Marcia L. Tate, EdD, is the former executive director of professional development for the DeKalb County School System in Decatur, Georgia. During her thirty-year career with the district, she has been a classroom teacher, reading specialist, language arts coordinator, and staff development executive director. Marcia is currently an educational consultant and has taught over 500,000 administrators, teachers, parents, and business and community leaders throughout the world. She is the author of the eight books in the best-selling Worksheets Don’t Grow Dendrites series and four additional books: Formative Assessment in a Brain-Compatible Classroom: How Do We Really Know They’re Learning?, 100 Brain-Friendly Lessons for Unforgettable Teaching and Learning K–8, and 100 Brain-Friendly Lessons for Unforgettable Teaching and Learning 9–12, and her latest book, Healthy Teachers, Happy Classrooms that is designed to address both the personal and professional lives of all educators. Participants in her workshops refer to them as some of the best ones they have ever experienced since Marcia uses the twenty strategies outlined in her books to actively engage her audiences. Marcia received her bachelor’s degree in psychology and elementary education from Spelman College in Atlanta, Georgia. She earned her master’s degree in remedial reading from the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, her specialist degree in educational leadership from Georgia State University, and her doctorate in educational leadership from Clark Atlanta University.  Marcia is married to Tyrone Tate and is the proud mother of three children: Jennifer, Jessica, and Christopher, and nine grandchildren: Christian, Aidan, Maxwell, Aaron, Roman, Shiloh, Aya, Noah, and Alyssa. Marcia and her husband own the company Developing Minds, Inc. and can be contacted by calling the company at (770) 918-5039, emailing her at marciata@ bellsouth.net, or by visiting her website at www.developingmindsinc.com. You can also follow her on Twitter and Instagram at @DrMarciaTate.

• AcknowledgmentsAbout the AuthorIntroductionDetour: Get to Know Each Student1. Develop a Relationship With Each StudentWhat: Creating a Caring CultureWhy: Theoretical FrameworkHow: Classroom ApplicationReflection2. Expect the Best!What: You Get What You ExpectWhy: Theoretical FrameworkHow: Classroom ApplicationReflection3. Understand the SymptomsWhat: Causes of MisbehaviorWhy: Theoretical FrameworkHow: Classroom ApplicationReflectionDetour: Create a Physical Environment Conducive to Learning4. Light Up Their WorldWhat: Lighting and the BrainWhy: Theoretical FrameworkHow: Classroom ApplicationReflection5. Let the Music PlayWhat: Music and the BrainWhy: Theoretical FrameworkHow: Classroom ApplicationReflection6. Color Their WorldWhat: Color and the BrainWhy: Theoretical FrameworkHow: Classroom ApplicationReflection7. Stop and Smell the RosesWhat: Aromas and the BrainWhy: Theoretical FrameworkHow: Classroom ApplicationReflection8. Create a Natural EnvironmentWhat: Room Arrangement and the BrainWhy: Theoretical FrameworkHow: Classroom ApplicationReflectionDetour: Engage the Brains of Your Students9. Use Brain-Compatible StrategiesWhat: Engaging the BrainWhy: Theoretical FrameworkHow: Classroom ApplicationReflection10. Hook Them Into Relevant LessonsWhat: Attention and the BainWhy: Theoretical FrameworkHow: Classroom ApplicationReflection11. Let Them Talk!What: Conversation and the BrainWhy: Theoretical FrameworkHow: Classroom ApplicationReflection12. Let Them Move!What: Movement and the BrainWhy: Theoretical FrameworkHow: Classroom ApplicationReflection13. Keep Them LaughingWhat: Humor and the BrainWhy: Theoretical FrameworkHow: Classroom ApplicationReflectionDetour: Develop a Proactive Management Plan14. Teach Your RitualsWhat: Establishing Your ProceduresWhy: Theoretical FrameworkHow: Classroom ApplicationReflection15. Accentuate the PositiveWhat: Creating an Affirming Classroom EnvironmentWhy: Theoretical FrameworkHow: Classroom ApplicationReflection16. Celebrate Good Times, Come On!What: Celebrations and the BrainWhy: Theoretical FrameworkHow: Classroom ApplicationReflection17. Use Low-Profile InterventionsWhat: Intervening AppropriatelyWhy: Theoretical FrameworkHow: Classroom ApplicationReflection18. De-emphasize the NegativeWhat: Consequences For MisbehaviorWhy: Theoretical FrameworkHow: Classroom ApplicationReflection19. Get Help With Chronic Behavior ChallengesWhat: Managing the Difficult to ManageWhy: Theoretical FrameworkHow: Classroom ApplicationReflection20. Solicit Parental SupportWhat: Parents on Your SideWhy: Theoretical FrameworkHow: Classroom ApplicationReflectionBibliographyIndex

