Skillful Classroom Management
Inspires Student Achievement.

August 28, 2012

Greetings, future teachers, and welcome to your Classroom Management web on Planet Gnosis.

You are beginning an intense and exciting journey of preparation for your teaching career. Each day in the classroom presents its rewards and challenges. No day is the same, and each class is different.

By developing the skills to be an effective "manager" of your classroom environment, you will impact student achievement by as much as 52 percentile points over a year's time (Marzano 2003). How is this accomplished? Marzano suggests that teachers have three major roles to play:  1) making wise choices about the most effective instructional strategies to employ;  2) designing classroom curriculum to facilitate student learning, and;  3)  making effective use of classroom management techniques.

Your Classroom Management course will examine each of these roles and give you the opportunity to "grow and glow" on your journey to becoming a teacher professional.

Links to important documents and resources are listed on the left sidebar and at the bottom of this message.

All the best for a wonderful year as a scholar-practitioner.

Dr. Bowles 

Freddie A. Bowles
Assistant Professor of Foreign Language Education
Department of Curriculum and Instruction
College of Education and Health Professions
Peabody Hall 312
University of Arkansas
Fayetteville, AR 72701
Office: 479-575-3035
fbowles@uark.edu

Classroom Environment Plan (CEP)
The CEP project gives interns an opportunity to create a plan for managing their own classrooms by synthesizing information from their internship and coursework. We've provided a link to the Project Descriptor.
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Rules and Procedures Chapter 2
lists key ideas in four areas: target, acceptable, unacceptable, and points to consider. We've provided a link to the document.
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Chapter Two Power Point
supplements and supports text information about rules and procedures. We've provided a link to the document.
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Managing Student Work Chapter 3
lists key ideas in four areas: target, acceptable, unacceptable, and points to consider. We've provided a link to the document.
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Project Descriptor
for Bio Poem Assignment
includes directions, an example, and the rubric.
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Project Descriptor
for EDOK Project
includes detailed information about APA Style, an important link, and the rubric for EDOK.
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