Classroom+Management 

Resources from and /or for Seminar 2 focused on Classroom Management
// "Classroom management refers to all of the things a teacher does to organize students, space, time, and materials to foster student involvement and cooperation in all classroom activities and to establish a [positive and] productive working environment." // -- Wong & Wong (2009); bracketed text added by Dr. Young

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Dr. Robinson's Classroom Management PowerPoint -

Dr. Robinson's Socratic Response Handout -

**Additional Resources:**
- Association for Middle Level Education (AMLE) article on classroom management and connecting with the larger world addressing the importance of building relationships and forging connections with students.

- AMLE article on 5 Keys to Effective Classroom Management

- AMLE article on Classroom Management Strategies for Difficult Students.

- A Language Arts Teacher's blog entry wherein it states, "The single, most important thing you have to do as a middle school teacher is figure out your classroom management systems and then put them into action. " I agree, of course, and encourage you all do decide what your strategies, procedures and methods will be first; long before day in a classroom of your own. If it doesn't work, be open to change, but do not try to do it piece meal.

- [|NEA Classroom Management Website] - strategies for managing student behavior and the learning environment

- Recent //N & O// Editorial (1/23/2011): [|Better School Discipline] by Janson Landberg, Equal Justice Works Fellow/Attorney at Advocates for Children's Services, a statewide project of Legal Aid of North Carolina

- A Classroom Management I nterview Protocol you could use with your cooperating teacher or other in-service teachers to get a sense of their approaches towards and strategies for classroom management
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Charles, C. M. (2005). //Building classroom discipline, Eighth edition.// Boston: Pearson.
Cushman, K., and the students of What Kids Can Do, Inc. (2003). // Fires in the bathroom: Advice for teachers from high school students. // New York: The New Press.

Kauffman, J. M., et al. (2002). // Managing classroom behavior: A reflective case-based approach. // Boston: Allyn and Bacon.

Lemov, D. (2010). //Teach like a champion// //: 49 techniques that put students on the path to college.// Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons//.//

Marzano, R., et al., (2003). // Classroom management that works: Research-based strategies for every teacher. // Upper Saddle River, NJ: Merrill.

Marzano, R. et al. (2005). //  Handbook for classroom management that works. // Upper Saddle River, NJ: Merrill.

Watson, M. (with Ecken, L.) (2003). Introduction: A classroom where everyone belongs. //Learning to trust: Transforming difficult elementary classrooms through developmental discipline.// (pp. 1-29). San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.

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Wong, H. K., & Wong, R. T. (2009). //The first days of school: How to be an effective teacher.// Mountain View, CA: Harry K. Wong Publications. ======