Rethinking Classroom Management: Strategies for Prevention, Intervention, and Problem Solving [Paperback]

Patricia L. (Lee) Sequeira Belvel (Author), Maya Marcia Jordan Knowles (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 13, 2002 | ISBN-10: 0761945237 | ISBN-13: 978-0761945239

This empowering book illustrates how to achieve a positive classroom environment of respect and responsibility for all using techniques that include prevention, temporary intervention, and problem-solving strategies.

Editorial Reviews

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"As a teacher and principal, I have found Pat Belvel and Maya Marcia Jordan's prevention and intervention framework to be the single most important resource to help teachers become consciously competent about their classroom management strategies and the positive effects they have on students." 

(Debbie Textor, Principal )

"Traditional classroom management strategies do not encourage the development of basic social skills. Rethinking Classroom Management is a desperately needed guide for educators about how to re-examine our own belief systems and change the way we attempt to manage and control students’ behavior. Every teacher should read and apply the ideas in this great resource." 

(Martha Kaufeldt )

"Rethinking Classroom Management is the thinking teacher's answer to creating a positive, student-oriented learning environment." 

(Kristin Driggs, Reading Specialist )

 "The teacher as creator of a positive environment where every learner succeeds is at the core of Rethinking Classroom Management. Weaving years of experience through disparate theoretical understandings, Belvel and Jordan have molded and polished a practical classroom management tool-a gift to teachers of any level."

(Mimi Ahern, Literacy Coach and Specialist )

About the Author

Patricia Sequeira Belvel is a mother, teacher, educational consultant, and leadership coach for teachers and families. As founder and president of Training & Consulting Institute, Inc., Belvel's mission is to promote leadership skills that will impact and shift management strategies from those that rely on the motivation of reward and punishment to those that invite internal control. She has been leading classroom leadership and family leadership workshops for the past 30 years, encouraging educators to initiate and support a learning environment (both at home and at school) that invites young people to become responsible, caring, peaceful leaders. She is well known for her compassionate, no-blame approach in working with teachers and students. Currently, she contracts with school districts and individual school sites to support teachers' use of these strategies in their classrooms. She is also an adjunct faculty member, lecturer, and supervisor of student teachers at San Jose State University in California. Educators from many cultures and dis­tricts endorse her work because of the positive impact of the workshop and follow-up coaching sessions for both students and teachers. She holds a BA from Holy Names University in Oakland, California, and an MA from the University of Santa Clara, California. You can contact Pat through her Web site at www.trngedu.com.

Product Details

• Paperback: 264 pages
• Publisher: Corwin Press (August 13, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0761945237
• ISBN-13: 978-0761945239
• Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 9 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,020,982 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Rethinking Classroom Management, February 11, 2003

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PATRICIA LEE SEQUEIRA BELVEL (SAN JOSE, CA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Rethinking Classroom Management: Strategies for Prevention, Intervention, and Problem Solving (Paperback)

I am the co-author of this wonderful work and just want everyone to know that the paperback is exactly the same as the hardback, has an interesting, appealing cover design and costs much less.....This book is designed for veteran teachers and beginning teachers....Enjoy

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Classroom Strategies That Make Sense, February 19, 2003

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Elizabeth P. Talbot (Hollister, CA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Rethinking Classroom Management: Strategies for Prevention, Intervention, and Problem Solving (Hardcover)

I have been a presenter for Classroom Management using Pat Belvel's materials for the past five years. Previously we had used a manual with mostly the overheads of the content. The wonderful aspect of this book is that it provides insights and adecdotes to which we can all relate. In this way, teachers can understand the strategies without extensive workshops. Although workshops with follow-up coaching is ideal. I recommend this book to new teachers as well as experienced. Within the workshop series, I have had new teachers comment about how they had never really thought about all of what goes into managing a classroom. Experienced teachers have expressed gratitude in reminding them of what works!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Must Read!, October 19, 2002

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L and L "vonstermommy" (CA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Rethinking Classroom Management: Strategies for Prevention, Intervention, and Problem Solving (Hardcover)

As a parent, I was quite interested to see if this book would assist me with my recent career as a full-time mommy. From the first words, I could tell that this was a gem of a book full of stories, analogies and practical strategies for classroom teachers and parents. The first story is about an extrinsically motivated class who didnt "behave" for subs. I put myself in the shoes of that teacher and thought. How come my children behave differently for babysitters than me? Immediately I applied what this teacher learned to my home life. This book is also deemed worthy of being on a university campus as a required text. Thanks, Vonny (teacher, grad student, happy mom of two)