C. M. Charles, PhD, Professor Emeritus of Teacher Education, San Diego State University, Honorary Phi Beta Kappa, was a public school teacher from 1953 - 1959 and then moved into higher education. He has held positions at the University of New Mexico, Teachers College Columbia University, Pepperdine University, Universidade Federal do Maranhao (Brazil), and of course, San Diego State University. At San Diego State, Charles directed innovative programs in teacher education, and 5 times received outstanding professor and distinguished teaching awards. He also served on several occasions as advisor in teacher education and curriculum to the governments of Peru and Brazil.
Charles has authored or co-authored numerous books (most of them in education) that have attracted wide audiences in the United States and abroad, with translations into several foreign languages. Besides this new edition of Building Classroom Management, the school discipline texts he's affiliated with are: Teachers' Petit Piaget (1972); The Synergetic Classroom: Joyful Teaching and Gentle Discipline (2000); Essential Elements of Effective Discipline (2002); Classroom Management for Middle Grades Teachers (2004); Elementary Classroom Management (5th edition 2008) and Today's Best Classroom Management Strategies: Paths to Positive Discipline (2008). Charles, who resides in California and Australia, is married and has 2 children who are both teachers.
Karen Cole, PhD is an Associate Professor of Education at the University of North Carolina at Asheville, where she has been recognized for excellence in teaching courses in classroom management and reading methods. At the start of her career in teacher education at The University of Alabama, Dr. Cole became a trainer for Evertson's Classroom Organization and Management Program (COMP), which ignited her interest in effective classroom management. She has recently developed a strong interest in teaching university faculty to apply classroom management principles in the college classroom. Dr. Cole also works with college students who are learning to successfully navigate their university experiences; with her colleague Margaret Mahlin, she has authored the text Student Hacks: Tips for Finding Your Way in College.
