Discipline in the Secondary Classroom

Maintain a positive and engaged classroom and reduce student misbehavior with a new edition of this celebrated and authoritative resourceThe newly revised Fourth Edition of Discipline in the Secondary Classroom: Encouraging Responsible Behavior and Enhancing Motivation delivers a step-by-step guide to how educators can best manage their classroom and limit disruptive misbehavior. The accomplished educators and authors offer readers accessible and easy-to-understand explanations of classroom management concepts, advice, tips, checklists, reproducibles, and activities that are research-based and simple to implement.You'll discover how to motivate and guide students towards responsible behavior, build positive relationships with students and families, manage student work, effectively utilize technology and electronic devices in the classroom, and engage with students in instruction, independent work, and cooperative groups. You'll also become familiar with corrective consequences and motivational strategies that work in the real world. This resource will help you maintain a cycle of continuous professional improvement while increasing your sense of efficacy and job satisfaction.We have been using Discipline in the Secondary Classroom and the CHAMPS approach in our work for over 10 years. Across our county, we have been delighted to see this approach easily used by staff in districts and schools with favorable academic, behavioral and social-emotional outcomes including a decrease in suspensions and expulsions, increased attendance, higher academic achievement, and most importantly, staff and students connectedness.-Jane Wagmeister, Ed.D., Executive Director, Curriculum and Instruction, Ventura County Office of EducationThis book taught me more about classroom management than any other book I've read-and I've read a lot of them. If you want to create a learner-friendly environment in your classroom, this is the book you need to read.-Jim Knight, Senior Partner, Instructional Coaching Group