Classroom Management: Creating a Successful K-12 Learning Community, 4th Edition

by Paul Burden (Kansas State Univ.)

• ISBN13: 9780470522790
• ISBN10: 0470522798
• Edition: 4th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-09-01
• Publisher: Wiley

Summary

This resource will not only help educators learn how to build positive classroom communities, but they'll also find out how to involve students in the creation of their learning environment. It helps them gain a practical understanding of what can be accomplished utilizing the technical aspects of classroom management. New practical examples are included to cover situations that are currently found in today's classrooms. The pages have also been updated with the latest research in the field. In addition, information is presented on discipline. New tables also show educators how this book addresses professional standards from INTASC, Praxis II Principles of Teaching and Learning, Praxis III, and NBPTS.

Table of Contents

Preface
Understanding Management and Discipline in the Classroom	p. 1
A Community of Learners	p. 2
What Is Classroom Management?	p. 4
Order in the Classroom	p. 4
Areas of Responsibility	p. 5
Understanding Misbehavior	p. 8
Misbehavior in Context	p. 8
Types of Misbehavior	p. 8
Causes of Misbehavior	p. 9
Degrees of Severity	p. 11
Principles for Working with Students and Preventing Misbehavior	p. 12
What Effective Behavior Management Accomplishes	p. 13
Models of Discipline	p. 15
The Degree of Control	p. 17
Low Teacher Control Approaches	p. 17
Congruent Communication	p. 18
Discipline as Self-Control	p. 21
Teaching with Love and Logic	p. 22
Inner Discipline	p. 23
From Discipline to Community	p. 24
Medium Teacher Control Approaches	p. 25
Logical Consequences	p. 26
Cooperative Discipline	p. 27
Positive Discipline	p. 28
Noncoercive Discipline	p. 29
Discipline with Dignity	p. 29
Win-Wine Discipline	p. 31
High Teacher Control Approaches	p. 31
Behavior Modification	p. 32
Assertive Discipline	p. 33
Positive Discipline	p. 35
Discipline Without stress	p. 36
Determining Your Management Plan	p. 38
Your Management Philosophy	p. 38
Your Management Plan	p. 39
Preparing for the School Year	p. 42
Preparing for the School Year	p. 43
Making Management Preparations	p. 44
Making Instructional Preparations	p. 44
Managing Assessment, Record Keeping, and Reporting	p. 50
Establishing a Plan to Deal with Misbehavior	p. 51
Planning for the First Day	p. 53
Conducting the First Day	p. 55
Organizing Your Classroom and Materials	p. 58
Floor Space	p. 59
Storage Space	p. 62
Bulletin Boards and Wall Space	p. 63
Planning to Work with Families	p. 66
Reasons for Working with Families	p. 67
Understanding Families	p. 69
Why Some Families Resist Involvement	p. 69
Working through Cultural and Language Differences	p. 70
Building a Family Support System	p. 71
Contacting and Communicating with Families	p. 72
Ways to Communicate with Families	p. 73
Parent-Teacher Conferences	p. 82
Choosing Rules and Procedures	p. 87
Rules in the Classroom	p. 89
Examine the Need for Rules	p. 89
Select the Rules	p. 90
Teach and Review the Rules	p. 93
Obtain Commitments	p. 95
Procedures in the Classroom	p. 96
Examine the Need for Procedures	p. 96
Select the Procedures	p. 96
Teach and review the Procedures	p. 98
Maintaining Appropriate Student Behavior	p. 101
Having a Mental Set for Management	p. 103
Withitness	p. 103
Emotional Objectivity	p. 104
Building Positive Teacher-Student Relationships	p. 105
Level of Dominance	p. 105
Level of Cooperation	p. 106
Types of Students	p. 107
Interacting with Students	p. 108
Managing Whole-Group Instruction	p. 110
Preenting Misbehavior	p. 110
Managing Movement Through the Lesson	p. 111
Lesson	p. 111
Maintaining a Group Focus	p. 112
Helping Students Assume Responsibility for Their Behavior	p. 112
Their Behavior	p. 112
Maintaining Student Attention and Involvement	p. 114
Involvement	p. 114
Improing Classroom Climate with Reinforcers	p. 118
Types of Reinforcers	p. 119
Using Reinforcers Effectively	p. 121
Motivating Students to Learn	p. 124
Planning for Motivation	p. 126
Motivational Strategies for Instruction	p. 127
Motivational Strategies for Evaluation and Feedback	p. 141
Addressing Issues of Diversity	p. 150
Classroom Management Implications for Diverse Classrooms	p. 152
Diverse Classrooms	p. 152
Sources of Student Diversity	p. 152
Cognitive Area	p. 152
Affective Area	p. 154
Physical Area	p. 155
Learning Styles	p. 156
Creative Potential	p. 157
Gender	p. 158
Language	p. 159
Cultural Diversity	p. 161
Exceptionalities	p. 163
Students at Risk	p. 164
Socioeconomic Status	p. 165
Creating an Inclusive, Multicultural Classroom	p. 165
Create a Supportive, Caring Environment	p. 166
Offer a Responsive Curriculum	p. 167
Vary Your Instructrion	p. 168
Provide Assistance When Needed	p. 171
Helping Students with Special Needs	p. 173
Students with Disabilities	p. 174
Students with Learning Disabilities	p. 175
Students with Emotional or Behavioral Problems	p. 176
Students with Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorder(ADHD)	p. 178
Students with Speech and Language Disorders	p. 180
Students with Hearing Impairments	p. 181
Students with Visual Impairments	p. 182
Students with Physical and Health Impairments	p. 182
Students with Limited English Proficiency	p. 183
Students Who Are Trouled	p. 184
Substance Abuse	p. 184
Students Who Have Been Abused or Neglected	p. 185
Students Prone to Violence, Vandalism, and Bullying	p. 186
Students Living in Poverty	p. 186
Students Facing Serious Challenges	p. 189
Planning and Conducting Instruction	p. 193
Planning Decisions Affect Behavior Management	p. 194
The Degree of Structure in Lessons Ways to Group Students for Instruction	p. 195
Planning to Hold Students Academically Accountable	p. 197
Managing Lesson Delivery	p. 199
The Beginning of a Lesson	p. 200
The Middle of the Lesson	p. 205
The Ending of a Lesson	p. 210
Managing Student Work	p. 212
Managing Seatwork Effectively	p. 212
Collecting Assignments And Monitoring Their Completion	p. 214
Maintaining Records of Student Work	p. 214
Managing the Paperwork	p. 215
Giving Students Feedback	p. 216
Responding to Inappropriate Behavior	p. 218
Interventions	p. 219
The Principle of Least Intervention	p. 219
Some Practices to Avoid	p. 221
Cautions and Guidelines for Punishment	p. 222
A Three-Step Response Plan	p. 224
Situational Assistance	p. 224
Mild Responses	p. 227
Moderate Responses	p. 232
Dealing with Chronic Misbehaviors	p. 234
Dealing with Challenging or Violent Students	p. 239
Understanding Challenging and Violent Students	p. 240
Behaviors	p. 240
Influences	p. 242
Early Signs of Serious Problems	p. 243
Planning to Work with Challenging and Violent Students	p. 244
Teachig Students Alternatives to Disruption and Violence	p. 247
Dealing with Anger	p. 247
Techniques for Solving Problems	p. 250
Developing New Behavioral Skills	p. 251
Responding to Disruptive or Violent Behavior	p. 252
Approaches to Use in the Classroom	p. 253
Seeking Outside Help	p. 259
References and Further Readings	p. 263
Name Index	p. 273
Subjet Index	p. 277
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