Meaningful Classroom Management: Adapting Your Teaching to Build Culture and Community - Softcover

Eakins, Sheldon L

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1416634029 ISBN 13: 9781416634027

Verlag: ASCD, 2025

Inhaltsangabe

Rethink traditional classroom norms and create spaces where every student feels they belong and can succeed.

In this insightful and practical book, educator Sheldon L. Eakins sheds light on a pressing but often overlooked challenge in today's education system: the cultural disconnect between classroom norms and the diverse backgrounds of students. With a blend of analysis and hands-on teaching strategies, Eakins deftly explores the intersection of classroom management and students' cultures.

Meaningful Classroom Management will help teachers to
- Reflect on classroom dynamics and find ways to balance individual work with group activities.
- Rethink classroom management as the process of building a supportive community rather than enforcing rules and compliance.
- Master classroom observation with a practical and useful framework.
- Incorporate specific teaching techniques such as project-based learning, storytelling, and gamification to make your classroom a more collaborative and engaging space.
- Boost learning with peer assessments that reinforce collaboration and community.
- Build relationships through empathy.

The ultimate goal is "adaptive teaching," where educators create learning spaces that support all students, appreciate their perspectives, and allow them to thrive. Packed with real-world examples, practical tools, and reflective prompts, Meaningful Classroom Management provides the boost educators need to create inclusive classrooms that value every student.

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Sheldon L. Eakins, PhD, is an experienced school administrator, education consultant, author, speaker, and founder of Purposeful Teaching Academy. His mission is to help educators create student-centered learning environments where all students thrive. Eakins specializes in leadership development, school culture, and practical strategies that support teaching with clarity and purpose. He is the author of Meaningful Classroom Management: Adapting Your Teaching to Build Culture and Community.

Eakins holds a BS in social science education, an MS in educational leadership, and a PhD in K--12 studies. He brings more than 15 years of experience across K--12 and higher education, including roles in special education, alternative education, and school administration.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: ASCD
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2025
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 1416634029
• ISBN 13: 9781416634027
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 198
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: ASCD; https://www.ascd.org; ; 1703 N. BEAUREGARD STREET; Alexandria; VA; 22311; USA
• Verantwortliche Person: Nicht verfügbar