Practical Classroom Management

by Vern Jones

Practical Classroom Management presents hands-on methods for creating a positive learning environment, working with behavioral problems, and dealing with a range of challenges in the K-12 classroom. This text uses real-life examples to help both pre- and in-service teachers understand and apply the principles of classroom management in their own classroom situations. The text uses case studies, examples, and descriptions of specific strategies based on current research and classroom experience. Practical Classroom Management features classrooms ranging from kindergarten through the twelfth grade. It focuses on creating positive learning environments for students, and provides extensive, practical materials on both problem solving and building individual behavior change plans for students with behavioral problems.

264 pages, Paperback

First published December 1, 2010

Reviews

[Mark Schlatter · Rating 3 out of 5]

There's a lot of good information in this text, but I think it suffers from trying to be both a textbook and a book where Jones advocates for certain approaches. Unlike works that focus on a specific method or philosophy for classroom management, this book reads much more diffusely. It does not help to see lists with over a dozen items, all strategies designed to help in the classroom. I often felt overwhelmed, with not a lot of overriding principles to help me navigate the material.