Theory into Practice back issues from September 2003:
This issue.(Editorial)
Sep 22, 2003; ... ONE OF MY TEACHER EDUCATION students recently described the children in her fourth-grade student teaching placement: Of 22 students, five were Latino, six were African American, three were Asian American, six were European American, and two had just immigrated, one from Russia and one from ...
Culturally responsive classroom management: awareness into action.
Sep 22, 2003; ... This article expands discussions of culturally responsive pedagogy by focusing specifically on the tasks and challenges of classroom organization and management. First, we examine three prerequisite understandings that underlie teachers' ability to manage diverse classrooms in culturally ...
Urban teachers' use of culturally responsive management strategies.
Sep 22, 2003; ... Gaining students' cooperation in urban classrooms involves establishing an environment where teachers address students' cultural and ethnic needs, as well as their social, emotional, and cognitive needs. This article describes the management strategies of 13 lst- through 12th-grade urban ...
Educating or imprisoning the spirit: lessons from ancient Egypt.
Sep 22, 2003; ... In this article the authors describe the programmed and scripted nature of many mandated instructional and "management" programs designed to raise test scores of urban children in low-income communities. They detail the programs" dehumanizing effect on the ways teachers and students ...
Learning from rural Mexican schools about commitment and work.
Sep 22, 2003; ... During the last 3 years we have made many visits to two rural Mexican primary schools. As a result of our experiences there, we believe that students' sense of responsibility in a school setting depends on the nature of the commitments they make and the work they do in and for the school ....
Classroom management in a Navajo Middle school.
Sep 22, 2003; ... Classroom management presents a serious challenge in most schools, but especially in schools on a Navajo Reservation that have been traditionally academically low-performing schools. There appears to be a mismatch between the attitudes, skills, and behaviors Navajo children bring with them ...
Why is classroom management so vexing to urban teachers?
Sep 22, 2003; ... Why is classroom management especially problematic for urban teachers, and why has research yielded so few helpful answers to this question? In this article l take up both questions, suggesting that the answer to both emanates from the same source: the reliance on deficit paradigms to ...
Looking at classroom management through a social and emotional learning lens.
Sep 22, 2003; ... Social and emotional learning (SEL) is an approach that teaches self-regulation, self-monitoring, and social skills in school settings. SEL has been shown to be an effective method of reducing negative social interactions and increasing academic achievement. This article relates the ...
Motivating students to behave in socially competent ways.
Sep 22, 2003; ... A full appreciation of why students display positive classroom behavior requires an understanding of students' personal goals, as well as the degree to which these goals are valued by teachers and peers. A caring classroom environment in which teachers and peers support and promote the ...
Classroom management in inclusive settings.
Sep 22, 2003; ... The inclusion of children with disabilities in general education classes provides an opportunity for teachers to identify classroom management policies and practices that promote diversity and community. Community-building management strategies that facilitate friendships, collaboration, ...
Linguistic diversity and classroom management.
Sep 22, 2003; ... In spite of the growing linguistic diversity in U.S. classrooms, many teachers are not being adequately prepared to work with English language learners (ELLs). One area of particular concern for teachers is how to manage today's linguistically diverse classrooms. This article suggests ways ...
Schools, prisons, and social implications of punishment: rethinking disciplinary practices.
Sep 22, 2003; ... Throughout the United States, schools most frequently punish the students who have the greatest academic, social, economic, and emotional needs. An examination of which students are most likely to be suspended, expelled, or removed from the classroom for punishment, reveals that minorities ...
Being Good: Rethinking Classroom Management and Student Discipline.(Book Review)
Sep 22, 2003; ... Being Good: Rethinking Classroom Management and Student Discipline, by Steven Wolk. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann, 2002, 144 pp., $19.50 (paper). In the traditional way of thinking about classroom management, classrooms have a sense of order and structure when students are "being ...
Additional resources for classroom use.
Sep 22, 2003 ... Weinstein et al., Culturally Responsive Classroom Management: Awareness Into Action (pp. 269-276) 1. Ballenger, C. (1999). Teaching other people's children: Literacy and learning in a bilingual classroom. NY: Teachers College Press. Ballenger, an experienced ...