In an effort to:
1. Complete an assignment
and
2. help my fellow cohortians and teachers,
I have provided a link to an INCREDIBLY useful tool that I've used in my classroom this semester.
The book is called Teaching Children to Care: Management in the Responsive Classroom by Ruth Sidney Charney.
This book is helpful for anyone who has trouble, or wants to know more about effective classroom management.
Hope it helps!!
Anna,
ReplyDeleteThat is such a great link! I have heard about this book. It is mentioned often in "The First Six Weeks of School," which I lived by in the beginning of the school year. "Teaching Children to Care: Management in the Responsive Classroom" is mentioned several times throughout the book, at least once in each chapter. I hope to read it someday. I am definitely inspired to get it now, since you have deemed it incredibly useful.
I am interested in how it has helped you. Were there any specific instances that the book helps you with? Or is it a more general kind of book? How is the book broken down? Classroom management is so broad. Responsive Classroom is so great and I have seen it work wonders in my classroom this year. I'm glad you're using it, too!
Hi Anna,
ReplyDeleteThank you for the great book recommendation. Classroom management is one of the biggest concerns I have for my first year of teaching. I am extremely lucky in my third grade classroom with the students I have; they were well behaved right from the beginning with little direction from the teachers. It will be interesting to see what happens next semester, or even next year, when I have a whole new group of students to work with.
I am also very interested in reading "The First Six Weeks of School" and other Responsive Classroom related books, so this sounds like it will be a great addition to my list. You mentioned that you have used this book in your classroom, how did it go? Did you use the book right from the beginning when setting up your classroom management? Or is used for more of a problem-solving approach? I have never been in a responsive classroom before. Do you think it is a better environment for the students? Do you notice a difference between the classroom you are working in now, and previous classrooms you have been in that are not responsive?
I am interested in knowing your thoughts. Responsive classroom is one of the things I am curious about, and am looking forward to finding more out.
Thanks again for the recommendation!!!
See you soon :)