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Discipline survival guide for the secondary teacher [electronic resource] /

by Thompson, Julia G; ProQuest (Firm).
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookSeries: Jossey-Bass teacher: Publisher: San Francisco : Jossey-Bass, c2011Edition: 2nd ed.Description: xix, 348 p. : ill.ISBN: ; ; .Subject(s): Classroom management | Education, Secondary | Teacher effectiveness | Teacher-student relationships | Electronic booksOnline resources: Click to View
Contents:
section 1. Successful discipline rests with you -- section 2. Adopt a comprehensive approach for a successful disciple climate -- section 3. Cultivate your role as a classroom leader -- section 4. Foster a positive classroom environment -- section 5. Promote self-discipline -- section 6. Use classroom management systems -- section 7. Create and maintain a partnership with students' families -- section 8. Establish a cooperative classroom climate -- section 9. Maintain order with effective instruction -- section 10. Promote achievement and learning -- section 11. Prevent discipline problems -- section 12. Cope successfully with discipline problems once they occur.
Summary: "This unique, hands-on book is packed with tested ideas and strategies to help you create a classroom environment where good conduct and high achievement are the norm and where students become self-motivated and take responsibility for their actions. The second edition is fully revised and updated to reflect changes in the past decade. Major updates include: A new focus on the teacher as a classroom leader and coach who wants students to buy into a classroom management program; more extensive coverage of safety issues, including creating a bully-free environment; more explicit information about the limits that teachers should set; protecting student privacy; how to handle chronic misbehavior--whether at the individual or whole-group level; new coverage of technology in the classroom, including handling disruptions from students' cell phones and iPods; managing a classroom when there are computers involved; various technological resources available to motivate, engage, instruct, and communicate with students and parents. This must-have resource offers a comprehensive and accessible guide to discipline in the secondary school setting, complete with handy forms, checklists, and self-assessments to help teachers work with students in productive ways"-- Provided by publisher.
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"Grades 7-12"--Cover.

Includes index.

section 1. Successful discipline rests with you -- section 2. Adopt a comprehensive approach for a successful disciple climate -- section 3. Cultivate your role as a classroom leader -- section 4. Foster a positive classroom environment -- section 5. Promote self-discipline -- section 6. Use classroom management systems -- section 7. Create and maintain a partnership with students' families -- section 8. Establish a cooperative classroom climate -- section 9. Maintain order with effective instruction -- section 10. Promote achievement and learning -- section 11. Prevent discipline problems -- section 12. Cope successfully with discipline problems once they occur.

"This unique, hands-on book is packed with tested ideas and strategies to help you create a classroom environment where good conduct and high achievement are the norm and where students become self-motivated and take responsibility for their actions. The second edition is fully revised and updated to reflect changes in the past decade. Major updates include: A new focus on the teacher as a classroom leader and coach who wants students to buy into a classroom management program; more extensive coverage of safety issues, including creating a bully-free environment; more explicit information about the limits that teachers should set; protecting student privacy; how to handle chronic misbehavior--whether at the individual or whole-group level; new coverage of technology in the classroom, including handling disruptions from students' cell phones and iPods; managing a classroom when there are computers involved; various technological resources available to motivate, engage, instruct, and communicate with students and parents. This must-have resource offers a comprehensive and accessible guide to discipline in the secondary school setting, complete with handy forms, checklists, and self-assessments to help teachers work with students in productive ways"-- Provided by publisher.

Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.

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