Teacher's Pocket Guide for Effective Classroom Management

Teachers give the highest marks to this bestselling classroom management guide—and now it’s better than ever! Developed by Tim Knoster, a behaviour expert and former teacher whose in-demand workshops have inspired thousands, this new edition is the friendly how-to book educators need to increase desired behaviour in today’s K–12 classrooms. The second edition weaves in timely NEW guidance for teachers implementing multi-tiered systems of support in tandem with positive behaviour interventions and supports (PBIS), though it’s still a great resource for teachers in more traditional school settings. With the time-efficient, research-based strategies—relayed with humour and vivid examples—teachers will unlock the mysteries of student behaviour, prevent disruptions to learning, and support better outcomes for every student.

How-to strategies that help teachers:

• Successfully use multi-tiered systems of positive behaviour support
• Decode the motives behind students’ behaviour
• Develop rapport with students while maintaining appropriate boundaries
• Establish clear expectations for behaviour in the classroom
• Reinforce expected behaviour throughout the day with positive supports
• Skillfully redirect inappropriate student behaviour
• Apply proven Tier 2 RTI strategies with students who require additional supports
• Use individualised, intensive Tier 3 strategies with students who pose special challenges

Practical Materials : Helpful tip sheets and classroom management tools, including an Expectations Planning Matrix, Behaviour Progress Report, Behaviour Contract, and more.

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Table of Contents

About the Reproducible Materials

So Who Is This Guy?

Acknowledgements

1. So Why Should I Read This Book?
2. So Why Do Kids Act the Way They Do?
3. So How Do I Prevent Problem Behavior in My Classroom?
4. So How Close Should I Get with My Students?
5. So How Do I Go About Establishing Expectations in My Classroom?
6. So How Hard Is It to Use Reinforcement in My Classroom?
7. So Does It Really Boil Down to Classroom Climate?
8. So How Do I Address Inappropriate Behavior?
9. So What Else Can I Do?
10. So What if Everything I Have Tried Is Still Not Working? What Else Can I Do?
11. So How Do I Connect the Dots?

References and Resources for Further Reading

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"You want classroom-friendly tips, practical examples, and ready-to-use guidelines, then [this book] is the perfect resource. Even better, they are evidence-based and applicable at all grade levels."
- George Sugai, Professor, Neag School of Education, University of Connecticut

"Immensely useful for teachers . . . Knoster knows how to communicate his practical messages so that teachers and students will benefit."
- Glen Dunlap, University of Nevada, Reno and University of South Florida