The companion book to THE First Days of School shows in detail how to apply procedures to create a safe place where student achievement thrives. The updated, 2nd edition will help prevent classroom discipline problems and develop routines where everyone knows what to do.
Authors: Harry K. and Rosemary T. Wong, Sarah F. Jondahl, and Oretha F. Ferguson
This is a solutions book that shows how to establish classroom management from the ground up in any classroom at any grade level. Use this book to organize and structure a classroom that creates a safe and positive environment for student learning and achievement to take place. It offers 50 classroom procedures that can be applied, changed, adapted, into classroom routines for any classroom management plan at any type of school setting.
The information is supplemented with 40 QR Codes that take the learning beyond the basic text.
As the companion book to THE First Days of School, it takes one of the three characteristics of an effective teacher, being an extremely good classroom manager, and shows how to put it into practice in the classroom. It will show you how to manage your classroom step by step.
Our eLearning offering, THE Classroom Management Course, is built around the information found in this book. Access to the book is required to complete the course.
THE Classroom Management Book will help you prevent classroom discipline problems and help you create an atmosphere where everyone knows what to do—even when you are not in the classroom!
THE Classroom Management Book
Contents
Dedication
They Quietly Walked in and Got to Work
Everything Is in Place at the Beginning of the School Year
Acknowledgments
The Authors
The Greatest Gift
Getting Ready for the Most Important Career You Could Ever Have
Prologue: Classroom Management Defined
The Effective and Successful Teacher
Get It Right from the Start
Definition of Classroom Management
The First Five Minutes
Difference Between Classroom Management and Discipline
The Worst Four-Letter Word
The Key to Success Is Consistency
Special Needs Students Thrive on Consistency
The Need for a Trusting Environment
Every Student Made Progress. Every. Single. One.
Preparation: Before the First Day of School
Prepare Before School Begins
A Complete First-Day Script Checklist
The Need for a Classroom Management Plan
Creating a Classroom Management Plan
Thanks for the Peace
Presenting Your Classroom Management Plan
Creating a Plan in PowerPoint
From Warrior to Effective Teacher
How to Teach a Procedure
The Class Proceeded Without Me
How to Start the First Day and Every Day
It's in the bag
Procedures: For the First Day of School
The Start of Class Routine
The Agenda
The Freedom to Produce Results
An Opening Assignment
Bellringer Times Three
Taking Attendance
130 Students and No Time Wasted
Dismissing the Class
A Safe Dismissal or a Tragic One?
Procedures: For Students
Collecting Notes and Forms
Clean Up the Classroom Clutter
Classroom Tardiness
Absent Folder
Organizing Homework
Paper Headings
District-Wide Consistency
Unfinished Class Assignments
Procedures: For the Classroom
Emergency Preparedness
Surviving a School Active Shooter
Getting Students’ Attention
Your Attention, Please
Classroom Jobs
Classroom Phone Ringing
Teaching Procedures Becomes Routine
Bathroom Breaks
Replacing Dull or Broken Pencils
Keeping Desks Orderly
Everything Has a Place and a Purpose
Collecting and Returning Papers
Classroom Transitions
Keeping Students on Task
Tone Is the Key
Finishing Work Early
Creating a Learning Zone
Missing Assignment Slip
Daily Closing Message
Communication on a Weekly Basis
Guideline Infraction Notice
Preparation and Consistency Are Key—A Mother’s Advice
Morning Meetings
Preparation and Consistency Are Key—A Daughter’s Reflection
Procedures: For Instruction
Class Discussions
I Know the Answer!
Working in Groups
Note Taking
Reading a Textbook
Read Any Place Time
Classroom and School Libraries
Taking a Test
Students Correcting Work
Cultivating Social Skills
Simple Procedures, Plus Courtesy
Procedures: For the Special Needs Classroom
The Special Needs Classroom
Hand Washing
Snack Time
Walking to Another Location
Everything in Its Place
Handling Student Anxiety
Effective Behavior Management Strategies
Procedures: For Teachers
New Student Orientation
The Angry Student
The Death of a Student
In Tears the Class Proceeded
The Death of a Parent
Substitute Teacher Handbook
The Substitute Teacher
A Teacher Aide
Parent Volunteers
The Foundation of Effective Teaching
Classroom Visitors
Parent-Teacher Conferences
Back-to-School Night
Job Sharing—The Best of Both Worlds
Home and School Connection
Technology in the Classroom
Plans: For the First Days of School
My Personal First Day of School Script
A Partial Script for the First Day of School
A Middle School First-Day Plan
A High School First-Week Plan
An Elementary First-Ten-Days Plan
A Principal’s Guide for a Teacher’s First-Day Script
Epilogue: A Call to Action
I Can’t Wait to Start School Every Year
Execute and Follow Through
A Last-Day Letter
QR Code Summary
Index