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Marcia L. Tate, EdD, is the former executive director of professional development for the DeKalb County School System in Decatur, Georgia. During her thirty-year career with the district, she has been a classroom teacher, reading specialist, language arts coordinator, and staff development executive director. Marcia is currently an educational consultant and has taught over 500,000 administrators, teachers, parents, and business and community leaders throughout the world. She is the author of the eight books in the best-selling Worksheets Don’t Grow Dendrites series and four additional books: Formative Assessment in a Brain-Compatible Classroom: How Do We Really Know They’re Learning?, 100 Brain-Friendly Lessons for Unforgettable Teaching and Learning K–8, and 100 Brain-Friendly Lessons for Unforgettable Teaching and Learning 9–12, and her latest book, Healthy Teachers, Happy Classrooms that is designed to address both the personal and professional lives of all educators. Participants in her workshops refer to them as some of the best ones they have ever experienced since Marcia uses the twenty strategies outlined in her books to actively engage her audiences. Marcia received her bachelor’s degree in psychology and elementary education from Spelman College in Atlanta, Georgia. She earned her master’s degree in remedial reading from the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, her specialist degree in educational leadership from Georgia State University, and her doctorate in educational leadership from Clark Atlanta University.  Marcia is married to Tyrone Tate and is the proud mother of three children: Jennifer, Jessica, and Christopher, and nine grandchildren: Christian, Aidan, Maxwell, Aaron, Roman, Shiloh, Aya, Noah, and Alyssa. Marcia and her husband own the company Developing Minds, Inc. and can be contacted by calling the company at (770) 918-5039, emailing her at marciata@ bellsouth.net, or by visiting her website at www.developingmindsinc.com. You can also follow her on Twitter and Instagram at @DrMarciaTate.

• AcknowledgmentsAbout the AuthorIntroductionDetour: Get to Know Each Student1. Develop a Relationship With Each StudentWhat: Creating a Caring CultureWhy: Theoretical FrameworkHow: Classroom ApplicationReflection2. Expect the Best!What: You Get What You ExpectWhy: Theoretical FrameworkHow: Classroom ApplicationReflection3. Understand the SymptomsWhat: Causes of MisbehaviorWhy: Theoretical FrameworkHow: Classroom ApplicationReflectionDetour: Create a Physical Environment Conducive to Learning4. Light Up Their WorldWhat: Lighting and the BrainWhy: Theoretical FrameworkHow: Classroom ApplicationReflection5. Let the Music PlayWhat: Music and the BrainWhy: Theoretical FrameworkHow: Classroom ApplicationReflection6. Color Their WorldWhat: Color and the BrainWhy: Theoretical FrameworkHow: Classroom ApplicationReflection7. Stop and Smell the RosesWhat: Aromas and the BrainWhy: Theoretical FrameworkHow: Classroom ApplicationReflection8. Create a Natural EnvironmentWhat: Room Arrangement and the BrainWhy: Theoretical FrameworkHow: Classroom ApplicationReflectionDetour: Engage the Brains of Your Students9. Use Brain-Compatible StrategiesWhat: Engaging the BrainWhy: Theoretical FrameworkHow: Classroom ApplicationReflection10. Hook Them Into Relevant LessonsWhat: Attention and the BainWhy: Theoretical FrameworkHow: Classroom ApplicationReflection11. Let Them Talk!What: Conversation and the BrainWhy: Theoretical FrameworkHow: Classroom ApplicationReflection12. Let Them Move!What: Movement and the BrainWhy: Theoretical FrameworkHow: Classroom ApplicationReflection13. Keep Them LaughingWhat: Humor and the BrainWhy: Theoretical FrameworkHow: Classroom ApplicationReflectionDetour: Develop a Proactive Management Plan14. Teach Your RitualsWhat: Establishing Your ProceduresWhy: Theoretical FrameworkHow: Classroom ApplicationReflection15. Accentuate the PositiveWhat: Creating an Affirming Classroom EnvironmentWhy: Theoretical FrameworkHow: Classroom ApplicationReflection16. Celebrate Good Times, Come On!What: Celebrations and the BrainWhy: Theoretical FrameworkHow: Classroom ApplicationReflection17. Use Low-Profile InterventionsWhat: Intervening AppropriatelyWhy: Theoretical FrameworkHow: Classroom ApplicationReflection18. De-emphasize the NegativeWhat: Consequences For MisbehaviorWhy: Theoretical FrameworkHow: Classroom ApplicationReflection19. Get Help With Chronic Behavior ChallengesWhat: Managing the Difficult to ManageWhy: Theoretical FrameworkHow: Classroom ApplicationReflection20. Solicit Parental SupportWhat: Parents on Your SideWhy: Theoretical FrameworkHow: Classroom ApplicationReflectionBibliographyIndex

