The Cornerstone: Classroom Management That Makes Teaching More Effective, Efficient, and Enjoyable

I have used Ms. Powell's website for years, as a newer teacher, to get ideas and information for making my classroom run as smoothly as possible. The book reads much like her website: she is speaking to you as if you were sitting in the same room having a conversation about management. The tone is friendly and conducive to passing along information about managing a classroom to make the most out of every second you have with your students. The ONLY thing I don't like is that there are no "reproducibles" included in the book -you have to visit the site to get those. The upside of that, however, is that the downloads are word documents that you can customize which makes it easy to adapt the resources to your specific needs. I will definitely be recommending this book to my colleagues who are just entering the field.

This is one of the, if not the, best books I have ever read on classroom management. All of the ideas are very user friendly and easy to implement. A couple of weeks ago I went to visit a fellow teacher at her lake house for the weekend. Of course I took my book to show her. Well, about an hour after I left I realized I left it there. As soon as I got home I ordered another one because I wasn't going to be able to get my book back until after school started, and I wanted to finish reading it now. My friend was very excited to find out she has a great new book!

I have personally used many of the ideas that Angela Powell describes in her book. Last year I taught a very challenging 4th grade class. I tried everything with no success and finally came across the Token System. It was easy to use and very effective. I am planning on using it again this year when school starts, instead of waiting until problems arise later in the year. In addition, Angela has managed to cover any and all questions a new teacher might have from setting up their classroom to handling students who want to go to the water fountain all day long. But let me assure you this book is definitely not just for new teachers. There are lots of great ideas for all teachers newbies and seasoned veterans alike.

I feel very confident that you will not be disappointed if you order this book. It would be the best investment you could make in your classroom this year.

P.S. Angela also has an awesome website. Visit www.thecornerstoneforteachers.com.

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I was an avid fan of her website. For years I've used her ideas and enjoyed the fabulous pictures and easy explanations that accompany room set-up to management and organizational ideas. This book is the best resource you can have. The book is a foundation for any teacher of any subject. Powell doesn't say there is one way to do something. She'll give you some ideas she'd tried years ago, and tell you what's working for her now. We all know that often our classroom students dictate how our systems need to be set up. This book will be as valuable in 25 years as it is now. The documentation chapter is especially important in today's world. Thanks Thanks Thanks to Mrs. Powell.

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This is the most helpful and useful book I have read on classroom management. From organization to teaching routines, I have implemented so many of the ideas and strategies in my classroom. I am so organized that after the first month of school, I find that I can leave school on time. Managing my class is so much easier using the techniques in this book. It is an easy read written by a current teacher. I highly recommend it!

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On Fridays I would always feel my stress levels rising as I tried to cope with an unruly system of collecting weekly homework contracts and handing them out for the next week, particularly as we have differentiated homework elements (spelling, maths, etc). Within hours of reading this book I had created a new routine for homework which I immediately started teaching to my students. I have never felt that stress about homework again. This book is full of practical suggestions and down-to-earth, extremely helpful advice which can be immediately implemented.

A large focus of the book is on the importance of establishing and consistently using routines or procedures in all areas for the classroom. The life-changing part of the book for me was 'Part Two: Organizing the Classroom'. I used some equipment I already had on hand to set up a system for avoiding the paper trap (Chapter 4) and finding and filing instructional resources (Chapter 5). My downfall in teaching has always been organisation and this has helped me improved in this area ten-fold.

I rarely used to have students self-correct work and when I did I always made them swap. The advice in this book helped me completely rethink my position on this and I now use self-correcting in a way that benefits both the students and me and enables me to follow-up on students who require extra assistance or re-teaching. The Cornerstone is such a wonderful resource and I have not even read the entire book yet! I have found that I can just pull out relevant sections, apply them then return to the text when I am ready for more or when I have a specific query. I am looking forward to reading the ideas and advice on instructional strategies more carefully.

I think that it fits in well with the philosophy of The Daily Five, another favourite teaching resource of mine. I always recommend this book to prac students/student teachers who visit our school and to any beginning and establishing teachers that I know (I am a third year teacher). I am sure it would contain helpful suggestions for more experienced teachers as well. I will honestly say it is the best investment in a ook that I have made to date. Thank you Angela for writing this book!

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