FM-Page-45574:FM-Page-45574.qxd 4/11/2008 4:14 PM Page i FM-Page-45574:FM-Page-45574.qxd 4/11/2008 4:14 PM Page ii To Alia, with her brilliant personality, playfulness, and humor, who came into my life unexpectedly and enhances it immeasurably; to her friend Ocean who is as beautiful in every way as her name; and to twins Violet and Aria, miracles who make every day a joy and who take my breath away; Alia, Ocean, Violet, and Aria, the future is yours Source: Photo, art, and production by Dave and Jen Page FM-Page-45574:FM-Page-45574.qxd 4/11/2008 4:14 PM Page iii FM-Page-45574:FM-Page-45574.qxd 4/11/2008 4:14 PM Page iv Copyright © 2008 by Corwin Press All rights reserved When forms and sample documents are included, their use is authorized only by educators, local school sites, and/or noncommercial or nonprofit entities that have purchased the book Except for that usage, no part of this book may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publisher For information: Corwin Press A SAGE Company 2455 Teller Road Thousand Oaks, California 91320 www.corwinpress.com SAGE India Pvt Ltd B 1/I Mohan Cooperative Industrial Area Mathura Road, New Delhi 110 044 India SAGE Ltd Oliver’s Yard 55 City Road London EC1Y 1SP United Kingdom SAGE Asia-Pacific Pte Ltd 33 Pekin Street #02-01 Far East Square Singapore 048763 Printed in the United States of America Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Page, Marilyn L You can’t teach until everyone is listening: six simple steps to preventing disorder, disruption, and general mayhem/Marilyn L Page p cm Includes bibliographical references and index ISBN 978-1-4129-6014-4 (copy) ISBN 978-1-4129-6015-1 (pbk.) Classroom management I Title LB3013.P24 2008 371.102′4—dc22 2008006269 This book is printed on acid-free paper 08 09 10 11 12 Acquisitions Editor: Editorial Assistants: Production Editor: Copy Editor: Typesetter: Proofreader: Indexer: Cover Designer: 10 Carol Chambers Collins Gem Rabanera, Brett Ory Eric Garner Gretchen Treadwell C&M Digitals (P) Ltd Charlotte Waisner Kathleen Paparchontis Lisa Riley FM-Page-45574:FM-Page-45574.qxd 4/11/2008 4:14 PM Page v Contents Foreword By Bruce A Marlowe Preface Acknowledgments About the Author Introduction The Critical Beginning: Knowing and Using Students’ Names Barry The Context Barry’s Plan Friday Justin The Questions After Justin Knowing and Using Students’ Names Your Number One Classroom Management Tool Student Teachers and Interns Before the Teaching Practicum Begins Student Teacher’s Responsibility Novice and Experienced Elementary Teachers Aito The Upside of Aito’s Schedule The Downsides of Aito’s Schedule and Class Size Shalee Getting to Know Shalee xiii xviii xxv xxviii 9 9 10 10 10 11 12 13 13 14 14 15 16 16 16 17 17 FM-Page-45574:FM-Page-45574.qxd 4/11/2008 4:14 PM Page vi The Results Novice and Experienced Middle and Secondary Teachers Preteens and Teens The Middle and Secondary School Day Learning the Names Other Approaches The Seating Chart Name Tags and Name Signs Block Scheduling Back to Barry The View From the Back of the Room What Happened to Barry? Summary: Step What Comes Next? 18 Avoiding Anonymous and Dangling Questions Dave The Context Dave’s Problem The Lesson And the Rest of the Class? Types of Questions Teachers Ask Type Type Type Type Levels of Questions Teachers Ask Lower Level Questions Higher Level Questions Dangling Questions: What Are They and What Was Dave Doing Wrong? Students Left in the Dark Worse Consequences What Can You Do? The Problems With Hand Raising A Better Way An Old Teacher’s (or Is It a Researcher’s?) Tale The Results of These Better Strategies Anonymous Questions: What Are They? 25 25 25 26 26 27 27 28 28 28 28 29 29 29 18 18 19 19 21 21 21 22 22 22 