on differentiation, this is it.

$25.95
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Classroom management

Reclaim time, cut referrals, and keep good teachers.

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The core manual

Time to Teach Classroom Management

by Aaron Dahlgren, Rick Dahlgren, Randy Boardman, and Rosa Dingle

The complete Time to Teach classroom management manual. Research based and field tested strategies that improve behavior, lift achievement, and reduce stress in the classroom and the office. Teaching tomorrow, today.

Given to training participants, not sold separately
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With Refocus

Encouragement, Empowerment, and Excellence in Every Classroom

by A Time to Teach program

If a teacher were permitted to have just one manual, this is the one. The Time to Teach approach to encouragement, empowerment, and excellence, built around the Refocus method that helps students learn to manage their own behavior.

$25.95
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100 lesson plans

Teach-To's: 100 Behavior Lesson Plans

by Rick Dahlgren with Melissa Leithner

One hundred ready to use behavior lesson plans, plus the essential advice behind them, to teach high expectations and winning classroom behavior. Open it and teach the behavior you want to see.

$49.95
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The science behind it

Unconditional Positive Regard

by Julia Candace Corliss, with Aaron Dahlgren

The science, psychology, and strategies behind high performing classrooms. Why unconditional positive regard changes how students behave and learn, and how to put it to work in your room.

$69.95
Resources

Classroom resources

Project and performance assessments, plus classroom tools.

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Resource · Volume 1

Products, Projects and Performances for English

by A Center for Teacher Effectiveness program

Real alternatives to the standard test for the English classroom. Project and performance assessments that get students writing, speaking, and thinking well beyond the worksheet.

$32
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Resource · Volume 2

Products, Projects and Performances for Math

by A Center for Teacher Effectiveness program

Ways for students to prove they understand the math, not just fill in an answer, with projects that connect to the real world.

$32
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Resource · Volume 3

Products, Projects and Performances for Science

by A Center for Teacher Effectiveness program

Hands on ways to assess understanding in science, from investigations to models to student led demonstrations.

$32
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Resource · Volume 4

Products, Projects and Performances for Social Studies

by A Center for Teacher Effectiveness program

Alternatives to the standard test for social studies, from primary sources to simulations, that let students show what they truly understand.

$32
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Resource · Grades 3-5

Products, Projects and Performances for Elementary

by P. Dianne Hampton

Differentiated learning for all in the elementary classroom. Age appropriate projects and performances across English, math, science, and social studies that make assessment feel like learning.

$32
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Classroom tool

Classroom Dice Set

A set of polyhedral classroom dice for games, grouping, and quick engagement. A simple, hands on way to add movement and a little chance to any lesson.

$25.95
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