Provides practical options for handling the teachers' many tasks: from beginning a class to maintaining engagement, from motivating slackers to managing disrupters, from building efficient routines to cushioning student anxiety, and numerous other workable strategies.

List of strategies -- A personal note on using this book -- Part I: Two keys for running an inspiring classroom -- Part II: Strategies for handling six fundamental teaching tasks -- Part III: Strategies for starting classes efficiently -- Part IV: Strategies for presenting new content -- Part V: Strategies for helping students master content -- Part VI: Strategies for ending classes efficiently -- Part VII: Strategies for further advancing teacher effectiveness -- Part VIII: Strategies for evaluating student learning -- Part IX: Strategies for maintaining discipline -- Glossary -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the authors.