Classroom+Management

//"Classroom management refers to all of the things a teacher does to organize students, space, time, and materials to foster student involvement and cooperation in all classroom activities and to establish a [positive and] productive working environment."// -- Wong & Wong (2009); bracketed text added by Dr. Young


 * Classroom Management Packet** -[[file:Classroom_Mgt_Packet_09.pdf]]


 * Packet compiled by former colleague from VT, Dr. Peter Doolittle, that addresses the Wong text and some of the other suggested titles on the methods course syllabus. It is a strong resource and reference tool for addressing the issue of classroom management in an efficient way. Classroom management is broken into 3 categories -- anticipation, deflection, and response -- and strategies for each of these categories are provided, as well as case study situations.


 * [[file:CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT INVENTORY.docx]] - an interview protocol you could use with your cooperating teacher or other in-service teachers to get a sense of their approaches towards and strategies for classroom management


 * Additional Resources provided by Lyndsey Lowe at our last session:**


 * Student Work Behaviors Rubric - [[file:Rubric_Student_Work_Behaviors.doc]]


 * Behavior Contract example - [[file:CHAMPS_Behavior_Contract.doc]]


 * Unit Contract example - [[file:When Plague Strikes Reading Contract.doc]]


 * 3 Blog posts by William Ferriter of Salem Middle School, //The Tempered Radical//, addressing issues of grading and behavior:**


 * [|Waiting to be Torched - 2/3/2008]


 * [|Pushing Back the Flames - 3/12/2008]


 * [|Separating Work Behaviors from Academics - 3/17/2008]

**Websites**
[|NEA Classroom Management Website] - strategies for managing student behavior and the learning environment

[|A Framework for Understanding and Applying Payne's Understanding Poverty] - arts educator provides tips on classroom management drawing on Payne's framework

Charles, C. M. (2005). //Building classroom discipline, Eighth edition.// Boston: Pearson.
Cushman, K., and the students of What Kids Can Do, Inc. (2003). //Fires in the bathroom: Advice for teachers from high school students.// New York: The New Press.

Kauffman, J. M., et al. (2002). //Managing classroom behavior: A reflective case-based approach.// Boston: Allyn and Bacon.

Lemov, D.. //Teach like a champion// //: 49 techniques that put students on the path to college.// Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons//.//

Marzano, R., et al., (2003). //Classroom management that works: Research-based strategies for every teacher.// Upper Saddle River, NJ: Merrill.

Marzano, R. et al. (2005).// Handbook for classroom management that works. //Upper Saddle River, NJ: Merrill.

Watson, M. (with Ecken, L.) (2003). Introduction: A classroom where everyone belongs. //Learning to trust: Transforming difficult elementary classrooms through developmental discipline.// (pp. 1-29). San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
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 * [[file:Developmental Discipline Overview_S11.pptx]]

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 * //**Note:**// This is the text provided by Dr. Maher and Melanie Smith as part of the CED Classroom Management Workshop series. The article discusses the application of Developmental Discipline and Attachment Theory -- both concepts that are applicable beyond the elementary context. The PPT provides an overview of the Developmental Discipline Approach.

Wong, H. K., & Wong, R. T. (2009). //The first days of school: How to be an effective teacher.// Mountain View, CA: Harry K. Wong Publications.

 * Videos**


 * Survivor: Middle School Classroom

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Part 2 of 3 || Survivor: Middle School Classroom

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Part 3 of 3 || - //Note:// Part I was not helpful, but you can access it on TeacherTube if you're interested.
 * Classroom Management Strategies || Classroom Management Strategies ||

//NYT Magazine// "Head of the Class" videos (3-2-2010): Click [|here] for video page


 * In these short video clips from actual classrooms around the country, Doug Lemov, founder of the charter-school network Uncommon Schools and author of //Teach Like A Champion//, analyzes techniques that selected effective teachers use to get students to pay attention and follow instructions.


 * NOTES FROM CLASS:**

//Strategies for classroom management -- what works for you -- examples?//


 * "If you can hear me,..." -- clap your hand, snap your fingers, etc.
 * Give students two minutes to talk, stretch at a given transition point.
 * Follow the leader.
 * Lights off.
 * Freeze.
 * Count down.
 * Sing a song ("Jingle Bells")
 * "Sit like the Russians"
 * Hand signals.
 * Phone a friend for answer or help.
 * Cold calling (standing responses).
 * Ball toss Q & A.
 * Jump step and turn Q & A.
 * Rewards.
 * Restating other student's responses or words.
 * Write out answers before responding.
 * //Keep adding to the list...//