JThompson                                  ECE / ELED 538 Classroom Management for Teachers

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Plan of the Day, Tues. May 1 Facilitator: Cyndi Edington Hosts: Cadi, Brenda, Sharon Review of class participation: Sonya Matthews Discussion of Classroom observations: Layne Russell Course Evaluation: Susan Lampe Exam over Charles, chapter 13, Cyndi Edington sayonara!

National Library of Virtual Manipulatives http://nlvm.usu.edu/en/nav/index.html Final exam (final everythink) next class - Tuesday, May 1 @ 5pm. Cadi, Brenda, & Sharon serve as hosts, thank-you very much. As for the Exam, read in Charles (2005) all about Synergetic Classrooms - chapter 13. What would you like a final exam in this course on classroom management to be like? Information on Masters Comprehensive Exams: http://www.tamu-commerce.edu/EDCI/NEdetails.asp?itemnum=18&pagename=nedetails

Class comments 4/17 – so how’s this class going for you, as we wrap up our study of Classroom Management? + ?  – Collaboration The feedback from each student about things that work and do not work in their classrooms I don’t like how at times we are cut-off when we speak because we can be rushed. Student-led Have found that I have a harder time incorporating new mangement theories/tools than I would have imagined – I suppose reason is that habits can be pretty intractable I feel that it would have been more effective to read the textbooks at a slower pace. Cooperative learning More talk about actual experiences Discussions on theorist is helpful, but not enough depth on love & logic.  An understanding teacher Feedback – ways & means   Enjoyed the strategies & activities to create good classroom management Would like to have known how to write classroom rule & consequences   Liked the group presentation     Loved the flexibility     Courses desire to improve classroom discipline/ management     Love the open learning environment. It makes me want to come to class & learn.     Discussion was very beneficial     Presenters were good about making presentations & activities engaging     I like how at times we get to hear experiences from people that are already in a classroom.

Montessori Organizations Montessori DFW Contacts Montessori Methods Intro .doc Montessori 8 Principles (Lillard) .pps http://www.montessori-science.org/Montessori-Genius/Lillard_Montessori_Science_Genius_Ch1.pdf Reggio Emilia De Vries & Zan (1994) Moral classrooms, moral children : creating a constructivist atmosphere in early education http://www.uni.edu/freeburg/Publications/Rulemaking_In_The_Classroom.pdf http://tigger.uic.edu/~lnucci/MoralEd/index.html

ExchangeEveryday:Everyone Knows a Future Bully March 8, 2007   The best way to destroy an enemy is to make him a friend. Abraham Lincoln I encourage everyone to visit www.voicesforchildren.ca and download their February 2007 publication entitled, “Binoculars on bullying: A new solution to protect and connect children” by Dr. Debra Pepler of York University and Dr. Wendy Craig of Queen’s University. These researchers are internationally-renowned for their work on bullying and they also happen to be my colleagues. Each time, I talk with them about bullying, I always learn something new. I hope you will as well. The article discusses bullying in the context of relationships. Too often, we consider bullying as a set of behaviors that have little to do with relationships. Yet, the research is clear that the solution to bullying is relationship-based. The authors provide several strategies for adults to build healthy relationships with children and to prevent bullying. These strategies are appropriate for inclusion in adult education courses focused on positive guidance with young children. Protect children from bullying by giving them strategies to make friends in positive ways Turn children from negative into positive leaders Make a distinction between “telling an adult to get children into trouble” versus “telling an adult to get a child out of trouble” Structure groups to support pro-social networks Be a role model To learn more about relationship-based solutions to bullying, see www.voicesforchildren.ca and the Canadian Initiative for the Prevention of Bullying www.cipb.ca Contributed by Laurie McNelles – Mothercraft

3/13 Marquitta, Misti Albert & Dreikurs -        Sonya & Susan -        Betty & Millie   Curwin/Mendler -        Brenda, Cadi, Sharon   3 Presentations on Models   Article Reviews 3/20 Spring Break     3/27       4/3 Greg Love & Logic -        Cyndi, Jan, & Jenny -        Greg & Layne   Parents -        Candy, Connie, & Trina     3 Presentations on Models   Exam II   4/10       4/17 Susan, Sonya Jones -        Chiquita, Marquitta, & Misti     1 Presentations on Models Paper

2/13 New schedule for our semester (see above) - we made our management model presentation groups. For Tues, 2/28, prepare for an exam on the Classroom Management from Charles & Wolfgang. The objective section will have multiple choice, fill in the blank, matching, & short answer. Prepare an essay question from your management model. Type it. Bring two copies. You will be paired with another, not from your model. Together with your pair, you will answer his/her question. The second half of the evening will be devoted to group work. I will spend ~15 minutes w/ each group before you are dismissed.

2/2 Interpreting Observations  A discussion was started in class about the feasibility of doing the classroom observation part of our assignment. I encourage you all to join me in my Virtual Office to discuss the relevance of the assignment.

1/27 Read and bring the article I gave you all last class: Parker (2006) Public Discourse in Schools: Purposes, Problems, Possibilities. Educational Researcher, Vol. 35, No. 8, Pp. 11-18. http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Classroom_Management_and_Discipline http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Wikijunior At Wikijunior we are writing books for children. Presentations/WritersALL.pps

1/19 Review the new Department of Curriculum & Instruction website http://www.tamu-commerce.edu/edci/ Proofread and give feedback about how it looks, how it works, how the information is organized, Results versus Expectations, other. Particularly look over the old ELED website http://www.tamu-commerce.edu/ELED/ and find info and links that must migrate. Bill Martin Jr Memorial Symposium April 27, 2007 You are invited to submit a proposal to become a presenter during the breakout sessions. Four strands are offered: Bilingual/ESL, Early Childhood, Mid-Level, or Secondary. Please download the following Adobe Acrobat form (Symposium Presenter Proposal Form 2007.pdf), fill out, print and mail to the included address. Questions about proposals can be emailed to Mark Reid, Mark_Reid@tamu-commerce.edu Curriculum & Instruction Doctoral Program Program Director: Dr. Wayne Linek Supervision, Curriculum and Instruction, Ed.D.  in Elementary Education with a Support Area in Reading Education http://www.tamu-commerce.edu/EDCI/Doctoral.asp?pageName=Doctoral&menuName=Doctoral

1/18 Charles (2004)Twelve Operating Principles that Lead to High-Quality Classrooms - in class we discussed each of these 12 principles, and wrote a one page response. http://thisibelieve.org/dsp_ShowEssay.php?topessays=25&&uid=12278&start= www.thisibelieve.org

1/12 A study of current theories and practices of classroom management and discipline in early childhood, elementary, and middle school settings. Buy both required  textbooks: Charles, C. M. (2005) Building Classroom Discipline, 8th edition. Allyn & Bacon. Wolfgang, Charles H. (2005) Solving Discipline and Classroom Management Problems: Methods and Materials for Today’s Teachers, 6th edition. Wiley Jossey-Bass.

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