Synopses & Reviews
How to Survive and Thrive in the First Three Weeks of School provides teachers at all levels with the knowledge, skills, and motivation to start the year off right and succeed over the long term. The book is based on the concept of 3+3=33, or routines, rubrics, and rules (the 3Rs) taught and mastered over the first three weeks of the school year, resulting in a successful remainder of the school year (33 weeks).
Teachers who consistently implement the 3+3=33 model are referred to as WITs, or with-it-teachers, who consistently manage three critical facets of classroom life: the management and organization of the classroom, the engagement of students, and the management of time. Dozens of with-it-teachers share their own personal routines, rubrics, rules, advice, reflections, wall and bulletin board set-ups, posters, checklists, tables, and other resources.
Frequently asked questions from both new teachers and veteran teachers are included along with with-it-teacher roundtable discussions and a WIT List containing over two hundred time-savers, noise-breakers, attention-getters, silent signals, and homework helpers.
Synopsis
Best-selling author Elaine McEwan demonstrates how teaching routines, rubrics, and rules during the first three weeks of school leads to higher achievement through the rest of the year