Discipline Survival Guide for the Secondary Teacher

This unique, hands-on book is packed with tested ideas and strategies to help you create a classroom environment where good conduct and high achievement are the norm and where students become self-motivated and take responsibility for their actions. The second edition is fully revised and updated to reflect changes in the past decade. Major updates include: A new focus on the teacher as a classroom leader and coach who wants students to buy into a classroom management program More extensive coverage of safety issues, including creating a bully-free environment More explicit information about the limits that teachers should set Protecting student privacy How to handle chronic misbehavior whether at the individual or whole-group level New coverage of technology in the classroom, including handling disruptions from students cell phones and iPods, managing a classroom when there are computers involved, various technological resources available to motivate, engage, instruct, and communicate with students and parents This must-have resource offers a comprehensive and accessible guide to discipline in the secondary school setting, complete with handy forms, checklists, and self-assessments to help teachers work with students in productive ways.

Contents Ch. 1: Successful Discipline Rests with You; Ch. 2: Adopt a Comprehensive Approach for a Successful Discipline Climate; Ch. 3: Cultivate Your Role as a Classroom Leader; Ch. 4: Establish a Positive Classroom Environment; Ch. 5: Promote Self-Discipline; Ch. 6: Use Classroom Management Systems; Ch. 7: Create and Maintain a Partnership with Students Families; Ch. 8: Establish a Cooperative Classroom Climate; Ch. 9: Maintain Order with Effective Instruction; Ch. 10: Motivate Students to Perform Well; Ch. 11: Prevent Discipline Problems; Ch. 12: Cope Successfully with Discipline Problems Once They Occur