Heather A. Davis, Jessica J. Summers, Lauren M. Miller

An Interpersonal Approach to Classroom Management

Strategies for Improving Student Engagement

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Presenting the psychology behind the best-managed classrooms The authors engage you from the start by contrasting how differently teachers respond to common situations. They expertly bridge the gap between educational psychology and classroom management from the perspectives of student engagement, peer and student-teacher relationships, and teacher self regulation. Both current and prospective teachers will find helpful tools for engaging difficult students, managing challenging relationships, and handling conflict. Key topics include: Student behavioral, relational, and cognitive engagement in the learning process Classroom structures that contribute to student engagement The contribution of peer relationships to positive and negative behavior management Strategies that help children learn to manage their own behavior Connecting with students who are culturally and linguistically diverse

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Corwin
• Seitenzahl: 258
• Erscheinungstermin: 8. August 2012
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 14mm
• Gewicht: 379g
• ISBN-13: 9781412986731
• ISBN-10: 1412986737
• Artikelnr.: 34977387

Autorenporträt

Dr. Heather A. Davis is an Associate Professor in the Department of Curriculum, Instruction, and Counselor Education at North Carolina State University. Trained as an educational psychologist, her teaching interests surround helping pre-service and practicing teachers use theories of development to meet their students¿ needs. For the last ten years, she has worked collaboratively with school districts throughout Georgia, Ohio, and North Carolina to understand the nature of teacher-student relationships and what it means to create schools that fully engage students in the learning process. http://www4.ncsu.edu/~hadavis2/index.html

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
Acknowledgments
About the Authors
Introduction: What Are Your Implicit Theories of Classroom Management?
Part I. Management as a Function of Student Engagement
1. What Does It Mean for Students to Be Engaged?
2. How Do I Organize My Classroom for Engagement?
3. How Do I Create a Classroom Climate That Supports Engagement?
Part II. Management as a Function of Classroom Relationships
4. How Do I Model Caring in Relationships With Students?
5. How Can I Build Supportive Peer Relationships?
6. How Do I Connect With Diverse Students?
Part III. Management as a Function of Teacher Self-Regulation
7. What Does It Mean to Self-Regulate My Classroom Management Tasks?
8. How Can I Improve and Sustain Relationship Quality?
References and Further Reading
Index