DISCIPLINE & CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT

  1. POSITIVE DISCIPLINE - Ways to manage classrooms while preserving student dignity and respect

  2. CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT LINKS

    -- Excellent collection on a full range of topics!

  3. IS TIME-OUT OVER?

  4. OPTIONAL ELEMENTS OF A DISCIPLINE PLAN

  5. KEY IDEAS OF SEVEN MODELS OF DISCIPLINE

  6. Student Teacher Development in Classroom Management -- This interactive web site helps [elementary] teachers address 13 problems behaviors in the classroom. You can select an incident, respond to it, and then see how an experienced teacher responded.

  7. Classroom Management Plan -- a detailed classroom management plan

  8. How-To: Classroom Management -- A variety of how-to guides for topics such as coping with tardiness, staring the day, and providing breaks

  9. TEACHING HELP

  10. GUIDANCE & DISCIPLINE DATABASE

  11. TEACH 2000: CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT

  12. WINNING STRATEGIES FOR CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT

  13. As Tough as Necessary: Countering Violence, Aggression, and Hostility in Our Schools

  14. CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT Tips from TEACHERS HELPING TEACHERS

  15. TEACHER TALK:VIOLENCE IN THE SCHOOLS

  16. VIOLENCE IN SCHOOLS

  17. STUDENT VICTIMIZATION AT SCHOOL

  18. NATIONAL ALLIANCE FOR SAFE SCHOOLS

  19. ADMINISTRATORS: BULLY-PROOF YOUR SCHOOL

  20. BULLYING IN SCHOOL & WHAT TO DO ABOUT IT

  21. CONFLICT RESOLUTION

  22. VIOLENCE

  23. EDUCATORS FOR SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY

  24. DISCIPLINE

  25. MANAGING CLASSROOM BEHAVIOR: Questions for Problem Solving

  26. Systematic Classroom Management -- This column by former teacher Cherise Kelley describes her discoveries about classroom management, from TESA to the Fred Jones system. A helpful discussion, especially for new teachers.

  27. Discipline Tips from a Teacher-Survivor -- This message from a veteran teacher to the MiddleWeb listserv describes the discipline and classroom management system that saved her career.

  28. Know When to Discipline! -- An Education World e-Interview with classroom management expert Howard Seeman, Ph.D. When is a discipline problem really a discipline problem?

  29. "You Can Handle Them All" - This site shares a step-by-step approach to handling misbehavior at school and at home. An overview examines the causes of misbehavior, the core needs that motivate humans, and a four-step discipline model. A behavior index applies the model to over 100 specific misbehaviors. Sponsored by the Master Teacher website.

  30. Some Classroom Management Ideas -- Prepared for new teachers in a specific district, these ideas might spark the thinking of any new teacher.

  31. 11 Techniques for Better Classroom Discipline -- Adapted from an article called: "A Primer on Classroom Discipline: Principles Old and New" by Thomas R. McDaniel; Phi Delta Kappan, May 1986. Also see the related article,

  32. Discipline Techniques That Backfire.

  33. Taking the Bully by the Horns -- Kathy Noll and Dr. Jay Carter have written a book and developed a website to help young people deal with bullies, child violence, and self-esteem issues. The website includes an article about how adults can help "prevent children from becoming a statistic on school grounds," and offers "Bully Advice" for kids & young teens.

  34. Classroom Management -- For a treasure trove of tips, visit Scott Mandel's Teachers Helping Teachers site. Includes a beginner's skinny on grading, including thoughts about what to write on papers. Be sure to scroll down the page. You'll find a varied selection of brief articles, including "Guidelines for Good Classroom Management Practice."

  35. How Has Classroom Management Evolved? -- This article from the McREL education research lab traces the history of classroom management, examines recent changes in the field and provides concrete examples of new approaches.

  36. Discipline Advice from Veteran Teachers -- A collection of e-mail advice collecting from the Middle-L listserve.

  37. Dealing with Tardy Students -- Receiving consistent attendance and punctuality from all your students may prove to be even more of a daunting task than it sounds. Also read these teacher ideas about
  38. improving attendance. And these

  39. classroom management tips from teachers. Finally, here are some ideas about managing

  40. bathroom breaks

  41. LEADERSHIP -- The most fitting context for discipline and magement is Classroom Leadership

    Engaged Learning is a key to making classrooms productive and relatively free of distracting discipline problems. Just what is engaged learning?

    "Engaged learning is the process in which students actively participate in their learning. Students are involved, beginning on the first day, in the decision making of the course of their study. Students vigorously research, discuss, create projects, and use technology to make discoveries based on their choices. Students are active participants in the learning process. The teacher serves as a "coach or facilitator," guiding students to the desired goal.

    "Engaged learning allows students to participate in "real-life" activities through collaboration, exploration, and discovery with peers. Engaged learning projects do not focus on one subject, but the integration of many or all subjects. Assessment in engaged learning can be very diverse. Assessment should be real, continuing, and encouraging."

    (Source: Belt, K., et al., Green is Good)

    Engaged learning is a key variable in effective schools, best practices, and is the underlying purpose of behavior management and discipline programs.
    Exploring these twenty-two ENGAGED LEARNING sites will help you explore or expand your awareness of this key teaching/mentoring aspect.



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