Classroom Management Q&As

by Larry Ferlazzo, Education Week Press (Editor)

Overview

Many teachers today are looking for sustainable, authentic solutions on classroom management and student engagement�two key aspects of effective instruction. What better way to find them than to tap the collective wisdom of expert educators? In this e-book, award-winning teacher and Education Week Teacher blogger Larry Ferlazzo investigates some of the thorniest problems in teaching by turning to leading educators for advice. Ferlazzo and his contributors respond Q&A-style to a variety of pressing classroom-management and student-engagement questions, such as:

� How can I get the new school year off to a good start?
� How can I help my students develop self-control?
� How can I stop disruptive behavior in my classroom?
� How can I engage students without resorting to a carrots-and-sticks approach?
� What does true student engagement look like?

This e-book brings together the best contributions from Ferlazzo�s Education Week Teacher blog �Classroom Q&A With Larry Ferlazzo.� Ferlazzo, who teaches English, social studies, and International Baccalaureate classes to students at Luther Burbank High School in Sacramento, Calif., offers his take on effective classroom management along with a network of leading experts. Together, they provide the strategy-based answers that get to the heart of high-quality instruction.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940148503651
Publisher:	Education Week Press
Publication date:	10/01/2013
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	801 KB

About the Author

Larry Ferlazzo teaches English, social studies and International Baccalaureate classes to English Language Learners and mainstream students at Luther Burbank High School in Sacramento, Calif.

He's written five books: Self-Driven Learning: Teaching Strategies For Student Motivation; The ESL/ELL Teacher's Survival Guide (with Katie Hull-Sypnieski); Helping Students Motivate Themselves: Practical Answers To Classroom Challenges; English Language Learners: Teaching Strategies That Work; and Building Parent Engagement In Schools (with co-author Lorie Hammond).

Ferlazzo has won several awards, including the Leadership for a Changing World Award from the Ford Foundation, and he was the grand prize winner of the International Reading Association Award for Technology and Reading.

In addition to the Classroom Q&A blog at Education Week Teacher, he writes a popular education-resource blog and a regular column for The New York Times. His articles on education policy and classroom practice also regularly appear in The Washington Post, The Huffington Post and ASCD's Educational Leadership.

Ferlazzo was a community organizer for 19 years prior to becoming a public school teacher. He's married and has three children and two grandchildren.

Editorial Reviews

Lots of people have answers in education, but no one has all the answers. Larry Ferlazzo knows this better than anyone. That�s why his 'Classroom Q&A' blog, a go-to source for educators, features such a diverse group of contributors. In Classroom Management Q&A�s, Expert Strategies for Teaching, Ferlazzo gathers experts, authors, administrators, and star teachers in one place and lets them answer teachers� most pressing classroom management questions.

http://www.edweek.org/ew/marketplace/classroom-management-expert-strategies-teaching-larry-ferlazzo.html - Roxanna Elden

Instead of trusting your best instincts in the moment, wouldn�t it be great if you could hit 'pause' and enlist the advice of trusted colleagues?... The conversational tone, peppered with personal reflections from Ferlazzo, makes for quick but rewarding reading. I can imagine teachers dipping into these digital pages repeatedly, picking up a gem or two of advice to improve their practice. The book also lends itself to staff discussions.

http://www.edweek.org/ew/marketplace/classroom-management-expert-strategies-teaching-larry-ferlazzo.html - Suzie Boss