Principles of Classroom Management : A Professional Decision-Making Model

by James Levin; James F. Nolan

• ISBN13: 9780205166152
• ISBN10: 0205166156
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1996-01-01
• Publisher: Allyn & Bacon, Inc.

Summary

This book is about: First, learning is the responsibility of both the teacher and the student. Second, if a teacher wants a student's behavior to change, the teacher must first examine his or her own behaviors and be willing to change them to increase the likelihood that the student's behavior will change.

Table of Contents

All chapters begin with "The Hierarchy," "Principles of Classroom Management," and "Introduction." All chapters conclude with "Summary," "References," and "Exercises."

Preface to the Fourth Edition

Preface to the Third Edition

Preface to the Second Edition

Preface to the First Edition

Foundations

The Basics

Defining the Process of Teaching

Getting Students to Respond

"Why Study? We Don't Get Enough Time for the Test Anyway!"

Principles of Classroom Management

Professional Decision-Making Hierarchy

The Vice-Principal Wants to See Whom?

Nature of the Discipline Problem

Defining a Discipline Problem

Can a Teacher Be a Discipline Problem?

Solving a Motivational Problem

Extent of the Problem

The Effect of Classroom Discipline Problems on Teaching and Learning

Discipline A Costly Waste of Time

The Ripple Effect

Understanding Why Children Misbehave

Societal Changes

This Is the Greatest Thing That Has Happened to Me in Twenty Years of Teaching

Who Really Cares?

Failure to Meet Children's Basic Needs

Hanging on the Corner

Marital Conflict

Forgetting to Sit Down

There Must Be a Better Way

Too Much Noise

Afraid of Going to School

Turning Off Students

I'm Going to Be Sorry When Fifth Grade Is Over

Children's Pursuit of Social Recognition and Self-Esteem

Seeking Faulty Goals

Stages of Cognitive and Moral Development

"Get Out of My Face."

Instructional Competence

Not Being Able to Teach

Philosophical Approaches to Classroom Management

The Tricks-of-the-Trade Approach

Teacher Power Bases

The Involved Teacher

Her Reputation Precedes Her

"School Is Your Job."

Going to Recess

Theories of Classroom Management

Handling Disruptive David

Prevention

The Professional Teacher

The Basics of Effective Teaching

The Popcorn Popper

Talking Between Classes

Nonconstructive Feedback

Beyond the Basics

Cooperative Learning in Biology

Three Years of History Rolled into One

Structuring the Environment

Designing the Physical Classroom Environment

Establishing Classroom Guidelines

Fourteen to Ten, Music Wins

Having Your Name Placed on the Board Isn't Always Bad

"I Don't Know if I Can Remember."

"I'm Not Promising Anything."

Calling Out Correct Answers

The Smiley Face Self-Analysis

The Cultural Embeddedness of Rules and Guidelines

Creating Group Norms to Structure Appropriate Behavior

Managing Common Misbehavior Problems

Coping with Common Misbehavior Problems Nonverbal Interventions

Prerequisites to Management

Surface Behaviors

"... 3,2,1, Blast Off."

Proactive Intervention Skills

Remedial Intervention Skills

Effectiveness of Nonverbal Coping Skills

Notes versus Math

Let Your Fingers Do the Walking

Coping with Common Misbehavior Problems Verbal Interventions and Use of Logical Consequences

Blowing His Stack

Classroom Verbal Intervention

Jimmy, the Little Sneak

Comply or Face the Logical Consequences "You Have a Choice."

When "You Have a Choice" Doesn't Work

"Doing Nothin'."

Solving Chronic Behavior Problems

Classroom Interventions for Chronic Problems

"I Just Dropped My Book."

Relationship Building

Darnell

Relating to Cindy

Breaking the Cycle of Discouragement

Short-Term Problem Solving Techniques

Seeking Outside Assistance

The Nature of Persisting Misbehavior

When Outside Assistance Is Needed

The Referral Process

Working with Parents

"In Order to Drive, You Must Speak Spanish."

"Won't Be Much Help."

Symptoms of Serious Problems

Legal Aspects of Seeking Outside Assistance

Appendix: The Discipline Problem Analysis Inventory (DPAI)

Have I Done All I Can to Prevent Misbehavior?

The Basics

Nature of the Discipline Problem

Understanding Why Children Misbehave

Philosophical Approaches to Classroom Management

The Professional Teacher

Structuring the Environment

Am I Effectively Resolving Misbehavior?

Coping with Common Misbehavior Problems Nonverbal Intervention

Coping with Common Misbehavior Problems Verbal Interventions and Use of Logical Consequences

Classroom Interventions for Chronic Problems

Seeking Outside Assistance

Index

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