Classroom Management for Secondary Teachers [Paperback]

Book Description

Publication Date: September 27, 1996 | ISBN-10: 0205200052 | ISBN-13: 978-0205200054 | Edition: 4

This is a guide to classroom management incorporating classroom organization, management and discipline. It offers practical information to help develop effective classroom management systems, such as arranging the physical space, choosing rules and procedures, and planning and conducting instruction, maintaining appropriate behaviour, using good communication skills, addressing problem behaviour and managing special groups. All the examples and cases are at the middle or secondary school level. The content is so organized that it can be readily applied by new teachers to their classrooms.

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Key Benefit: This best-selling book provides a comprehensive, yet concise guide to classroom management incorporating the essential features of classroom organization, management and discipline. Key Topics: It offers practical “how to” information developed from extensive research in the field (over 500 classrooms), to help teachers think through and establish effective classroom management systems. The content is organized so that it can be readily applied by new teachers to their own classrooms. The book addresses the planning decisions teachers must make as they are encountered in the typical classroom: arranging the physical space, choosing rules and procedures, planning and conducting instruction, maintaining appropriate behavior, using good communication skills, addressing problem behavior, and managing special groups. All the examples and cases are at the middle and secondary level. Market: For teachers working at the middle and secondary level.

Product Details

• Paperback: 240 pages
• Publisher: Allyn & Bacon; 4 edition (September 27, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0205200052
• ISBN-13: 978-0205200054
• Product Dimensions: 9.4 x 7 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (19 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,885,725 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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56 of 62 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This is a must have book for any secondary teacher., September 6, 1998

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This review is from: Classroom Management for Secondary Teachers (Paperback)

I use this book as the text for one of my classes at Vanderbilt University. The students always love it. It is one of the most practical textbooks that I have seen. This book contains everything beginning teachers need to make a smooth and effective start on their journey as a teacher.

42 of 48 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Harry K. Wong Implements Research of Evertson, October 5, 2003

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This review is from: Classroom Management for Secondary Teachers (5th Edition) (Paperback)

In his video series "The Effective Teacher" Part II: The First Days of School, Harry Wong cites the work of Carolyn Evertson and how he implements her research in the classroom: Wong says "Now, why do I assign seats? Now, you may know the name Carolyn Evertson. She is arguably the leading authority on classroom management. She did her work at the Univ. of Texas, Austin campus, many years ago. They wrote a book called Classroom Management for Elementary Teachers and a book called Classroom Management for High School and Junior High School Teachers. They went out and they looked at thousands and thousands of very effective teachers, and they went out and they looked at thousands and thousands of very ineffective teachers, and this is what they discovered. They discovered that effective teachers assign seats on the first day of school..." He shows a graphic of the covers of the two books. This is one of the books he refers to. Harry Wong is the author of the book The First Days of School. Anyone who liked The First Days of School, therefore, might be interested to read this resource that Harry Wong found to be useful.

15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Nice tool for new teachers., March 28, 2006

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This review is from: Classroom Management for Secondary Teachers (6th Edition) (Paperback)

This book is a practical resource for new secondary teachers. The authors discuss classroom set-up, student resources, and behavior problems. There are many ideas ready for application in your own classroom and no boring or unnecessary narratives that most classroom management books have.