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The Classroom Teacher's Survival Guide : Practical Strategies, Management Techniques and Reproducibles for New and Experienced Teachers by Ronald L. Partin
ISBN: 9780470453643
Publication Date: 2009
Designed for new and experienced teachers alike, this thoroughly revised and updated edition offers a value-packed, practical source of ready-to-use tips and strategies for meeting the challenges teachers face everyday while organizing and managing a classroom.
Effective Classroom Management: A Teacher's Guide by Robert Laslett; Colin J. Smith
ISBN: 9780415071529
Publication Date: 1992
In this second edition, classroom management is considered from four aspects: management in the classroom; mediation with individuals; modification of behaviour and monitoring school discipline.
From Discipline to Culturally Responsive Engagement by Laura E. (Elizabeth) Pinto
ISBN: 9781452285214
Publication Date: 2013
In a comprehensive, practical guide, Laura E. Pinto details why today's classrooms are best managed by valuing culturally responsive engagement and what teachers must do for their classrooms to flourish in this new reality.
A Handbook for Classroom Management That Works by Robert J. Marzano; Barbara B. Gaddy; Maria C. Foseid; Mark P. Foseid; Jana S. Marzano
ISBN: 9781416602361
Publication Date: 2005
This companion volume to Classroom Management That Works helps teachers at all grade levels master the array of skills that lead to a productive learning environment.
The Practical Guide to Primary Classroom Management by Rob Barnes
ISBN: 9781412919401
Publication Date: 2006
This concise book focuses on classroom management basics, including student behavior, organizing classroom space, effective use of resources, and establishing a presence in the classroom.
Quick, Easy and Effective Behaviour Management Ideas for the Classroom by Nicola S. Morgan
ISBN: 9781843109518
Publication Date: 2008
This book is brimming with quick, easy and effective techniques to help keep children focused on their work and engaged in appropriate behaviour within the classroom.
The SAGE Encyclopedia of Classroom Management by W. George Scarlett
ISBN: 9781452241395
Publication Date: 2015
The SAGE Encyclopedia of Classroom Management raises issues and introduces evidence-based, real-world strategies for creating and maintaining well-managed classrooms where learning thrives.
You Have to Go to School... You're the Teacher! by Renee Rosenblum-Lowden; Felicia Lowden Kimmel (As told to)
ISBN: 9781412951227
Publication Date: 2007
In the third edition of this bestseller, teacher, trainer, and keynote speaker Renee Rosenblum-Lowden and school counselor Felicia Lowden Kimmel offer beginning and experienced teachers an abundance of techniques for dealing with everyday classroom management issues.