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Classroom Management for Elementary Teachers, 8/e
Evertson /Emmer (0205578624)
Classroom Management for Elementary Teachers, Eighth Edition, gives teachers the information and skills they need to establish management systems in today's rich, multicultural classroom, based on the authors' 30 years of research and experience in more than 500 classrooms.
- Introductory section providing a brief account of the authors’ and others’ classroom research studies supporting the book’s management recommendations for new teachers.
- Chapters 1-3 contain updated questions, activities, and current references that help new teachers consider their management decisions and integrate them with their own philosophies of teaching and learning.
- Chapter 4 includes expanded coverage of parental involvement, including examples of home-school communication, new references, and example letters.
- Chapter 9 has expanded coverage on bullying, power struggles, defiance, and school violence that teachers often face. Includes new strategies for use.
- Chapter 10, “Managing Special Groups,” has updated-coverage of Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) with new web sites and references addressing how to include special needs and diverse populations in the classroom.
- Updated references including numerous chapters from the new Handbook of Classroom Management (Evertson/Weinstein, 2006).
- Provides more than 30 web sites with new interactive problem-solving activities and practical suggestions from practicing teachers.
What your colleagues are saying:
“I consider this book to be the definitive text for beginning teachers who often struggle with the challenging task of learning to manage classrooms.”
- Laura M. Stough, Texas A & M University
“I love this textbook — I have been using it (or an edition thereof) since graduate school and think it is one of the most well-organized, practical books a new teacher can read.
- Melissa Marks, University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg
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Each chapter contains “Further Readings” and “Suggested Activities.”
Preface. 1. Organizing Your Classroom and Supplies.
Five Keys to Good Room Arrangement.
Suggestions for Arranging Your Classroom.
Checklist 1: Room Preparation.
2. Establishing Classroom Norms and Expectations. What is an Effectively Managed Classroom?
Preliminary Considerations.
Planning Classroom Procedures.
Case Study 2.1: Rules and Procedures in an Second-Grade Class.
Case Study 2.2: Using Centers in a Multitask Classroom.
Checklist 2: Norms, Expectations, Rules and Procedures.
3. Fostering Student Accountability.
Clear Communication of Assignments and Work Requirements.
Monitoring Progress on and Completion of Assignments.
Managing the Paperwork.
Feedback to Students.
Case Study 3.1: Managing Student Work.
Case Study 3.2: Keeping Students Involved During Center Activities.
Case Study 3.3: Using Technology in an Upper Elementary Grade.
Case Study 3.4: Poor Work and Study Habits in a Forth-Grade Class.
Checklist 3: Accountability Procedures.
4. Getting Off to a Good Start.
Creating a Positive Climate in Your Classroom. Teaching Rules and Procedures.
Planning for a Good Beginning.
Case Study 4.1: Beginning the Year in a Literature Based-Primary Classroom.
Case Study 4.2: Beginning the Year in a Sixth-Grade Math Class Using Cooperative Learning.
Checklist 4: Preparation for the Beginning of School.
5. Planning and Conducting Instruction.
Planning Instructional Activities.
Kounin's Concepts for Managing Whole-Group Instruction.
Common Problems in Conducting Instruction.
Case Study 5.1: A Science Lesson in a Sixth-Grade Classroom.
Checklist 5: Planning for Instruction.
6. Managing Cooperative Learning Groups.
Research on Cooperative Learning.
Examples of Group Activities.
Strategies that Support Cooperative Learning.
Monitoring Student Work and Behavior.
Interventions for Groups.
Effective Group-Work Skills.
Beginning the Use of Cooperative Learning Groups.
Checklist 6: Planning for Cooperative Group Instruction.
7. Maintaining Appropriate Student Behavior.
Monitoring Student Behavior.
Consistency.
Management of Inappropriate Behavior.
Building a Positive Climate.
Improving Class Climate through Incentives or Rewards.
Caution in the Use of Rewards.
Case Study 7.1: Example of Incentives and Rewards.
8. Communication Skills for Teaching.
Constructive Assertiveness.
Empathic Responding.
Problem Solving.
Talking with Parents.
Case Study 8.1: Three Dialogues.
9. Managing Problem Behaviors.
What Is Problem Behavior?
Goals for Managing Problem Behavior.
Management Strategies.
Special Problems.
A Final Reminder: Think and Act Positively.
10. Managing Special Groups.
Assessing Entering Achievement.
Identifying Special Groups.
Strategies for Individual Differences.
Working with Special Needs Students.
Teaching Lower-Achieving Students.
Case Study 10.1: Organizing Reading Instruction for Low Academic Level Students.
Case Study 10.2: Supporting Students with Auditory Disabilities in the Classroom.
Problem Scenarios.
Appendix: Answer Keys for Chapter Activities.
References and Further Readings.
Index.