Classroom Management for Middle and High School Teachers
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ISBN: 0205578608 / Publisher: Pearson, February 2008
This best-selling book helps teachers plan, implement, and develop the most basic classroom management tasks to build a smoothly running classroom that encourages learning. Written for the prospective or new middle and high school-level teacher, the text's content is ready to be applied in a classroom setting. The book addresses the planning decisions teachers must make, including arranging the physical space; creating a positive climate; establishing expectations, rules, and procedures; planning and conducting instruction; encouraging appropriate behavior; addressing problem behavior; and using good communication skills, with particular attention paid to the growth of diverse and inclusive classrooms.
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This guide for pre- and in-service middle and high school teachers gives guidelines for managing classroom space, activities, and student behavior. Some areas covered include rules and procedures, managing student work, problem behaviors, and managing special groups such as remedial classes and students with special needs. Each chapter includes activities and preparation checklists in a b&w format with classroom photos and familiar cartoon strips. A companion web site provides authentic classroom videos, interactive simulations on adapting instruction, case studies, selected journal articles, tools for creating and sharing lessons plans and portfolios, and access to news articles on education. This eight edition features a new introductory section offering an account of the authors' and others' classroom research supporting the book's recommendations. Emmer is affiliated with the University of Texas-Austin. Evertson is affiliated with Peabody College, Vanderbilt University. Merrill is an imprint of Pearson. Annotation ©2009 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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