Table of Contents
About the Author xi
Introduction 1
Section 1 Becoming an Effective Classroom Manager
1 You Can Be an Effective Classroom Manager 3
Why Is Classroom Management Such a Significant Issue for Today's Teachers? 3
Why Are Some Teachers Such Effective Classroom Managers? 5
You Can Learn to Be an Effective Classroom Manager 6
2 Develop Your Teacher Voice 9
Attributes of the Teacher Voice 9
Building Your Teacher Voice 13
3 Hold High Expectations 15
Expect 100 Percent Compliance With Your Directions 100 Percent of the Time 15
Allow No Excuses for Disruptive Behavior 16
Always Sweat the Small Stuff 17
Never Back Down 18
Let Students Know You Are Not Going Away 18
Avoid Excessive Praise 19
The Lesson of High-Stakes Testing Days 20
Section 2 Developing Your Classroom Discipline Plan
4 Establish Rules 23
Advantages of Using a Classroom Discipline Plan 24
Developing Your Rules 25
5 Determine Positive Support Strategies 27
Positive Support for Individual Students 27
Classwide Positive Support: Points on the Board 29
6 Determine Corrective Actions 33
Why You Need to Take Corrective Actions 33
Guidelines for Planning the Use of Corrective Actions 34
Before You Implement Your Classroom Management Plan 37
Section 3 Teaching Responsible Behavior
7 Teach Policies and Procedures at the Beginning of the School Year 39
Determine Policies and Procedures 39
Planning to Teach a Lesson on Responsible Behavior 41
Responsible Behavior Lesson format 44
8 Develop a Responsible Behavior Curriculum 47
Determine the Order in Which You Will Teach the Content 47
Sample Responsible Behavior Curriculums 48
Section 4 Utilizing the Behavior ManagementCycle
9 Effectively Communicate Explicit Directions 57
The Behavior Management Cycle 57
Step One: Clearly Communicate Explicit Directions 58
10 Utilize Behavioral Narration 63
The Trap of Responding to Off-Task Students 63
Behavioral Narration 63
Utilizing Behavioral Narration to Motivate Students to Get On Task 67
Utilizing Behavioral Narration to Keep Students On Task During Instructional Activities 69
Behavioral Narration Is No Substitute for Effective Instruction 70
11 Take Corrective Actions 71
Guidelines to Take Corrective Actions in Your Classroom 71
How Students Will Test You 74
12 Teach Students to Manage Their Own Behavior 81
The Levels of Classroom Management Structure 81
Level One: Highly Structured 82
Level Two: Moving Toward Self-Management 84
Level Three: Student Self-Management 85
Recalibrate 86
Section 5 Reducing Disruptive Behavior
13 Instructional Strategies That Reduce Disruptive Behavior 89
How to Provide Opportunities to Respond 89
Opportunity to Respond Strategies 90
Additional Strategies to Engage Students and Reduce Disruptive Behavior 96
Section 6 Working With Difficult Students
14 Build Positive Relationships With Students 103
The Trust Issue 103
Steps to Earn the Trust of All Your Students 105
15 Develop Individualized Behavior Plans 115
Guidelines to Developing an Individualized Behavior Plan 115
16 You Can't Do It on Your Own: Getting the Support You Need to Deal With Difficult Students 119
The Myth of the Good Teacher 119
Initial Steps to Obtain Support From Parents and Administrators 120
The Importance of Parental Support 122
Building Positive Relationships With Parents 122
Home-School Behavior Contract 126
Pulling It All Together 127
The Importance of Getting Support From Your Administrators 127
Appendix
Mentors, Coaches, and School Leadership Teams: Structures to Support Classroom Teachers' Behavior Management Efforts 131
1 An Introduction to the Real Time Classroom Coaching Model 133
The Birth of the Real Time Classroom Coaching Model 133
Real-Time Feedback 137
Advantages of the Real Time Classroom Coaching Model 140
Supporting Struggling Teachers 142
2 An Introduction to Establishing a Schoolwide Assertive Discipline Program 143
Why So Many Schools' Behavior Management Efforts Are Ineffective 143
Schools Can Transform Their Learning Climate 146
Attributes of Schools With Effective Schoolwide Behavior Management Efforts 146
References and Resources 155
Index 161