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Marcia L. Tate, EdD, is the former executive director of professional development for the DeKalb County School System in Decatur, Georgia. During her thirty-year career with the district, she has been a classroom teacher, reading specialist, language arts coordinator, and staff development executive director. Marcia is currently an educational consultant and has taught over 500,000 administrators, teachers, parents, and business and community leaders throughout the world. She is the author of the eight books in the best-selling Worksheets Don’t Grow Dendrites series and four additional books: Formative Assessment in a Brain-Compatible Classroom: How Do We Really Know They’re Learning?, 100 Brain-Friendly Lessons for Unforgettable Teaching and Learning K–8, and 100 Brain-Friendly Lessons for Unforgettable Teaching and Learning 9–12, and her latest book, Healthy Teachers, Happy Classrooms that is designed to address both the personal and professional lives of all educators. Participants in her workshops refer to them as some of the best ones they have ever experienced since Marcia uses the twenty strategies outlined in her books to actively engage her audiences. Marcia received her bachelor’s degree in psychology and elementary education from Spelman College in Atlanta, Georgia. She earned her master’s degree in remedial reading from the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, her specialist degree in educational leadership from Georgia State University, and her doctorate in educational leadership from Clark Atlanta University.  Marcia is married to Tyrone Tate and is the proud mother of three children: Jennifer, Jessica, and Christopher, and nine grandchildren: Christian, Aidan, Maxwell, Aaron, Roman, Shiloh, Aya, Noah, and Alyssa. Marcia and her husband own the company Developing Minds, Inc. and can be contacted by calling the company at (770) 918-5039, emailing her at marciata@ bellsouth.net, or by visiting her website at www.developingmindsinc.com. You can also follow her on Twitter and Instagram at @DrMarciaTate.

• AcknowledgmentsAbout the AuthorIntroductionDetour: Get to Know Each Student1. Develop a Relationship With Each StudentWhat: Creating a Caring CultureWhy: Theoretical FrameworkHow: Classroom ApplicationReflection2. Expect the Best!What: You Get What You ExpectWhy: Theoretical FrameworkHow: Classroom ApplicationReflection3. Understand the SymptomsWhat: Causes of MisbehaviorWhy: Theoretical FrameworkHow: Classroom ApplicationReflectionDetour: Create a Physical Environment Conducive to Learning4. Light Up Their WorldWhat: Lighting and the BrainWhy: Theoretical FrameworkHow: Classroom ApplicationReflection5. Let the Music PlayWhat: Music and the BrainWhy: Theoretical FrameworkHow: Classroom ApplicationReflection6. Color Their WorldWhat: Color and the BrainWhy: Theoretical FrameworkHow: Classroom ApplicationReflection7. Stop and Smell the RosesWhat: Aromas and the BrainWhy: Theoretical FrameworkHow: Classroom ApplicationReflection8. Create a Natural EnvironmentWhat: Room Arrangement and the BrainWhy: Theoretical FrameworkHow: Classroom ApplicationReflectionDetour: Engage the Brains of Your Students9. Use Brain-Compatible StrategiesWhat: Engaging the BrainWhy: Theoretical FrameworkHow: Classroom ApplicationReflection10. Hook Them Into Relevant LessonsWhat: Attention and the BainWhy: Theoretical FrameworkHow: Classroom ApplicationReflection11. Let Them Talk!What: Conversation and the BrainWhy: Theoretical FrameworkHow: Classroom ApplicationReflection12. Let Them Move!What: Movement and the BrainWhy: Theoretical FrameworkHow: Classroom ApplicationReflection13. Keep Them LaughingWhat: Humor and the BrainWhy: Theoretical FrameworkHow: Classroom ApplicationReflectionDetour: Develop a Proactive Management Plan14. Teach Your RitualsWhat: Establishing Your ProceduresWhy: Theoretical FrameworkHow: Classroom ApplicationReflection15. Accentuate the PositiveWhat: Creating an Affirming Classroom EnvironmentWhy: Theoretical FrameworkHow: Classroom ApplicationReflection16. Celebrate Good Times, Come On!What: Celebrations and the BrainWhy: Theoretical FrameworkHow: Classroom ApplicationReflection17. Use Low-Profile InterventionsWhat: Intervening AppropriatelyWhy: Theoretical FrameworkHow: Classroom ApplicationReflection18. De-emphasize the NegativeWhat: Consequences For MisbehaviorWhy: Theoretical FrameworkHow: Classroom ApplicationReflection19. Get Help With Chronic Behavior ChallengesWhat: Managing the Difficult to ManageWhy: Theoretical FrameworkHow: Classroom ApplicationReflection20. Solicit Parental SupportWhat: Parents on Your SideWhy: Theoretical FrameworkHow: Classroom ApplicationReflectionBibliographyIndex

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