Designing Groupwork, Second Edition Elizabeth Cohen, 1994.
Teachers College Press Required. You should already have this book from other courses you've taken in the program. |
The handbook for understanding how to
work with the negative effects of status in the classroom for children
who have both high and low status. |
Opportunities and Options in Classroom Management Patricia Kyle and Lawrence
Rogien, 2004.
Pearson Education, Inc. (Allyn and Bacon)
Required Readings Made Available Through Electronic Versions at Bailey Howe Library. |
Four components of classroom management:
the components of effective teaching, and behavioral prevention, correction,
and support. Models language. |
The Power of Our Words Paula Denton, EdD., 2007. NEFC, Turner Falls, MA Required. | Focuses on language we can use to foster democratic classroom environments where children feel their power, learn to exercise self-control, and develop an identity based on honest conversations with peers and teachers. |
Rules In School Brady, Forton, Porter, and Wood., 2003 NEFC, Turner Falls, MA Required | Guidelines for establishing rules with students based on their hopes and dreams for school, in the democratic classroom tradition. Logical consequences. |