Planning Classroom Management 2/e

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.

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

"Provides a very practical, step by step approach to developing a management plan that works! Using this plan with varying experience levels provides a great collaborative setting for wonderful sharing of ideas. Teachers take suggestions and develop their plan to fit their beliefs and styles." -- Linda Scott, Principal "A well-organized text that helps prospective teachers learn about classroom management. Provides excellent worksheets for each phase of learning how to teach in a well-managed classroom and offers suggestions and explanations each step of the way." -- Lynn Seltzer, Director of Field Experiences "This book is a must for any teacher who would like the day-to-day activities in a classroom to become automatic. I like this book because it allows the teacher to use her personality and strengths in planning the classroom management plan." -- Rebecca Rawls, Preservice Teacher "This is an essential tool for the beginning teacher. It covers everything from bulletin boards to the grading plan, and gives the new teacher plenty of creative freedom for building their classroom management plan." -- Liv Marie Switzer, Student Teacher "This is a clearly-written, tightly organized, well-researched book that can be very useful for teachers and school administrators in search of an effective classroom management process. Its strength is in the five step process it introduces and subsequently develops in chapters dedicated to each of the steps." -- Francisco Guajardo, Assistant Professor "Planning Classroom Management offers a wealth of concrete and specific examples, models , and directions. Any teacher or prospective teacher who reads this should be able to develop a Classroom Management Plan and implement it." -- Frances Fowler, Professor & Director of Graduate Studies "This book would be very useful for preservice teachers, beginning teachers, and any teacher struggling with classroom management. Each chapter can easily be used for text discussion purposes for professional development for an entire faculty." -- Arlene C. Miguel, Principal