The Teacher's Pocket Guide for Effective Classroom Management

Teachers give the highest marks to this bestselling classroom management guide—and now it's better than ever! Developed by Tim Knoster, a behavior expert and former teacher whose in-demand workshops have inspired thousands, this new edition is the friendly how-to book educators need to increase desired behavior in today's K–12 classrooms. The second edition weaves in timely NEW guidance for teachers implementing multi-tiered systems of support in tandem with positive behavior interventions and supports (PBIS), though it's still a great resource for teachers in more traditional school settings. With the time-efficient, research-based strategies—relayed with humor and vivid examples—teachers will unlock the mysteries of student behavior, prevent disruptions to learning, and support better outcomes for every student.

• Successfully use multi-tiered systems of positive behavior support
• Decode the motives behind students' behavior
• Develop rapport with students while maintaining appropriate boundaries
• Establish clear expectations for behavior in the classroom
• Reinforce expected behavior throughout the day with positive supports
• Skillfully redirect inappropriate student behavior
• Apply proven Tier 2 RTI strategies with students who require additional supports
• Use individualized, intensive Tier 3 strategies with students who pose special challenges

• Learning First, Technology Second: The Educator's Guide to Designing Authentic Lessons
• Supporting Behavior for School Success: A Step-by-Step Guide to Key Strategies
• Classwide Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports: A Guide to Proactive Classroom Management (The Guilford Practical Intervention in the Schools Series)
• Total Participation Techniques: Making Every Student an Active Learner, 2nd ed.
• Teaching ELLs Across Content Areas: Issues and Strategies (NA)
• Building Culturally Responsive Family-School Relationships (2nd Edition)
• The Morning Meeting Book
• How to Differentiate Instruction in Mixed-Ability Classrooms, 2nd Edition (Professional Development)
• 50 Strategies for Teaching English Language Learners (6th Edition)
• Teacher and Student Behaviors