KEY BENEFITt: With a comprehensive range of philosophies and strategies, this book narrows the gap between the theories of classroom management and the daily practices that teachers employ. KEY TOPICS: The author presents alternative ways to integrate a multi-dimensional perspective, support positive classroom behavior, become a reflective practitioner, and develop students' self-management and coping skills.MARKET: Pre- and in-service teachers.
Authentic Classroom Management: Creating a Learning Community and Building Reflective Practice, 3/e
by Barbara Larrivee
With a focus on building a respectful learning community, this new edition emphasizes authentic communication, teacher reflection, and student cooperation as paths to developing a productive classroom environment. The book encourages teachers to view problems as opportunities to co-create better solutions, build relationships, and teach their students new coping and self-management strategies. Its proactive solutions give teachers specific ways to engage with students that address underlying reasons for student misbehavior. Through more than 100 reflective exercises, readers have the opportunity to develop their skills by questioning and engaging with the book. Easy to read and practical, this updated resource continues to pull theory and practice together to provide realistic and collaborative management options for teachers in today’s diverse classrooms.
What’s new in the third edition?
- Increased emphasis ontools, habits, and practices for building reflective practice
- Greater emphasis on developing social and emotional learning (SEL)
- Increased coverage of brain-compatible management approaches
- New sections on evidence-based programs including Developmental Therapy–Developmental Teaching.
- More strategies to address troubling behavior, such as aggression and violence, to help teachers maintain safety
- Expanded section on bullying–including cyber-bullying–with strategies to help teachers establish bully-free classrooms