Full Description
A student-centered classroom management approach that guides elementary teachers in leading their students and managing the classroom
Elementary Classroom Management: A Student-Centered Approach to Leading and Learning provides the information and resources that teachers need to design a classroom management system that incorporates the principles of autonomy, belonging, competency, democracy, and motivation. This text includes stories, strategies, research, and reflection tools to help teachers effectively manage the spaces, procedures, and pedagogy of the classroom environment.
Key Features
Stimulates teachers to reflect on the needs and motivations of their students
Offers a "right question" rather than a "right answer" approach to help teachers design their own unique classroom management programs
Provides real stories, case studies, and letters from master teachers to help readers construct environments that meet the needs of all students
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An Instructor Resource on CD includes video clips with discussion questions, PowerPoint slides, a test bank, and much more. Qualified instructors can request a copy by contacting SAGE Customer Care at 800-818-SAGE (7243) from 6 am-5 pm, PT.
A Student study site provides video clips, quizzes, flashcards, Web resources, and much more.
Contents
SECTION ONE: A VISION FOR CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT
1. Autonomy, Belonging, and Competency for Children
2. Creating Democratic Communities
3. Motivation and Classroom Management
SECTION TWO: STRUCTURES AND TOOLS FOR CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT
4. Pedagogical Structures For Managing Learning
5. Creating Thinking Classrooms
6. Leading and Learning With a Whole Group of Students
SECTION THREE: CREATING CLASSROOMS THAT MEET THE NEEDS OF INDIVIDUALS
7. Recognizing, Accommodating, and Advocating for Children With Special Needs
8. Language and Literature as Classroom Management Tools
9. Asking Students, Parents, and School Resources for Help
SECTION FOUR: MAKING A CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT PLAN YOUR OWN INSIDE AND OUTSIDE
10. Creating a Classroom Arrangement that Promotes Autonomy, Belonging, and Competency
11. Managing Beyond the Boundaries of the Classroom
12. Making the Classroom Your Own: A Beginning
