THE Classroom Management Book, 2nd Edition

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!

• 320-page book with Index

• 50 step-by-step procedures

• 40 QR Codes for extended learning

• ISBN:  978-0-9764233-9-3

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

1. The Start of Class Routine

2. The Agenda

• The Freedom to Produce Results

3. An Opening Assignment

• Bellringer Times Three

4. Taking Attendance

• 130 Students and No Time Wasted

5. Dismissing the Class

• A Safe Dismissal or a Tragic One?

Procedures: For Students

6. Collecting Notes and Forms

• Clean Up the Classroom Clutter

7. Classroom Tardiness

8. Absent Folder

9. Organizing Homework

10. Paper Headings

• District-Wide Consistency

11. Unfinished Class Assignments

Procedures: For the Classroom

12. Emergency Preparedness

• Surviving a School Active Shooter

13. Getting Students’ Attention

• Your Attention, Please

14. Classroom Jobs

15. Classroom Phone Ringing

• Teaching Procedures Becomes Routine

16. Bathroom Breaks

17. Replacing Dull or Broken Pencils

18. Keeping Desks Orderly

• Everything Has a Place and a Purpose

19. Collecting and Returning Papers

20. Classroom Transitions

21. Keeping Students on Task

• Tone Is the Key

22. Finishing Work Early

• Creating a Learning Zone

23. Missing Assignment Slip

24. Daily Closing Message

• Communication on a Weekly Basis

25. Guideline Infraction Notice

• Preparation and Consistency Are Key—A Mother’s Advice

26. Morning Meetings

• Preparation and Consistency Are Key—A Daughter’s Reflection

Procedures: For Instruction

27. Class Discussions

• I Know the Answer!

28. Working in Groups

29. Note Taking

30. Reading a Textbook

31. Read Any Place Time

• Classroom and School Libraries

32. Taking a Test

33. Students Correcting Work

34. Cultivating Social Skills

• Simple Procedures, Plus Courtesy

Procedures: For the Special Needs Classroom

• The Special Needs Classroom

35. Hand Washing

36. Snack Time

37. Walking to Another Location

• Everything in Its Place

38. Handling Student Anxiety

• Effective Behavior Management Strategies

Procedures: For Teachers

39. New Student Orientation

40. The Angry Student

41. The Death of a Student

• In Tears the Class Proceeded

42. The Death of a Parent

43. Substitute Teacher Handbook

• The Substitute Teacher

44. A Teacher Aide

45. Parent Volunteers

• The Foundation of Effective Teaching

46. Classroom Visitors

47. Parent-Teacher Conferences

48. Back-to-School Night

• Job Sharing—The Best of Both Worlds

49. Home and School Connection

50. 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