Classroom Management

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Classroom management is a group of strategies that teachers use to help students perform at their highest levels. Teachers should anticipate what skills and work habits students need, and these skills and routines help make classroom life academically productive and satisfying. By modeling and reinforcing positive behaviors and environments, teachers can facilitate learning and minimize disruptions and distractions.

Managing 21st Century Classrooms: How do I avoid ineffective classroom management practices? (ASCD Arias)

by Jane Bluestein

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Articles 

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Educational Leadership

• The Positive Classroom (September 2008) (theme issue; several articles in free full text)
• Positive Culture in Urban Schools (March 2005) (free full text)
• Building Classroom Relationships (September 2003) (theme issue; several articles in free full text)

ASCD Express

• Building Positive Classrooms (December 11, 2008) (theme issue; several articles in free full text)
• Success with Classroom Management (November 17, 2005) (theme issue; several articles in free full text)

Books 

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• When Teaching Gets Tough: Smart Ways to Reclaim Your Game (2012)
• Leading and Managing a Differentiated Classroom (2010)
• Managing Diverse Classrooms: How to Build on Students' Cultural Strengths (2008)
• Discipline with Dignity, 3rd Edition: New Challenges, New Solutions (2008)
• Beyond Discipline: From Compliance to Community, 10th Anniversary Edition (2006)
• Managing Your Classroom With Heart: A Guide for Nurturing Adolescent Learners) (2006
• A Handbook for Classroom Management That Works (2005)

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Webinars 

• Carol Tomlinson and Marcia Imbeau: Leading and Managing a Differentiated Classroom (January 4, 2011)

Online Learning 

PD Online^® Courses

• Classroom Management: Building Effective Relationships
• Classroom Management: Managing Challenging Behavior
• Classroom Management: Models and Tools
• Classroom Management: Teacher-Student Relationships

Videos 

See sample clips through the links below.

• The Art and Science of Teaching Program 2: Effective Classroom Management Strategies (2008)