Resilient Classrooms, Second Edition: Creating Healthy Environments for Learning

✍ Scribed by Beth Doll, Katherine Brehm, Steven Zucker

• Publisher: The Guilford Press
• Year: 2014
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 194
• Series: The Guilford Practical Intervention in the Schools Series
• Edition: 2
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

This indispensable practitioner resource presents classroom-based strategies for supporting all students' success and psychological wellness in grades K-9. The authors clearly explain what makes a classroom a healthy place to learn. They describe effective procedures for recognizing when a classroom is lacking essential supports, intervening to put missing supports into place, and evaluating the effects on learning and development. Rich case studies show how the strategies have been used by actual educators. Reproducible worksheets and planning tools are included; the large-size format facilitates photocopying. Purchasers also get access to a Web page where they can download and print the reproducible materials.

New to This Edition
*Incorporates a substantial new research base.
*Expanded K-9 grade range.
*Discussions of timely topics: English language learners, cultural diversity, response to intervention, and positive behavior supports.
*Most case studies are new.
*Seven additional reproducibles (intervention strategy sheets).

This book is in The Guilford Practical Intervention in the Schools Series, edited by Sandra M. Chafouleas.

✦ Table of Contents

Cover
Half Title Page
Series Page
Title Page
Copyright Page
Dedication
About the Authors
Acknowledgments
Contents
1. Introduction to the Resilient Classroom
Why Change Classrooms Instead of Kids?
How Can Classrooms Be Changed?
How Will This Book Help?
2. What Are Resilient Classrooms?
Academic Efficacy
Behavioral Self-Control
Academic Self-Determination
Effective Teacher–Student Relationships
Effective Peer Relationships
Effective Home–School Relationships
Summary
Introduction to a Case Study of Resilient Classrooms
Case Study. A Teacher’s Journey during Recess
3. Relationship Characteristics of Resilient Classrooms
Teacher–Student Relationships
How Do Effective Teacher–Student Relationships Support Student Success?
What Are Classroom Routines and Practices That Strengthen Teacher–Student Relationships?
A Classroom Illustration
Peer Relationships
How Do Effective Peer Relationships Support Student Success?
What Are Classroom Routines and Practices That Strengthen Peer Relationships?
A Classroom Illustration
Home–School Relationships
How Do Effective Home–School Relationships Support Student Success?
What Are Classroom Routines and Practices That Strengthen Home–School Relationships?
A Classroom Illustration
Summary
Introduction to a Case Study of Classroom Relationships
Case Study. The New Art Teacher
4. Autonomy-Promoting Characteristics of Resilient Classrooms
Academic Efficacy
How Does Academic Efficacy Support Student Success?
What Are Classroom Routines and Practices That Strengthen Academic Efficacy?
A Classroom Illustration
Academic Self-Determination
How Does Academic Self-Determination Support Student Success?
What Are Classroom Routines and Practices That Strengthen Academic Self-Determination?
A Classroom Illustration
Behavioral Self-Control
How Does Effective Behavioral Self-Control Support Student Success?
What Are Classroom Routines and Practices That Strengthen Behavioral Self-Control?
A Classroom Illustration
Summary
Introduction to a Case Study of Changing Classroom Autonomy
Case Study. Back to the Basics
5. Assessing the Resilience of Classrooms
Assessment Strategies
Existing Measures of Classroom Characteristics
Classroom Climate Surveys
Sociometric Assessment
Tiered Surveys
Archival Data
The CMS: An Alternative Assessment Strategy
Technical Properties of the CMS
Summary
Introduction to a Case Study Using Classroom Assessment
Case Study. A Temporary Playground
6. Convening the Systems for Change
Step 1: Conducting a Classwide Assessment
Step 2: Making Sense of the Classroom Data
Step 3: Planning and Implementing Classroom Changes
Step 4: Evaluating and Refining the Intervention
Summary
Introduction to a Case Study of Collaborative Classroom Consultation
Case Study. A Collaborative Classroom Consultation Example
7. Including the Classroom’s Students in Planning and Decision Making
Meeting Formats in Resilient Classrooms
Presenting Classroom Data to Students
Engaging Students in Classroom Meetings
Using Student Suggestions for Change
Making Students Partners in Intervention
Summary
Introduction to a Case Study of Student Participation in Resilient Classrooms
Case Study. “Oh No, Not 8C . . . ”: A Secondary School Class Changes Its Reputation
8. Developing and Implementing Effective Strategies
Teacher–Student Relationships
Microchanges for Teacher–Student Relationships
Evidence-Based Interventions for Teacher–Student Relationships
Peer Relationships
Microchanges for Peer Relationships
Evidence-Based Interventions for Peer Relationships
Home–School Relationships
Microchanges for Home–School Relationships
Evidence-Based Interventions for Home–School Relationships
Academic Efficacy
Microchanges for Academic Efficacy
Evidence-Based Interventions for Academic Efficacy
Academic Self-Determination
Microchanges in Academic Self-Determination
Evidence-Based Interventions in Academic Self-Determination
Behavioral Self-Control
Microchanges in Behavioral Self-Control
Evidence-Based Interventions for Behavioral Self-Control
Improving the Resilient Characteristics of Classrooms: An Illustration
Summary
Introduction to a Case Study of Recess Interventions
Case Study. Recess Worries
9. Evaluating the Impact of Resilient Classrooms for External Audiences
Clarifying the Purpose
Measurement Strategies
Baseline Data
Intervention Plan
Evaluation Design
Case Studies
Withdrawal Designs
Multiple-Baseline Designs
Review and Feedback
Presentation of Evaluation Results
An Evaluation of a Classroom Intervention
Summary
10. Integrating the Resilient Classroomwith Existing School Mental Health Services
The Familiar
The Unfamiliar
Emerging Innovations
Integrating Resilient Classrooms into Schools
An Example of School Change
Summary
Appendix A. ClassMaps Survey
Appendix B. Worksheets
References
Index