Education Topics: Classroom Management

Practical Classroom Management presents hands-on methods for creating a positive learning environment, working with behavioral problems, and dealing with a range of challenges in the K-12 classroom. This text uses real-life examples to help both pre- and in-service teachers understand and apply the principles of classroom management in their own classroom situations. The text uses case studies, examples, and descriptions of specific strategies based on current research and classroom experience. Practical Classroom Management features classrooms ranging from kindergarten through the twelfth grade. It focuses on creating positive learning environments for students, and provides extensive, practical materials on both problem solving and building individual behavior change plans for students with behavioral problems.

Mindful of current legislation, this teacher-friendly, standards-driven edition of Elementary Classroom Management examines issues and models of management concerns in 21st century elementary classrooms. Well-conceived classroom management helps establish positive environments and programs where communication, cooperation, and dedication to learning prevail. This text is designed to assist teachers, both novice and experienced, in developing and refining management skills that lead to learning and enjoyment in the classroom. While based upon proven research methods, the aim of the text is to provide clear, practical advice.

Tileston guides teachers through the root causes of discipline problems and presents seven effective tools to prevent or minimize problem behaviors.

"As times and students change, teachers are finding that the old methods of anger and intimidation are no longer working for classroom management. Discipline without Anger shows teachers how to successfully manage student misbehavior so that they can be free to teach at their full potential. Without a change, our schools and students will continue to suffer the consequences"--

More than 70,000 copies sold in The Organized Teacher series of books Get straight-forward, no-nonsense advice covering everything from attendance to discipline to motivation and more! Classroom management is possibly the most difficult aspect of the job of teaching. Written by a college professor specializing in classroom management and a classroom teacher with 20-plus years of experience, The Organized Teacher’s Guide to Classroom Management will help you with tips and protocols to assure that a day runs as planned. It examines the leading theories by experts in the educational community and offers concrete suggestions for finding the best theory for your teaching style. Sidebars will include forms, charts, rewards certificates, child-teacher or parent-teacher contracts for homework, attendance or discipline, and other useful documents. All forms will be included as PDFs on a CD-ROM, so you can easily pop them in your computer and send to the printer instead of fumbling with the copy machine. Features: An all-in-one resource and checklist for teachers of grades K-6, any subject Reproducible pages (also contained on a CD-ROM) ready to use Topics include: Theorists;Organizing Your Classroom and Supplies;Establishing Rules and Consequences;Managing Behavior;Getting off to a Good Start;Knowing Your Support Team; Planning, Instruction and Assessment;Managing Active Learning;Different Instructional Challenges;Curriculum Overview

Disruptive behavior, power struggles, lack of motivation, attention deficit disorder--at times the list of obstacles to teaching seems endless. That's why thousands of teachers and child-care providers have turned to the solutions in Setting Limits in the Classroom. This fully updated and expanded third edition offers the most up-to-date alternatives to punishment and permissiveness--moving beyond traditional methods that wear you down and get you nowhere. Topics include: * Eliminating power struggles and handling disruptions quickly * Establishing an effective environment for learning * Using natural and logical consequences to support your rules * Conducting proactive, focused parent conferences * New research and techniques for supporting special-needs children With its new focus on younger students and special tools for handling "strong-willed" children, this edition offers schoolteachers the tools they need to gain control of their classrooms--respectfully and effectively.