Lee Canter's Responsible Behavior Curriculum Guide: An Instructional Approach to Successful Classroom Management

Rating:
Summary: Unique & Useful--Well worth the price
Review: A detailed curriculum guide for teaching appropriate, responsible behavior has been needed for so long but has not been available--until now. As Harry Wong said, "The number one problem in education is not discipline. It is the lack of procedures and routines resulting in students not knowing what to do-responsibly-in the classroom." Canter's book addresses this need in a systematic and detailed way. In the many books on classroom management that I've read, I've never encountered a more teacher-friendly book that explains exactly what adequately teaching expectations looks like. I wish I had had this book as a brand-new teacher, but, as a five-year "veteran," I'm glad to have it now. I can hardly wait to see my classroom management transformed by Canter's guidelines.

Contents

Part One: How to Teach Responsible Behavior

1. An Introduction to Teaching Responsible Behavior
2. Introducing the Lesson Plan Format
3. Monitoring Student Behavior
4. Review & Maintenance
5. Assessment & Remediation

Part Two:

1. Developing a Beginning-of-the-Year Unit for Teaching Responsible Behavior
2. Developing a Two-Week Turnaround Program

Part Three:

1. Instructional Settings
a. Teacher-Directed Instruction
b. Whole-Class Discussion
c. Sitting on the Rug
d. Independent Work
e. Working with a Partner
f. Teacher Works with a Small Group While Other Students Work Independently
g. Working in Groups
h. Taking Tests
i. Working at Centers

2. Procedures

a. Attention Signal
b. In-Seat Transitions
c. Out-of-Seat Transitions
d. Lining Up to Leave the Classroom
e. Walking in Line
f. Entering the Classroom After Recess or Lunch
g. Students Going to Pull-Out Programs
h. Distributing and Collecting Materials/Papers
i. Attending an Assembly
j. Emergency Drills
k. Beginning of the Day (or Period) Routine
l. End of the Day (or Period) Routine

3. Policies
a. Classroom Rules
b. Positive Feedback
c. Corrective Actions
d. Bringing Materials to Class
e. Make Up Work
f. Sharpening Pencils
g. Use of Materials on Bookshelves or in Cabinets
h. Restroom
i. Classroom Interruptions
j. Late/Missing Assignments
k. Student Helpers
l. Taking Care of Desks, Tables, & Chairs
m. Drinking Fountain

Part 4: Resource Materials

1. Overhead Transparencies
2. Bibliography