Classroom Management In Photographs

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Summary: Classroom Management in Photographs
Review: As a new teacher I found this book VERY useful. As the author, Maria L. Chang, notes in her introduction the saying about a picture being worth a thousand words is true. I too photographed classrooms and hallway displays during my student teaching period and drew diagrams of ideas when I attended workshops at other schools (and forgot to bring a camera). I will be using many of the ideas presented in Ms. Chang's book.
I also enjoyed reading the mini-bios on the teachers who were kind enough to allow her to take the photos and share their comments.
Teachers awaiting the arrive of this book could also check out the following Web site in the mean time:
http://mspowell.00freehost.com
I found it through a link on the discussion forum of TeacherChat. This veteran teacher has taken the time to photograph her classroom setups (she did a 360 as she snapped her room so you get a good idea of size and layout) and some of the classrooms of other teacher's at her school. She also shares some good tips on classroom management, etc.

Rating:
Summary: Classroom Management in Photographs
Review: As a new teacher I found this book VERY useful. As the author, Maria L. Chang, notes in her introduction the saying about a picture being worth a thousand words is true. I too photographed classrooms and hallway displays during my student teaching period and drew diagrams of ideas when I attended workshops at other schools (and forgot to bring a camera). I will be using many of the ideas presented in Ms. Chang's book.
I also enjoyed reading the mini-bios on the teachers who were kind enough to allow her to take the photos and share their comments.
Teachers awaiting the arrive of this book could also check out the following Web site in the mean time:
http://mspowell.00freehost.com
I found it through a link on the discussion forum of TeacherChat. This veteran teacher has taken the time to photograph her classroom setups (she did a 360 as she snapped her room so you get a good idea of size and layout) and some of the classrooms of other teacher's at her school. She also shares some good tips on classroom management, etc.

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Summary: Save Your $$$ and Walk Around Your Own School
Review: I was highly disappointed with this book. I am a visual person who is always looking for new ideas. I take great care in putting my classroom together each fall. The rooms in the photos looked dirty, often cluttered and the items shown seemed to be put together in a matter of seconds. The ideas highlighted can be found in any classroom in any school in any town. They were far from new or interesting.

Perhaps as a first year teacher it may be helpful, but if you have any exposure to an elementary school just tour the building, talk to the your coworkers and save yourself the money.