Classroom Management
Resources
A web site with concise, specific advice on behavior management for
every
behavior problem you can imagine. It includes a Bulletin Board where
you can
post your questions and get answers from teachers around the world.
http://www.BehaviorAdvisor.com
Click on the intervention ideas icon and
scroll down to the bottom. This site
contains many ideas for effectively managing classroom behavior.
http://www.interventioncentral.org
From this library, you can select
Behavior Control Tips. Teachers can use the
site whether or not they are NEA or GAE members.
http://www.nea.org/helpfrom/growing/works4me/library.html
This site has many downloadable forms
for behavior management such as behavior
contracts, evaluations, checklists. These save time if they match your
objectives and goals for your students.
http://www.teachervision.com/lesson-plans/lesson-6283.html
The website Teachervision has tips for
managing behavior. There are about 20
links to ideas. One of the links is titled, "What I Wish I'd Known When
I
Was A First Year Teacher."
http://www.teachervision.com/lesson-plans/lesson-6495.html
This has solutions for handling 117
discipline problems. Each one is described
in detail, and suggestions are given. This site is from the "Master
Teacher."
http://www.disciplinehelp.com/behindex/default.htm
Wong, H.
K., & Wong, R. (1998). The First Days of
School .
ISBN 0-9629360-0-6
(tapes also available)
This book is
for beginning teachers and it addresses several classroom management
techniques.
Rubinstein, R. (1994) Hints for teaching success in middle
school,
ISBN
1563081245
This book has
different chapters that will help the teacher in working with not only
students
(teens) but also parents and staff members. The ideas presented
are
research-based. It is a resource for teachers of any age student.
Jones,
F.
H. (1987). Positive Classroom Discipline.
NY:
McGraw-Hill, Inc.
This book gives
teachers a repertoire of basic skills that
can be used for dealing with discipline problems in a wide range of
management
situations.
ISBN 0-07-032830-7
Charles, C. (1998).
Building classroom discipline. New York: Longman.
ISBN 0801302307
This book covers the
complete range of classroom
disciplines and presents eight models of classroom discipline. Specific
models
for classroom practice are highlights of this book.
Payne,
R.
K. (1998). A Framework for Understanding Poverty.
In order to
effectively teach students from generational poverty (3 generations in
poverty), you must understand the "hidden rules" of living in
poverty. Dr. Payne will open your eyes to the underlying reasons
that
students in poverty behave the way they do and will explain how you can
be
flexible and responsive to them. Module Six: Discipline Interventions describes
several behaviors related to poverty and explains the best
interventions.
ISBN 09647437-0-1
Sprick, R.,
Garrison, M. & Howard, L. (1998). CHAMPs: A
proactive and
positive approach to classroom management.
This resource guide
provides suggestions for behavior
support. It is suggested for grades K-9, however, may be
considered
for use all grade levels.
Colarusso, R.
& O’Rourke, C. (1999). Special education for all teachers.
Chapter 9 presents an
overview of behavior management,
beginning with legal guidelines and disciplinary procedures through
ideas for
proactively structuring the learning environment to promote behavioral
success.
Popkin, M.H.
(1994), Active Teaching: Enhancing discipline,
self-esteem and
student performance.
This guide provides
suggestions for positive and proactive
behavior management strategies for promoting positive self-esteem and
social
skills. This guide recommended for grades K-6, however, may be
functional
for students with mild disabilities in higher grades.
Sprick, R., Sprick, M., & Garrison, M.
(1993). Interventions: Collaborative
planning for students at risk.
This guide
is divided into sections that target
specific types of problems. Sections include managing physically
dangerous behavior, managing severely disruptive behavior, self-control
training, mentoring, and other supportive topics for teachers of
students
exhibiting maladaptive behaviors.
Mamchak, P.
S. (1993). Teacher's Time Management Survival Kit:
Ready-To-Use
Techniques and Materials.
NJ: Prentice Hall.
This book has
instructions and reproducible forms you can use to make classroom
procedures
"hassle-free." It includes sections on discipline, handling
homework (or
lack of it), communication with parents, recordkeeping, student/teacher
interactions, administrative duties, managing groups, and special
school
situations. This is a source of time-saving management tips for
all
grades.
ISBN
0-13-014374-X
Canter, Lee and
Marlene. (2002). Assertive discipline: Positive
behavior
management for today's classroom.
This is a resource
for new teachers seeking a structured,
behaviorist approach to classroom discipline
ISBN 1572710357
Canter, Lee and
Marlene. (1995). Behavior management in the middle
school
classroom.
This book provides
forms and tips for working with
adolescents, also forms to communicate with families.
Charney, R.
(1992). Teaching children to care.
This book is a
narrative description of the author's
experiences with classroom management and developing children's ethical
behavior. It also has strategies for teaching responsibility and
caring.
Watson, G.
(1998) Classroom discipline problem solver.
West
ISBN 07628134X
This book has
technical tips for handling problems with
children of all ages. The author addresses what is likely the
root of the
problem, and the author models the process of solving discipline
problems
through case studies.
Jenson, W. R.,
Reavis, H. K.& Rhode, G. (1998). The tough kid book.
ISBN: 1-57035-000-0
This resource offers
suggestions for teachers to create
effective and positively focused classrooms. It also
offers tools to
manage students with behavior problems in a positive way.