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HandbookClassManage_2008.qxd:Classroom Manage Covers FNL.qxd 10/8/08 10:40 AM Page 1 Education A Handbook for Classroom Management That Works 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 Marzano with even the most challenging students? I This companion volume to Classroom Management That Gaddy Works helps teachers at all grade levels master the array of skills needed for a productive learning environment. I Through worksheets, case studies, and other materials, Foseid readers learn how to use the seven essentials of effective classroom management that Robert J. Marzano identified I by analyzing more than 100 research studies. Discussion Foseid questions and self-assessments allow readers to examine their own practices and understanding, while also providing I Marzano 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. $27.95 U.S. BROWSE EXCERPTS FROM ASCD BOOKS: http://www.ascd.org/books Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development Alexandria, Virginia USA HCM_title_1.qxd:Layout 1 9/19/08 1:47 PM Page 1 Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development Alexandria, Virginia USA ® Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development 1703 N. 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LB3013.H36 2005 371.102'4—dc22 2005024849 __________________________________________________________________ 1211100908 1211109876543 A Handbook for Classroom Management that Works Introduction _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 1 Section 1: Rules and Procedures _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 5 General Classroom Behavior _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 9 Beginning and Ending the Period or the Day _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 15 Transitions and Interruptions _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 18 Use of Materials and Equipment _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 21 Group Work _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 24 Seat Work and Teacher-Led Activities _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 31 Section 2: Discipline and Consquences _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 37 Teacher Reaction _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 40 Tangible Rewards _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 43 Direct Cost _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 45 Group Contingency _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 47 Home Contingency _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 50 Section 3: Teacher–Student Relationships _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 56 Demonstrating Personal Interest in Students _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 59 Behaving Equitably and Responding Affirmatively to Questions_ _ _ _ _ 63 Exhibiting an Assertive Connection _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 67 Being Aware of the Needs of Different Types of Students _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 71 Section 4: Mental Set _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 81 Exhibiting “Withitness” _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 84 Exhibiting Emotional Objectivity _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 87 Section 5: Student Responsibility_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 101 The Nature of Responsibility _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 104 Strategies for Personal Development _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 113 Strategies for Conflict Prevention and Resolution _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 123 Section 6: Getting Off to a Good Start _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 132 Before School Begins_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 135 The First Day of School _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 141 The First Two Weeks of School _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 145 Section 7: Management at the School Level_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 152 Establishing and Enforcing Schoolwide Rules, Procedures, and Consequences _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 155 Establishing Norms of Conduct for Faculty and Staff _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 166 References _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 174 Index _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 176 About the Authors _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 179 I NTRODUCTION Today’s educators have more research to guide classroom practice than ever before in the history of education in the United States.