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Six Books on School Climate Management

Managing a classroom can be tough, especially for new teachers. In a classroom, there are all types of students with all types of backgrounds, stories, families, issues and more. It is your job as a teacher  to be able to effectively manage and curb any problems in the classroom, such as behavior, climate, bullying, and more. There are plenty of books out there, fortunately, for new teachers to turn to for tips and advice on these tough issues. Here are just six school climate management books. 

  1. The Little Book of Restorative Discipline for Schools: Teaching Responsibility; Creating Caring Climates 

Authors: Lorraine Stutzman Amstutz and Judy H. Mullet

Price: $46.68 on Amazon

Description: By applying restorative justice in schools, teachers can build a healthier and more "just" society. This book gives tips and practices for teachers to create a warm school climate and help those who can create an unjust climate in schools, particularly students. 

 

  1. School Climate 2.0: Preventing Cyberbullying and Sexting One Classroom at a Time

Authors: Sameer Hinduja and Justin W. Patchin

Price: $25.14 on Amazon

Description: In this book, there are real-life stories that will empower students and staff to prevent cyberbullying and sexting in the classroom and beyond. The book helps spread awareness and creates knowledge of how to spot these instances as well as tips and advice to prevent them from happening, or how to stop them. 

 

  1. Transforming School Climate and Learning: Beyond Bullying and Compliance

Authors: William K. Preble and Rick M. Gordon

Price: $29.34 on Amazon

Description: This book details the process of empowering students and staff to become effective leaders in the classroom. The author describes how teachers can use the SafeMeasures™collaborative action to collect and analyze school data, develop improvement goals, and create plans to dramatically improve a school's climate. 

 

  1. The School Leader's Guide to Restorative School Discipline

Authors:  Luanna H. Meyer and Ian M. Evans

Price: $27.25 on Amazon

Description: This book gives school leaders and teachers alternatives to punishment, exculsion and out-of-school suspension. The guide's model covers a school-wide prevention, restoration, and intervention needs for students with behavioral, emotional, and conduct disoders, such as bullying. 

 

  1. The Well-Managed Classroom: Strategies to Create a Productive and Cooperative School Climate in Your Learning Committee

Authors: Michele Hensley, Walter Powell, Susan Lamke and Scot Hartman

Price: $16.94 on Amazon

Description: In this book, the authors describe the Girls and Boys Town Education Model, a school-based intervention strategy created to improve behavior management practices, relationship-building techniques and social skill instruction. This book is a guide for teachers who wish to maintain a safe and motivational learning environment for their students with useful information, tips and instruction. 

 

  1. Lead, Follow, or Get Out of the Way: How to Be a More Effective Leader in Today's Schools

Author: Robert D. Ramsey

Price: $34.01 on Amazon

Description: This book gives advice on how to be an effective leader in the classroom and serves as a manual for teachers who find themselves swamped in issues that every teacher faces in today's school system. The book offers insights, inspiration, and interpretations to help translate the "theory of management" in the classroom. 

 

Article by Kassondra Granata, EducationWorld Contributor