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Thinking Outside the Prize Box: Navigating Challenging Behaviors in Today's Classroom

AUTHOR Holland, Adam
PUBLISHER Gryphon House (09/01/2025)
PRODUCT TYPE Paperback (Paperback)

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Break Free from the Behavior Battles
Tired of keeping up with behavior charts and doling out rewards and punishments that never seem to work? Ready to ditch the "good job" stickers and the dreaded time out spot? Thinking Outside the Prize Box offers a fresh, research-based approach to supporting children and fostering positive classroom behavior.

What You'll Learn:

  • Why traditional challenging-behavior management doesn't result in long-term change
  • How relatedness, autonomy, and competence are keys in addressing challenging behavior
  • Ways to build a classroom community in which children are excited to explore and learn
  • Strategies to understand and address challenging behaviors without resorting to intimidation
Discover how to transform your classroom into a place where children thrive and where you can teach with joy and confidence. With Adam Holland's trademark humor, hilarious real-world examples, and actionable advice, Thinking Outside the Prize Box will have you chuckling as you learn effective ways to create the classroom community you've always hoped for.
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ISBN-13: 9781636501628
ISBN-10: 1636501621
Binding: Paperback or Softback (Trade Paperback (Us))
Content Language: English
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Page Count: 176
Carton Quantity: 0
Product Dimensions: 7.07 x 0.45 x 9.85 inches
Weight: 0.82 pound(s)
Feature Codes: Price on Product
Country of Origin: US
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BISAC Categories
Education | Schools - Levels - Early Childhood (Incl. Preschool & Kinder
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Break Free from the Behavior Battles
Tired of keeping up with behavior charts and doling out rewards and punishments that never seem to work? Ready to ditch the "good job" stickers and the dreaded time out spot? Thinking Outside the Prize Box offers a fresh, research-based approach to supporting children and fostering positive classroom behavior.

What You'll Learn:

  • Why traditional challenging-behavior management doesn't result in long-term change
  • How relatedness, autonomy, and competence are keys in addressing challenging behavior
  • Ways to build a classroom community in which children are excited to explore and learn
  • Strategies to understand and address challenging behaviors without resorting to intimidation
Discover how to transform your classroom into a place where children thrive and where you can teach with joy and confidence. With Adam Holland's trademark humor, hilarious real-world examples, and actionable advice, Thinking Outside the Prize Box will have you chuckling as you learn effective ways to create the classroom community you've always hoped for.

About the Author
Adam Holland, PhD, is a former elementary teacher and current technical assistance specialist at the Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute (FPG) at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Dr. Holland is an educational consultant, an adjunct faculty member at UNC-Chapel Hill's School of Education, and research director at the Abecedarian Education Foundation.??

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Break Free from the Behavior Battles
Tired of keeping up with behavior charts and doling out rewards and punishments that never seem to work? Ready to ditch the "good job" stickers and the dreaded time out spot? Thinking Outside the Prize Box offers a fresh, research-based approach to supporting children and fostering positive classroom behavior.

What You'll Learn:

  • Why traditional challenging-behavior management doesn't result in long-term change
  • How relatedness, autonomy, and competence are keys in addressing challenging behavior
  • Ways to build a classroom community in which children are excited to explore and learn
  • Strategies to understand and address challenging behaviors without resorting to intimidation
Discover how to transform your classroom into a place where children thrive and where you can teach with joy and confidence. With Adam Holland's trademark humor, hilarious real-world examples, and actionable advice, Thinking Outside the Prize Box will have you chuckling as you learn effective ways to create the classroom community you've always hoped for.
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