Conscious Classroom Management

Unlocking the Secrets of Great Teaching
Erscheinungsjahr 2004
ISBN: 978-1-889236-50-6
Verlag: SAGE Publications

Buch, Englisch, 256 Seiten, Format (B × H): 178 mm x 254 mm

`[This] book takes a magnifying glass to great teaching, revealing the key assumptions that allow teachers to organize their teaching and discipline students in ways that invite student cooperation' - from the Foreword by Spence Rogers, Founder and Director, Peak Learning Systems `Rick Smith peeks behind the invisible veil of good teaching to discover numerous enlightening classical concepts and techniques that all teachers can use to become better at their craft' - Rick Curwin, Author, Discipline with Dignity

Make your job easier! Find out what really works for effective classroom management and reap the benefits of engaged and productive students!

Conscious Classroom Management is a delightfully rich text that incorporates meaningful stories, insights, humour, and invaluable strategies for what really works in the classroom. And while classroom management is the primary factor behind how successful teachers can achieve sustained student learning, this wonderful text also addresses the human elements of teaching, focusing on three primary subjects: the students, the teacher, and the relationship between the two.

Comprehensive and practical, Conscious Classroom Management helps you to:

- Eliminate power struggles with your most challenging students

- Discover how holding your ground can help students cooperate

- Uncover your teacher presence while reducing stress

- Create lessons that help students remain focused, eager, and willing to learn

- Appreciate your craft at a deeper level

- Think ahead and prepare to teach

- Energize and invigorate how you mentor and train other teachers

Autoren/Hrsg.

Smith, Rick

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Lehrerausbildung, Unterricht & Didaktik Allgemeine Didaktik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Foreword - Spence Rogers
Acknowledgments
1. Introduction
How to Use This Book
Part I. Foundation - Who We Are
2. Assume the Best
Teachers Teach Procedures and Behavior
Students Want to Learn Content
Students Want to Learn Behavior
3. Inner Authority
The Inner Authority Continuum
When and How to Apologize
Growing in Inner Authority
4. Ask for Help
Characteristics of a Good Teacher
Countering Isolation
Strategies
5. Got Stress?
The Biggest Source of Teacher Stress
Our Infinite Job Description
Find What Works
Taking Care of Ourselves
Part II. Prevention - What We Do Proactively
6. Holding Our Ground
The Firm and Soft Paradox
Saying No
Don't Over-explain
Characteristics of an Effective No
Ambiguous Characteristics of No
Anger vs. Reactivity
7. Positive Connections
The Ingredients - Caring
The Recipe
Avoiding Pitfalls
8. Teaching Procedures
Procedures Are the Railroad Tracks - Content Is the Train
What Procedures Do We Need?
How Do I Teach Procedures
Things to Do
9. Consistency
Other Consistency Keys
10. Getting Ready
What to Do Before School Starts
Before-School Checklist
Starting School
What to Do First
11. Lesson Design
The Big Picture
Starting the Lesson
The Lesson Itself
Closure
Part III. Intervention - What We Do in Response
12. Rules and Consequences
Principles
Rules
Consequences - Five Key Assumptions
The Nuts and Bolts of Consequences
13. Breaking the Cycle of Student Misbehavior
Assumptions That Make a Difference
Five Keys for Permanent Change
Tips for Temporary Change
14. Putting It All Together - Final Thoughts
Classroom Management: The Big Picture
Teaching and Learning: The Big Picture
Our Own Lives: The Really Big Picture
Index
About the Author

Über Autor(innen)

Rick Smith is an award-winning teacher, education consultant, and international presenter. He taught students in San Rafael, California for over fifteen years (with a primary focus on students at risk), and was a mentor/support provider and mentor coordinator for seven years. He has taught in the Secondary Credential Program at Dominican College in San Rafael and has trained American Peace Corps Volunteer Teachers in Ghana, West Africa. He has given numerous keynotes, pre-conference workshops, and presentations at state and national conferences throughout the United States. Currently, he teaches in the Elementary Credential Program at St. Mary's College in Moraga, California and mentors beginning teachers in the San Francisco Bay Area.