School Discipline, Classroom Management, and Student Self-Management

School Discipline, Classroom Management, and Student Self-Management
Author: Howard M. Knoff
Publisher: Corwin Press
Total Pages: 321
Release: 2012-06-12
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1412993962

An integrated, comprehensive approach to positive behavioral supports and interventions How do you help students who "act out" or "shut down" due to academic frustration or whose social and emotional issues keep them from achieving success in school? Based on Project ACHIEVE, a nationally recognized model of school effectiveness and continuous improvement program, this book shows you how. Educators will find a pragmatic, easy-to-follow blueprint for Positive Behavior Support Systems (PBSS) implementation that integrates academics, instruction, and achievement with discipline, behavior management, and student self-management. Award-winning author Howard M. Knoff provides guidance on: Implementing a schoolwide discipline and safe schools program Teaching students interpersonal, social problem solving, conflict prevention and resolution, and emotional coping skills Guiding professional development, staff and student buy-in, and evaluation Strengthening parent and community outreach and involvement Included are classroom charts and posters, implementation steps and worksheets, and action plans and checklists. Case studies from more than 20 years of research and practice demonstrate how the book′s strategies create positive climates, pro-social interactions, and effective management approaches from classroom to common school areas. The results? The students involved are more cooperative and academically engaged; have fewer disciplinary problems; are more socially successful; and earn higher grades and test scores.

Successful Classroom Management and Discipline

Successful Classroom Management and Discipline
Author: Tom V. Savage
Publisher: SAGE
Total Pages: 313
Release: 2009-01-13
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1412966787

Focusing on how educators can facilitate the development of self-control and responsibility in students, Successful Classroom Management and Discipline offers comprehensive yet concise coverage of the preventative aspects of classroom management, as well as a wide range of effective intervention strategies. In this Third Edition, authors Tom Savage and Martha K. Savage offer new and updated coverage of teacher stress, legal dimensions of management and discipline, teacher/family collaboration, and bullying. Key Features Features a two-part structure to pinpoint the key dimensions of classroom management: how to prevent classroom issues and how to respond to problems that arise Identifies a measurable goal for K–12 teachers: helping students to develop self-control and responsibility Addresses "teacher burnout" through practical application of stress management Describes bullying behaviors and teacher response, including a section on working with parents, a vital skill for avoiding and resolving serious problems Presents realistic case studies and "What Would You Do?" scenarios to demonstrate chapter concepts

School Discipline, Classroom Management, and Student Self-management

School Discipline, Classroom Management, and Student Self-management
Author: Howard M. Knoff
Publisher:
Total Pages: 300
Release: 2012
Genre: Classroom management
ISBN: 9781483387512

Based on Project ACHIEVE, a national model of school effectiveness and continuous improvement program, this book shows how to help students who act out or shut down due to academic frustration or whose social and emotional issues keep them from achieving success in school. It provides a blueprint for Positive Behavior Support Systems (PBSS) implementation that integrates academics, instruction, and achievement with discipline, behavior management, and student self-management.

School Discipline and Self-Discipline

School Discipline and Self-Discipline
Author: George G. Bear
Publisher: Guilford Press
Total Pages: 273
Release: 2010-06-03
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 1606236849

How can schools create safe, well-supervised classroom environments while also teaching students skills for managing their behavior on their own? This invaluable guide presents a framework for achieving both of these crucial goals. It shows how to balance external reinforcements such as positive behavior supports with social-emotional learning interventions. Evidence-based techniques are provided for targeting the cognitive and emotional processes that underlie self-discipline, both in classroom instruction and when correcting problem behavior. Describing how to weave the techniques together into a comprehensive schoolwide disciplinary approach, the book includes over a dozen reproducible forms, checklists, and assessment tools. The large-size format facilitates photocopying. This book is in The Guilford Practical Intervention in the Schools Series, edited by Sandra M. Chafouleas.

Assertive Discipline

Assertive Discipline
Author: Lee Canter
Publisher: Solution Tree Press
Total Pages: 189
Release: 2010-03-25
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1936765209

This book contains the best concepts and teacher-tested strategies by the author plus new content. A special emphasis on the needs of new and struggling teachers includes practical actions for earning student respect and teaching them behavior management skills. The author also introduces a real-time coaching model and explains how to establish a schoolwide Assertive Discipline® program.

