Comprehensive classroom management : creating communities of support and solving problems
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Comprehensive classroom management : creating communities of support and solving problems
Pearson/Allyn and Bacon, c2004
7th ed
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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Description
Comprehensive Classroom Management presents practical 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. Through numerous case studies, examples, and descriptions of specific strategies based on solid research and classroom experience, Comprehensive Classroom Management features classrooms ranging from kindergarten through twelfth grade. The book 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.
Table of Contents
All chapters conclude with "Summary" and "Recommended Reading."
Preface.
I. Foundations of Comprehensive Classroom Management.
1. Classroom Management in Perspective.
Extent of the Problem.
Social Factors Influencing Students' Behavior.
School Factors Significantly Influence Students' Learning and Behavior.
Classroom Management: A Changing Perspective.
Comprehensive Classroom Management.
Factors Influencing How Teachers Manage Their Classrooms.
Teacher Training in Classroom Management.
2. Understanding Students' Basic Psychological Needs.
Theoretical Perspectives.
Students at Risk for School Failure.
The Issues of Power, Order, and Caring.
Methods for Discovering Students' Personal Needs.
Activities for Examining Students' Personal Needs.
II. Creating Positive Interpersonal Relationships in the Classroom.
3. Establishing Positive Teacher-Student Relationships.
The Teacher as a Model.
Establishing Effective Relationships with Students.
Methods for Communicating Caring and Support.
Evaluating the Quality of Teacher-Student Relationships.
4. Creating Positive Peer Relationships.
Understanding the Classroom Group.
Acquaintance Activities.
Activities for Establishing a Cohesive, Supportive Group.
Activities for Enhancing Diverse Liking Patterns.
School Climate.
Activities for Examining Peer Relationships in the Classroom.
5. Working with Parents.
Keeping Parents Informed.
Parent Conferences.
Methods for Secondary Teachers.
Dealing Effectively with Parents' Criticism and Confrontation.
Placing School-Home Interaction in Perspective.
Additional Methods for Positively Engaging Parents of ESL Students.
Assessing Parent Contacts.
Implementing and Assessing New Methods.
III. Increasing Student Motivation and Learning by Implementing Instructional Methods That Meet Students' Academic Needs.
6. Enhancing Students' Motivation to Learn.
Key Issues in Student Motivation to Learn.
Students' Academic Needs.
Other Instructional Methods That Enhance Student Motivation and Learning.
Implementation Activities.
IV. Minimizing Disruptive Behavior and Increasing Learning by Effective Classroom Organization and Management.
7. Developing Standards for Classroom Behavior.
Developing General Behavior Standards or Rules.
Classroom Procedures.
Creative Examples of Teaching Rules and Procedures.
An Outline for Beginning the School Year.
Classroom Management Skills That Help Maximize On-Task Behavior.
Activities for Implementing and Assessing New Methods.
V. When Prevention is Not Enough: Methods For Altering Unproductive Student Behavior.
8. Responding to Violations of Rules and Procedures.
Appropriate and Effective Responses to Irresponsible Student Behavior: Logical, Instructional Consequences or Punishment?
A Classroom Procedure for Responding to Disruptive Behavior.
Tips for Responding to Minor Disruptions.
Responding to Defiant Behavior.
Methods for Solving Major and Continuing Student Behavior Problems.
Activity for Assessing Your Skills in Responding to Escalating Student Behavior.
9. Using Problem Solving to Resolve Behavior Problems.
Placing Problem Solving in Context.
A Model for Solving Problems with Individual Students.
Incorporating Problem Solving Into a Schoolwide Student Management Plan.
Methods for Solving Problems Between Students.
Methods for Group Problem Solving.
Implementation Activities.
10. Developing Individual Behavior Change Plans.
Behavior Management in Perspective.
Conducting an Environmental Analysis/Functional Assessment.
Strategies for Helping Students Develop New Behavioral Skills.
Conducting an Environmental Assessment/Functional Analysis.
Self-Management.
Social Skills Training.
Developing Contracts.
A Team Approach to Developing a Positive Behavior Change Plan.
Implementation Activities.
Appendix A: Possible Procedures for Common Areas in an Elementary School.
Bibliography.
Name Index.
Subject Index.
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