Teaching and leading school systems are difficult feats, to say the least, but educators need to step up to the plate. By implementing Peters' ABCs of Survival, you can not only survive the challenges you confront on a daily basis, you can thrive. More importantly, you can help students do the same!

Module Objective: Using knowledge from the Richard R. Green High School case in conjunction with Stephen Peters' chapter eight, "Survival Tips for Today's Teachers and Leaders," and readings from the virtual library, the following module will help you succeed in the classroom and establish a tone for survival.

Case Study Log out when you are finished viewing the case to avoid conflicting browser sessions. If you have trouble viewing the case, please see the CaseNEX login instructions. Go to www.casenex.com Enter this login into the green circle: USERNAME: peters08 PASSWORD: demo To access the CaseNEX Case, scroll through the list of cases that appear once you login. To access the CaseNEX Virtual Library, click on class materials, The Virtual Library, Readings (search), and enter the title in the Search Title field. Richard R. Green High School of Teaching At Richard R. Green High School of Teaching on Manhattan's Upper East Side, Principal Isabel DiMola leads her staff and students to success through an innovative intervention program that focuses on literacy. View the full case...

Discussion: Describe some ways in which you currently "survive" the issues you face and maintain hope as a teacher or leader. How do your actions for meeting these challenges compare to the strategies you see the staff and leadership of Richard R. Green High School using? How are these coping strategies similar to and different than those mentioned in "Managing Culturally Diverse Classrooms?"

Journal: What are some of the strategies for survival that Peters lists/discusses and those from "The Really Big List of Classroom Management Strategies" that you might want to incorporate in your instruction? Describe the ways in which you will employ these, from lesson planning to classroom management and the potential perspectives your students might have when you use these strategies.

Workbook: Referring to effective teachers and leaders, Peters' states "We are the chosen few who will always give that which has been placed by us to give: guidance, encouragement, love, direction, and HOPE" (p101). How have the teachers and leaders of Richard R. Green High School provided their students with a sense of such hope? How do you and your teachers/leaders do the same? Drawing from the entirety of this course and Peters' materials, describe concrete next steps you will now take to ensure that your students feel a greater sense of hope in their educational communities. Make sure to support each of your steps by quoting or referencing Peters' work and the virtual library readings.

• Dr. Mac's Amazing Behavior Management Advice Site
• Establishing a Positive Classroom Climate: Teacher Tips for Managing Group Behaviors
• How to Create a Welcoming Classroom Environment
• Managing Culturally Diverse Classrooms
• Rapport-Building: Creating Positive Emotional Contexts for Enhancing, Teaching and Learning
• The Really Big List of Classroom Management Resources
• What is Positive Behavior Support?