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This is a great website that explains all types of discipline issues that may be encountered as a teacher or a parent. Each behavior is broken down through various characteristics displayed by different types of children. The site then enables the user to find alternatives to correcting the issues. Basic human needs are explained though each characteristic which can then be understood and converted into a solution by providing a better approach to meeting these needs of the child other than through their display of misbehavior.

Dr. Dennis Mills has a Ph.D. from the University of Minnesota and is a professor at the Philadelphia Biblical University. Dr. Mills gives theories of classroom management using a Biblical perspective for teachers in private, religious organizations. Much of this can be applied to public school teachers. Dr. Mills takes a firm focus on leading by example, consistency with the rules, and parental involvement. Dr. Mills lays down 9 important principles for teachers to use during the first weeks of school to establish classroom management. Dr. Mills is a well studied professor who has set out a well written plan for classroom management. Mills, D. (1997) Classroom Discipline: A Management Guide. Retrieved May 22, 2008, from http://www.csrnet.org/csrnet/articles/classroom-discipline.html.

This is an great source for teachers that need assistance in managing behavior issues in the classroom. It gives you basic examples of behavior issues with ideas on how to handle the issues. It also provides various methods in dealing with students that are more prone to having behavior challenges.

This a great tool to use and has many different ideas to use for classroom management. It's essential to start off on the right foot in the classroom and continue good behavior throughout the entire school year. The website gives numerous tips on involving parents in your students homework to using rewards to promote good behavior. It also provided various ways in dealing with poor behavior and utilizing your time to get more teaching and learning in opposed to spending more time with discipline issues.

This is another site for first year teachers. It provides articles, discipline ideas, and things like learning the students names. IThe site is very clean and structured so therefore easy to get to what you want quickly.

This site is gives rubric makers, assessments, behavior issues, and training. It talks about positive behavior and how to enforce it.

These are some "non-expert" suggestions for classroom management tips for ordinary teachers. No extensive theories, just tips.

I meant to save this to teh group, instead I saved it private. sorry Gene

This article wonderfully lays out a formula for dishing out discipline in the classroom. The Least Approach is introduced in which the teacher is enabled to follow the appropriate steps concerning the level of discipline required. This approach helps one to limit the amount of attention misbehavior receives. Included are also extra tips for handling an angry student, earning respect, and creating a positive learning atmosphere.

Shore, K. (2005) The Unmotivated Student. Retrieved May 27, 2008, from http://www.education-world.com/a_curr/shore/shore060.shtml. This site is an excellent resource provided by Dr. Ken Shore. Dr. Shore has a Ph.D. from Rutgers University in Psychology. He provides practical information on how to deal with different classroom management issues through is articles "Classroom Problem Solver." This particular article focuses on a particularly difficult topic: Unmotivated Students. I have found personally that this is one of the most difficult issues to deal with. Dr. Shore promotes the philosophy of using positive reinforcements to show students that they can accomplish academic success.

Example of a very detailed classroom procedure list.

Meant to save this as group bookmark, sorry.

This is a good site for available resources for information on teaching ESE students

I thought it was interesting to hear that the first six years of teaching will largely determine the nature of a child's attitude towards authority and the educationaly attitude they carrying forward into middle and high school. I totally agreed. Also this article talks about using the firm hand with the teacher who is consistent and with the truly caring attitude. The article also goes on the say that even if teachers do everything right there is still going to be a problem because of the problems that are occurring in our society can not always be solved in the classroom

The whole school needs to adapt Glasser's QUality School plan-not just an individual teacher.

This site is a good resource for dealing with difficult parents. Topics include, but not limited to: Defining Parents' Involvment, How Does Parents' Involvment Help Kids,, Implementing Parent-Involvment Programs, and Pitfalls. Any teacher will find this site useful.