From clean-up solutions to storage ideas to inventive cost-cutting strategies, and everything in between, this book will truly help you keep your sanity in the classroom! Use the creative suggestions to help children resolve conflicts and solve problems, to deal with interruptions in the classroom, and to utilize your small space effectively. Sanity Savers helps solve everyday problems, giving you more time to teach and enjoy the children in your...

Learn why today's best teachers are leaving-from the teachers themselves. Low pay, increased responsibilities, and high-stakes standardized testing-these are just some of the reasons why more talented teachers are leaving the profession than ever before. Drawing on in-depth interviews with teachers all over the country, Katy Farber presents an in-the-trenches view of the classroom exodus and uncovers ways that schools can turn the tide. Farber's...

This final report describes the activities and outcomes of a 3-year federally funded project that developed and evaluated interventions aimed at increasing retention of special education teachers. The interventions developed and evaluated consisted of: (1) a series of stress management workshops aimed at preventing or alleviating teacher burnout, and (2) a peer collaboration program designed to facilitate supportive collegial interactions among pairs...

"In Achieving Success in Inner-City Schools: A Guide For New and Seasoned Teachers, Dr. Christina Edwards, educator and consultant, uses a combination of her own experiences, the testimonies of educators alike, and research-based strategies to demonstrate how teachers can sharpen and maintain their passion for teaching while working in urban classrooms. This user-friendly guide offers insight to beginning teachers as they transition into their role...