Managing the Adolescent Classroom

Lessons from Outstanding Teachers
1. Auflage 2004
ISBN: 978-0-7619-3107-2
Verlag: Corwin

Buch, Englisch, 184 Seiten, Format (B × H): 216 mm x 280 mm, Gewicht: 474 g

Uncover the secrets of teachers who are recognized as outstanding classroom managers!

Through fourteen case studies of exemplary teachers, Crawford showcases adolescent classroom management at its best. Teachers can draw from this rich store of individual tips, secrets, and procedures and adapt these management solutions immediately. Along with these variations on classic elements of success, Crawford also provides many new entry points for new and experienced teachers to improve their own management. Reflective chapter questions and discussion prompts make this a productive resource for study groups and mentors as well as classroom teachers.

Managing the Adolescent Classroom demonstrates how to triangulate great management around three essential factors:

- Physical-- leveraging time, space, and a structured environment - Affective--strategies to promote positive personal and interpersonal development - Cognitive--use of instructional pace and engagement to motivate behavior and commitment to learning

By successfully managing the physical, social-emotional, and academic dimensions of the classroom environment, teachers can create an essential foundation for a learning community of young adolescents that will promote relationships, belonging, and achievement.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Crawford, Glenda Beamon

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Schulen, Schulleitung Schulleitung, Schulentwicklung
• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Lehrerausbildung, Unterricht & Didaktik Allgemeine Didaktik
• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Lehrerausbildung, Unterricht & Didaktik Methoden des Lehrens und Lernens
• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Schulen, Schulleitung Weiterführende Schulen

Inhaltsverzeichnis

List of Figures
Foreword - Thomas O. Erb
Acknowledgments
About the Author
1. Introduction and Overview
2. Management Through High Engagement
3. Shifting Speed - Not Lowering Expectations
4. Shifting Responsibility to Students
5. Making the Physical Environment a Partner
6. Knowing What Works for You
7. Believing Less Is More and Positive Is Better
8. The School Context
9. How the Best Middle Level Teachers Manage
Resource A: Collective Advice for New Teachers
Resource B: Twenty of Our Best Recommendations for Classroom Management
Resource C: Teacher Profiles
Resource D: Featured Outstanding Teachers
References
Index

Über Autor(innen)

Crawford, Glenda Beamon
Glenda Beamon Crawford’s experiences with young adolescent learners span nearly thirty years. She has taught in grades 4–12 and currently coordinates the middle grades program at Elon University, where she is a professor of teacher education. She has authored three books, including Managing the Adolescent Classroom and Sparking the Thinking of Students, Ages 10–14, as well as articles on structuring classrooms for adolescent thinking and learning. She consults and presents regularly at state, national, and international conferences. Her research and teaching honors include the 2002 North Carolina Award for Outstanding Contribution to Gifted Education, the North Carolina ASCD Outstanding Research Award, and the Teacher of the Year Award.