Classroom Management and Discipline Methods to Facilitate Cooperation and Instruction

A scholarly synthesis of the research base on classroom management and discipline, Classroom Management and Discipline: Methods to Facilitate Cooperation and Instruction is remarkably easy to read and apply. Comprehensive up–to–date, and authoritative, it considers the total classroom environment while offering practical strategies for establishing a classroom management system and maintaining order in K–12 classrooms. Appropriate for undergraduate or graduate courses, the text is a valuable resource for beginning and experienced teachers. Key Features

• "Teachers In Action" case studies bring the issues covered in each chapter to life. Contributed by teachers around the country, cases represent a wide variety of school situations for evaluation and discussion.
• "Decision Points" in each chapter present specific classroom issues that readers must resolve using chapter content.
• Two chapters on student misbehavior offer step–by–step procedures for restoring order. An additional chapter includes ideas for working with difficult students.
• Chapter 8, "Planning for Motivation," offers a wealth of practical strategies to motivate learning.
• A comprehensive, annotated list of audio–visual resources for teaching classroom management, discipline, and related issues appears in Appendix B.