Breaking the Mold of Classroom Management

Dr. Andrea Honigsfeld is a professor in the division of education at Molloy College, Rockville Centre, NY. She received several awards including a Fulbright Lecturing Award, Outstanding Dissertation Award, and ESL Educator of the Year Award. Dr. Audrey Cohan is a professor in the division of education at Molloy College, Rockville Centre, NY. She has published on child sexual abuse and effective professional development practices.

Classroom management issues are a constant topic of discussions in this reviewer's graduate courses despite the course focus on teaching and planning effective reading instruction. Furthermore, classroom management issues continue to be one of the reasons why many novice teachers leave the classroom in their first three years of teaching. Editors Honigsfeld and Cohan provide educators with 20 brief yet concise chapters addressing a wide spectrum of classroom management issues. Written by respected educators known for their expertise in classroom management, the chapters provide readers with down-to-earth yet research-based strategies, practices, and perspective that can be implemented tomorrow. Just as important, this text reminds readers that maintaining respect for students and creating environments for positive self-worth are critical components to effective classroom management. Moving from traditional topics surrounding classroom management, this book also offers readers insight into management of online classrooms, cultural issues leading to challenging classroom management situations, and administrative perspectives at the district and building level. Breaking the Mold of Classroom Management is an excellent resource for preservice and veteran teachers as well as teacher educators. Summing Up: Highly recommended. Upper-division undergraduate, graduate, research, and professional collections.

• ForewordPreface Acknowledgments Thinking Outside the Mold: How Teachers Learned to Make Classroom Management Work for Their Immigrant Latino StudentsCarrie Rothstein-Fisch and Elise TrumbullManaging a Differentiated ClassroomMarcia B. Imbeau and Carol Ann TomlinsonImplementing Self-Management Strategies in the Secondary ClassroomBrittany L. Hott, Jennifer D. Walker, and Frederick J. BrighamSchoolize or Culturalize “Them” Within our Classroom CommunityHillary MerkClassroom Management in the Corridor: Teacher-Student Negotiations of an Educational Authority Relationship Outside of the Classroom ContextAnneli FrelinI’m Not a Reluctant Learner! I Just Need a Chance to Connect and Do Well in SchoolLou DentiMirrors and Master Switches: Using Interactive Root Metaphors to Support Students’ Academic, Social, and Emotional Growth and DevelopmentTerry MurrayMaking the Work Interesting: Classroom Management Through Ownership in Elementary Literature CirclesRyan FlessnerStudents as Allies to their Peers: Creating a Caring Majority Karen Siris Cracking the Behavior Code: Effective Interventions for Students with AnxietyJessica Minahan and Nancy RappaportWarm Demander Pedagogy: Managing Behavior Through the 3 R’s of Insistence Barbara Berté, Micheline Susan Malow, and Diane W. GómezCivil Talks: Logistics of Managing Online Classroom SpacesJeffrey P. Drake and Jeanette L. DrakeCulturally Relevant Cyphers: Rethinking Classroom Management Through Hip Hop Based EducationBettina L. LoveFlipping the Cultural Revolution Jon Nordmeyer and Peter StelzerPromoting Mutual Respect and Democratic Practice in Diverse Learning Communities to Support Positive Classroom ManagementJennifer LauriaClassroom Management Strategies to Increase Student Collaboration Maria G. Dove and Vicky Giouroukakis Defusing Conflict in the Classroom with Restorative Practices Luanna H. Meyer and Ian M. Evans Managing Math and Supervising Spanish Establishing and Maintaining Positive Classroom Culture in the Middle SchoolMartha Edelson and Lori Langer de RamirezClassroom Management from an Organizational Perspective: Positive Behavioral Supports at the System, School, and Staff LevelsHoward M. Knoff Twenty-first Century Classroom Management: It is Time for a New PerspectiveMarie Menna PagliaroAfterwordBuilding Resiliency in Students and Educators: Key Ideas from Research and PracticeBryan HarrisContributors