Classroom Management. Creating Positive Learning Environments

Cover Type: Softcover
Book Condition: Fine
Jacket Condition: None Issued
Publisher: Cengage Learning Australia
Publisher Place: South Melbourne
Publisher Year: 2003
Edition: Second Edition

Description: 288 pages. Book appears to have hardly been read and is in Fine condition throughout.

Publishers Description: Classroom Management 4E empowers you to develop an individual classroom management plan that suits your professional philosophy and teaching style. It introduces the Lyford model, a framework that illustrates the many elements of successful classroom management. Using the Lyford model as a scaffold, the authors: Compare and contrast the main theories and models that currently inform practice in Australian classrooms; Explore key practices for creating positive learning environments that will engage students and reduce the chance of disruptions; and Discuss a range of intervention strategies to consider when faced with challenging student behaviours. As you work towards developing your own individual approach to classroom management, engaging stories from early-career teachers help you to apply the concepts to real-life situations. A new chapter on contemporary issues in classroom management keeps you up to date with a wide range of topics that impact upon todays learning environments. Features: The Lyford Model of Classroom Management provides a guiding framework throughout each chapter to help readers to identify key elements of classroom management planning and practice and the relationships between those elements. Each chapter begins with a list of Learning Outcomes and a Chapter Overview to assist you to navigate through the book. Every chapter features a Starter Story to focus your thinking and highlight the relevance of the topics that you are about to explore. Pre-service and early career teachers share their experiences in ‘Stories from the field’ so that readers can see how concepts can be applied in real-life settings. A chapter of extended ‘Stories from the Field’ (Chapter 8) contains case studies that demonstrate the many paths and innovative approaches to creating positive learning environments in classrooms and schools.es to help readers review and apply the material from the chapters. Weblinks at the end of each chapter assist students to go further in their reading and research. New to this Edition A new chapter on contemporary issues and initiatives brings readers up to speed with a wide range of topics that impact upon the learning environment, from big picture issues that impact the whole school community through to issues that may only impact the learning of one student. These include government initiatives, whole-school initiatives, student resilience, bullying, and very challenging behaviours. Chapters 1 and 2 have been reorganised and restructured to emphasise the importance of a modelling and theorising about classroom management as a foundation for successful practices. The companion website contains even more resources to help you get the most from your text, including new revision quizzes, additional theories and models of classroom management, and a new tool to help you develop your own classroom management plan.

ISBN: 9780170187121