Discipline in the Secondary Classroom

Discipline in the Secondary Classroom
Author: Randall S. Sprick
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 306
Release: 2013-03-05
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1118662164

A teacher's success throughout the school year is largely determined by the events of the first few weeks of school. In his highly successful book Discipline in the Secondary Classroom (more than 100,000 copies sold), classroom management guru Randall Sprick offers practical strategies for beginning the school year, organizing the classroom for success, and establishing rules and behavior expectations for students. He also provides scores of helpful tips gathered from successful classroom teachers or gleaned from the latest educational research. Discipline in the Secondary Classroom is a treasure-trove of practical advice, tips, checklists, reproducibles, posters, and ready-to-use activities that will save teachers time and help them become more effective educators. Both new and seasoned teachers will find this book invaluable for designing a management plan that prevents problems, motivates students, and teaches them to behave responsibly. Discipline in the Secondary Classroom includes nine chapters that cover everything from creating a vision for classroom behavior to modifying a student behavior plan as the school year progresses. Also included is a DVD featuring Dr. Sprick teaching two core topics from within the book: How to finalize your classroom management plan and communicate it to students How to reinforce positive behavior in students rather than react to negative behavior

Getting Classroom Management Right

Getting Classroom Management Right
Author: Carol Miller Lieber
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2009
Genre: Classroom management
ISBN: 9780615281230

etting Classroom Management Right provides resources specifically designed for teachers who work with adolescents and want to create learning environments that foster fairness, mutual respect, student accountability, and self-discipline. It offers research-based tools, skills, and guiding principles that enable secondary teachers to organize and manage their classrooms for optimal learning; prevent most disruptive behaviors; diagnose and respond to problematic behaviors efficiently; and provide the right kinds of accountable consequences and supportive interventions that will help reluctant and resistant students to turn around their behavior.ESR's five step approach to classroom management, "Guided Discipline and Personalized Support," presents case studies and sample responses to six familiar problem types; teacher qualities and skill sets associated with effective classroom management; routines, procedures, and group learning protocols that build a high functioning classroom community; essential practices, strategies, and scripts that invite student engagement, cooperation, and self-correction; individual and group strategies for supporting positive behavior; and specific intervention protocols for chronic unwanted behaviors.

What Every Teacher Should Know About Classroom Management and Discipline

What Every Teacher Should Know About Classroom Management and Discipline
Author: Donna Walker Tileston
Publisher: Corwin Press
Total Pages: 116
Release: 2004
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9780761931225

This is a guide for teachers who confront discipline problems in their classrooms, covering the root causes of most dicipline problems. It outlines seven effective tools to prevent and/or minimise those problems, encouraging behaviour modification.

STUDENT DISCIPLINE AND CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT

STUDENT DISCIPLINE AND CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT
Author: Jack Campbell
Publisher: Charles C Thomas Publisher
Total Pages: 127
Release: 1999-01-01
Genre: Classroom management
ISBN: 039808338X

This book presents strategies for successfully controlling disrupting behavior in the classroom and explains the techniques used for decreasing inappropriate behavior by using positive and negative reinforcement. The author begins with an examination of children's self-esteem and ways for teachers to motivate students to achieve their best. The book then goes on to examine the connection between motivation and misbehavior and offers insight into approaches to general and specific motivation and how to assess a particular student's motivation to learn. The chapter on planning for problems offers some guidelines and tips for preventing discipline problems and dealing with existing problems before they escalate out of control. The author also devotes an entire chapter to example vignettes of problems encountered by teachers with accompanying comments and critique of handling methods. Student Discipline and Classroom Management will be useful for teachers, student teachers, and school administrators to be able to manage the classroom in order to provide the best possible atmosphere to promote student learning.

Breaking the Mold of Classroom Management

Breaking the Mold of Classroom Management
Author: Andrea Honigsfeld
Publisher: R&L Education
Total Pages: 207
Release: 2013-12-11
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1475803494

Classroom management is often perceived as the most overwhelming challenge faced by new teachers; it may also continue to confront more experienced educators as they encounter a new group of youngsters or face a new set of demands. Successful classroom management is invariably tied to student engagement and empowerment: teachers who are singled out for excellent classroom management practices are often praised for successfully maintaining a strong instructional focus in their classes coupled with high levels of student motivation. The contributors offer classroom-tested strategies and timely advice on how to create such an effective and supportive instructional environment for academic and social-emotional learning for all. Similar to the previous four volumes, Breaking the Mold of School Instruction and Organization: Innovative and Successful Practices for the 21st Century (2010), Breaking the Mold of Preservice and Inservice Teacher Education (2011), and,Breaking the Mold of Education for Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Students (2012), and, Breaking the Mold of Education: Innovative and Successful Practices for Student Engagement, Empowerment, and Motivation (2013), the purpose of this book is to offer a carefully selected collection of documented best practices and practical, classroom-tested strategies for immediate implementation