Best Classroom Management Practices for Reaching All Learners : What Award-Winning Classroom Teachers Do

by Randi Stone

• ISBN13: 9781412909709
• ISBN10: 1412909708
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-04-07
• Publisher: Corwin Pr

Summary

This collection of advice from expert teachers brings together the best of classroom management by compiling suggestions, tactics, and plans for improving classroom management approaches.

Table of Contents

Preface	x
About the Author	xi
About the Contributors	xii
The Buck Reward System	1	(6)
Maria I. Davis
Managing With Silence and More	7	(2)
Carolyn M. Daniels
Beginning the Journey With the Challenging Students	9	(4)
Patricia F. Clark
Using a Student Information Notebook	13	(4)
Betsy Ann Wandishin
Organizing Homework Collection	17	(3)
Betsy Ann Wandishin
The Harmonious Classroom	20	(5)
Sharon Andrews
Using Newsletters to Communicate With Families	25	(4)
Deborah Gordon
Building a Community of Learners	29	(6)
Zoma A. Barrett
Corresponding With Parents	35	(3)
Mary Eby
Classroom Posters: ``Welcome to My Ball Park'' and ``The Scoring Guide to Whining''	38	(3)
Cliff B. Barrineau
Classroom Management and Finding Success in Your AP Spanish Program	41	(4)
Jesus ``Jesse'' Bernal
One Teacher's Journey to the Classroom of the Future	45	(6)
Carrie Jane Carpenter
Learning Through Love	51	(3)
Randy Heite
Rules! Rules! Rules!	54	(5)
Chris Laster
Making Connections: Effective Telephone Communications	59	(4)
John P. Pieper
Relationships and Classroom Management	63	(4)
John McCleary
Turning Your Classroom Into a Purposeful Roller-Coaster Ride!	67	(6)
Dano Beal
Classroom Discipline	73	(5)
Keith Ballard
Acquiring and Utilizing Technology Devices in the Elementary Classroom	78	(5)
Teresa Morton Owens
Round-Robin Learning Groups: A Classroom Management Alternative	83	(8)
Gail McGoogan
Computer Lab Policies and Procedures	91	(6)
Cynthia R. Murray
Overinvolved Parents	97	(6)
Pauline H. Jacroux
Grantwriting Tips to Accommodate Learners' Needs	103	(6)
Teresa Morton Owens
A Shared Responsibility	109	(4)
Eric Stemle
My Weekly Newsletter	113	(3)
Veronique Paquette
Success Is Just a Click Away!	116	(4)
Beverly R. Plein
Ideas to Help Students Thrive in a Stimulating and Successful Learning Environment	120	(8)
Pam Roller
Strategies Over the Years	128	(5)
Joyce Dunn
A Community of Learners	133	(6)
Cathy Lutz
Index	139