Practical Classroom Management, Loose-Leaf Version (2nd Edition)

Jones, Vern

ISBN 10: 0133367053 ISBN 13: 9780133367058

Publisher: Pearson, 2014

Synopsis

Note: This is the loose-leaf version of Practical Classroom Management and does not include access to the Enhanced Pearson eText. To order the Enhanced Pearson eText packaged with the loose-leaf version, use ISBN 0133830861.   Succinct, Practical, Interactive, Real.  Practical Classroom Management focuses on providing clear and concise descriptions of research-validated best practices.  It describes and demonstrates how to effectively apply those practices and includes tools like action plans, forms, and checklists that can be used in real classrooms. Case studies and embedded classroom management simulations provide opportunities to practice concepts and strategies discussed in the text, making for a powerful learning experience that students can transfer to the classroom. The Enhanced Pearson eText features interactive learning modules, classroom simulations, and assessments.

 

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From reviews of the book:

 

“The writing is on level and easy to comprehend. . . . The key strengths of the project include research-based text as it relates to ‘practical classroom management,’ supported by examples from real classrooms. . . . The author provides the information in a logical sequence that is fitting for any classroom management course.”   

                     --John Barbato, University of South Florida

 

 

“[The text] has examples and forms that I encourage my students to keep....Using this text, preservice teachers are exposed to strategies that are practiced in classrooms and problems associated with the dynamics of implementation.”

                     --Antwuan Stinson, Alabama State University

 

 

 

 

About this title

From the Back Cover

Practical Classroom Management focuses on providing clear and concise descriptions of research-validated best practices.  The book considers both the “whys” and “hows” of behavior problems and discusses specific methods for use in the classroom.  Among other features, the eText includes: 

• Interactive classroom simulations, real-life case studies, and vignettes to help the reader become a decision-maker. (See pages 24, 70, 125, 137, 147, and 192 for examples.)
• Extensive practical tools like Action Plans, pre-made Forms, Reflection Questionnaires, and Checklists that provide readers with concrete tools to assess their understanding and to implement research-validated best practices in classrooms. (See pages 71 and 92 for examples.)

From reviews of the book:

 

“The writing is on level and easy to comprehend. . . . The key strengths of the project include research-based text as it relates to ‘practical classroom management,’ supported by examples from real classrooms. . . . The author provides the information in a logical sequence that is fitting for any classroom management course.”   

                     --John Barbato, University of South Florida

 

 

“[The text] has examples and forms that I encourage my students to keep....Using this text, preservice teachers are exposed to strategies that are practiced in classrooms and problems associated with the dynamics of implementation.”

                     --Antwuan Stinson, Alabama State University

About the Author

    Vern Jones, Ph.D., has been a junior high school teacher, a junior high school vice principal, and a district coordinator for students with emotional and behavioral disorders. He is professor in the Teacher Education Department at Lewis & Clark College in Portland, Oregon. He received his Ph.D. in counseling psychology from the University of Texas.

    Dr. Jones’s other books include Adolescents with Behavior Problems, Responsible School Discipline, Creating Effective Programs for Students with Emotional and Behavior Disorders, and Comprehensive Classroom Management, Tenth Edition. He has written chapters in Helping Teachers Manage Classrooms, Management of Disruptive Pupil Behavior in Schools, and Severe Behavior Disorders of Children and Youth. He was selected by the National Association of Colleges of Teacher Education to write the chapter on classroom management for the Handbook of Research on Teacher Education and wrote the chapter “How Do Teachers Learn to Be Effective Classroom Managers?” for the Handbook for Classroom Management: Research, Practice, and Contemporary Issues. Dr. Jones is co-author of the State of Oregon Technical Assistance Paper on the Identification and Treatment of Seriously Emotionally Disturbed Students.    

    Dr. Jones has served as co-chair of the American Educational Research Association Special Interest Group on Classroom Management. Dr. Jones has served as Scholar in Residence at several universities. In 1990, he won the Burlington Northern Award as Graduate School Teacher of the Year at Lewis & Clark College. He has given keynote addresses at state conferences in more than ten states and has consulted with school districts and staff in over 25 states.

Edition details

• Publisher: Pearson
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 0133367053
• ISBN 13: 9780133367058
• Binding: Loose Leaf
• Language: English
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 320