Common-Sense Classroom Management for Elementary School Teachers

"It covers more practical information than I′ve seen compiled anywhere else."
--Deborah Gordon, Math Teacher, K-6
Madison School District, Phoenix, AZ

"A great reference no matter how long you have taught."
--Katina Keener, Second Grade Teacher
Gloucester County Schools, VA

"The organization and layout make it the perfect ′go-to′ guide for virtually any problem. This book will revolutionize my management methods."
--Amy M. Turkowski, Student Teacher
Clement Avenue School, Racine, WI

Simple solutions and strategies for successful classroom management!

Through humor, drawings, and a conversational narrative voice, veteran educators Jill A. Lindberg and April M. Swick offer new teachers, teacher trainers, and mentor teachers this comprehensive collection of easy-to-implement classroom management strategies ready for use in a variety of classroom settings. Taking a nuts-and-bolts approach, this revised and updated second edition expands the original reader-friendly bestseller featuring invaluable, quick-reference insights into the most common issues and concerns faced by all teachers.

Special highlights include:

• More than 70 classroom strategies that need five steps or fewer
• Proven tactics for working with diverse learners in inclusive classrooms
• "IDEA" sections throughout that customize strategies for learners with special needs
• "Light Bulb" sections that highlight strategies for K-1 students

New to this edition are practical techniques for successfully managing standardized testing, Internet safety, email and cell phones, classroom hygiene, parent-teacher relationships, and more!

Jill A. Lindberg retired from Milwaukee Public Schools in June 2003 and is currently a supervising teacher for the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Her teaching experience includes six years as a mentor teacher, assisting both general and special education teachers in Milwaukee Public Schools. She has taught students with specific learning disabilities, students with emotional/behavior disabilities, and students with hearing impairment.  She has coauthored five books in the Common-Sense Classroom Management series with educators from the Milwaukee area. She has a degree in exceptional education from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.

April M. Swick was assigned to Clement Avenue Elementary School, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, in August 1990 and began with a class of combined fourth and fifth graders. She was a highly involved staff member, concerned not only with the success of the children in her classroom but also with the betterment of the entire school population. She belonged to a wide variety of com-mittees and worked to ensure schoolwide discipline, a positive climate, and school spirit. After teaching for several more years, she and her current coauthor and friend, Jill Lindberg, became the first full-inclusion teaching team in the school. In the fall of 2002, April was appointed Principal of Clement Avenue School. She has earned a master’s degree from the University of Wisconsin―Milwaukee, and she is pursuing a doctorate in education. Sharing her good ideas with young teachers and colleagues has been an extremely fulfilling experience. In the future, she would love to write and illustrate children’s books.