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Planning Classroom Management

A Five-Step Process to Creating a Positive Learning Environment
Second Edition
By: Karen A. Bosch, Corwin Press, Inc.

The author helps teachers develop classroom management plans through a five-step process that includes introspection, observation, plan development, implementation, and plan revision.

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Product Details
  • Grade Level: PreK-12
  • ISBN: 9781412937689
  • Published By: Corwin
  • Year: 2006
  • Page Count: 176
  • Publication date: May 12, 2006
Price: $39.95
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"This is a clearly written, tightly organized, well-researched book. Its strength is in the five-step process it introduces and develops."
-Francisco Guajardo, Assistant Professor
Department of Educational Leadership
University of Texas Pan American

"This book offers a wealth of concrete and specific examples, models, and directions. Any teacher or prospective teacher reading it should be able to develop a Classroom Management Plan and implement it."
-Frances Fowler, Professor & Director of Graduate Studies
Department of Educational Leadership
Miami University

"Dr. Bosch provides a very practical, step-by-step approach to developing a management plan that works! Teachers take suggestions and develop their plan to fit their beliefs and styles."
-Linda Scott, Principal
Oscar Smith Middle School, Chesapeake, VA

Increase student learning with an effective classroom management plan!

One of the most challenging tasks for teachers is classroom management that ensures high levels of achievement for all students. In this updated edition, Karen Bosch helps preservice and experienced teachers develop classroom management plans tailored to their specific needs and skills. She discusses a five-step process that includes introspection, classroom observation, plan development, implementation, and plan revision.

Field-tested for more than ten years, this unique book includes:

  • Worksheets with questions to guide each step of the process
  • Ample vignettes and examples
  • Strategies for organization, discipline, classroom operation, and instruction
  • Tips for working with diverse students

This excellent resource provides guidance for teachers seeking to create a positive classroom environment, plan for student-centered learning, and meet the demands of today's classrooms.

Author(s)

Author(s)

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Karen A. Bosch

Karen Bosch, Ph.D. is a professor of education and the Director of Teacher Education at Virginia Wesleyan College in Norfolk, Virginia. She has been awarded the Most Inspiring Faculty Award from Old Dominion University and most recently has become the recipient of the Virginia Wesleyan College’s Batten Distinguished Faculty Award for excellence in teaching, scholarship, and passion for inspiring others. Karen has also written the book, The First Year Teacher, which prepares and supports beginning teachers in their first year and more. She has published articles in Middle School Journal, Current Issues in Middle Level Education, Clearing House, Journal of Computing in Education, and Journal of Research on Computing in Education. As an educational consultant, she conducts seminars and workshops on classroom management and effective teaching practices. She has presented her research and her teacher preparation program models at conferences nationwide. She was formerly a public school teacher and administrator.

Table of Contents

Table of Contents

Preface


Acknowledgments


About the Author


1. Classroom Management

Overview of Classroom Management

Creating a Classroom Management Plan

2. Classroom Management Plan

What Is a Classroom Management Plan?

The Components of a Classroom Management Plan

3. Introspection: Getting in Touch With Your Teaching Self

Analyze Your Teaching Self

Reflection Questionnaire

Discussion of the Reflection Questionnaire

Introspection and Reflection as an Ongoing Process

4. Classroom Observation

The Role of Observation in the Classroom Management Process

How to Conduct Observations

The Observation Guide

5. Developing a Personal Classroom Management Plan

The Personal CMP

Composing a Personal CMP

Classroom Organization

Instruction

Evaluation

Professional Development

6. Implementing the Classroom Management Plan

Set the CMP in Motion

Planning CMP Mini-Lessons

Teaching the CMP

CMP Mini-Lesson for Introducing the CMP and Its Components

CMP Mini-Lesson for Developing Classroom Rules

CMP Mini-Lesson for Teaching Classroom Rules: Respect

CMP Mini-Lesson for Teaching Consequences

CMP Mini-Lesson for Teaching Incentives

CMP Mini-Lesson for Teaching Social Skills: Friendship and Respect

CMP Mini-Lesson for Teaching Social Skills: Class Meetings

CMP Mini-Lesson for Teaching Cues (Grades K–3)

CMP Mini-Lesson for Teaching Cues (Grades 4 and 5)

CMP Mini-Lesson for Teaching With a Computer

7. Revising the Classroom Management Plan

A Plan in Flux

Reflective Revising of the CMP

Summary of the Reflective Revising Process

8. Samples of Effective Teachers’ Classroom Management Plans

On Solid Ground With a CMP

Sample CMP for Primary Grades

Sample CMP for Intermediate Grades

Sample CMP for Middle Grades

Sample CMPs for Secondary Grades

References


Index


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