A Handbook for Classroom Management That Works

✍ Scribed by Barbara B. Gaddy, Maria C. Foseid, Mark P. Foseid, Jana S. Marzano

• Publisher: Association for Supervision & Curriculum Development
• Year: 2005
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 189
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

What strategies are most effective in creating a well-managed classroom that supports the best possible teaching and learning? What rules and procedures should you establish, and what kinds of consequences are appropriate for students who break the rules? How can you foster positive relationships with even the most challenging students? This companion volume to Classroom Management That Works helps teachers at all grade levels master the array of skills needed for a productive learning environment. Through worksheets, case studies, and other materials, readers learn how to use the seven essentials of effective classroom management that Robert J. Marzano identified by analyzing more than 100 research studies. Discussion questions and self-assessments allow readers to examine their own individual practices and understanding, while also providing a ready-made forum for study teams working together to develop their skills. Teachers are the most important factor in student learning; their ability to manage their classrooms strongly influences the quality of their teaching—and thus the success of their students. A Handbook for Classroom Management That Works provides sound advice and real-world solutions to help teachers establish a classroom where learning and teaching can thrive.

✦ Table of Contents

Front cover
......Page 1
Title page
......Page 2
Copyright
......Page 3
Contents
......Page 4
Introduction......Page 6
Section 1: Rules and Procedures......Page 10
General Classroom Behavior......Page 14
Beginning and Ending the Period or the Day......Page 20
Transitions and Interruptions......Page 23
Use of Materials and Equipment......Page 26
Group Work......Page 29
Seat Work and Teacher-Led Activities......Page 36
Section 2: Discipline and Consequences......Page 42
Teacher Reaction......Page 45
Tangible Rewards......Page 48
Direct Cost......Page 50
Group Contingency......Page 52
Home Contingency......Page 55
Section 3: Teacher-Student Relationships......Page 61
Demonstrating Personal Interest in Students......Page 64
Behaving Equitably and Responding Affirmatively to Questions......Page 68
Exhibiting an Assertive Connection......Page 72
Being Aware of the Needs of Different Types of Students......Page 76
Section 4: Mental Set......Page 86
Exhibiting "Withitness"......Page 89
Exhibiting Emotional Objectivity......Page 92
Section 5: Student Responsibility......Page 106
The Nature of Responsibility......Page 109
Strategies for Personal Development......Page 118
Strategies for Conflict Prevention and Resolution......Page 128
Section 6: Getting Off to a Good Start......Page 137
Before School Begins......Page 140
The First Day of School......Page 146
The First Two Weeks of School......Page 150
Section 7: Management at the School Level......Page 157
Establishing and Enforcing Schoolwide Rules, Procedures, and Consequences......Page 160
Establishing Norms of Conduct for Faculty and Staff......Page 171
References......Page 179
Index......Page 181
About the Authors......Page 184
Back cover
......Page 189