23 24 24 30 30 31 32 32 33 34 35 35 FM-Page-45574:FM-Page-45574.qxd 4/11/2008 4:14 PM Page vii What’s Wrong With These Questions? How Can a Teacher Fix This? Questions 1, 3, and What About Question 2? Question Did Dave Recover? The Experiment The Results Summary: Step What’s Next? 35 36 36 36 37 37 38 38 39 40 Choosing and Using Words Wisely Mariah The Context The School Mariah’s Goal The Problem Yawning and More What’s in a Word? The Importance of Tight and Professional Language George Orwell Sloppy Language What Are Filler Words? What Happens When You Use Filler Words? Boredom and Worse A Mirror Image An Unprofessional Word A Test The Answer Mariah’s Transformation The Results The Other Side of the Language Coin Terry The Context The Problem And Danae The Context The Problem 41 41 41 42 42 42 43 43 44 44 44 45 46 46 46 46 47 47 48 49 49 49 49 50 50 50 51 FM-Page-45574:FM-Page-45574.qxd 4/11/2008 4:14 PM Page viii Using Words of Civility in the Classroom Five Important Words Examples The Common Thread Terry Danae Three Other Powerful Hints About Language Language Tone: You Don’t Need to Yell The Power of No Language Getting the Class’s Attention While They Are Involved in Group Work Making These Language and Tone Changes in Your Classroom Summary: Step Coming Attractions Avoiding Confusion When Giving Directions Elizabeth Class Begins The Context Her Instructions Pandemonium Clarifying Directions The Results A Pilot Project: A Different Story The Purpose of the Project Three Phases Ben The Context Ben’s Issue What Are We Supposed to Do? Giving Instructions That Don’t Lead to Disruption Why It’s Important for Students to Re-Explain Forget About Asking: “Does Everyone Understand?” Forget About Asking: “Are There Any Questions?” 52 52 52 53 53 54 55 55 56 56 57 58 58 59 59 59 60 60 61 62 62 63 64 64 64 64 65 66 67 67 67 68 FM-Page-45574:FM-Page-45574.qxd 4/11/2008 4:14 PM Page ix Back Up! We Are Missing Two Preliminary Steps First: An Explanation Second: Students Need to Ask Questions Up Front Ben’s Plan The Barbarian Hordes Following the Steps The Time Factor The Results Special Needs Summary: Step What’s Next? Attending to Civility With Reminders and Cues Seventh Period: A Special Ninth-Grade Class The First Day of School Whoa! Fourteen IEPs What Happened With This Class? Mrs Watkins’s Advice Classes Have Different Needs Horrified? The Problem With Classroom Rules Can You Define Respect? Lack of Consistency Simple Expectations of Civility Jeannie The Context The Class The Issue Reminders and Cues How Often Do You Have to Give Reminders or Cues? 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individual steps Six Simple Steps, implementation tips during teacher preparation courses, 118–119 explaining before implementing, 7–8 for experienced teachers, 121 for novice teachers, 121 for preservice teachers, 118–119 for student teachers, 120–121 for university professors, 119–120 peer evaluations, 119–120 quality indicator lists, 119, 120 Sloppy language, 44 Special needs, students with, and direction giving, 74–75 Student names, knowing and using before practicum begins, 14 block scheduling and, 22 classroom management issues, 12, 23, 33 during teacher-student interactions, 95 name tags/name signs, 14, 15, 21–22 novice/experienced elementary teachers, 15–16 novice/experienced middle and secondary teachers, 18–21 reasons for, 12–13 seating chart, 21 student introduction strategy, 20 student teacher responsibility for, 14–15 student teachers and interns, 13–15 student use of names, 13, 16 summary, 24 tips for student presentations, 11 vignettes about, 9–12 and 22–23, 16–18 when asking for direction clarification, 69, 72 when asking questions, 34, 36, 38, 42 Subtle classroom disorder, 99–107 Teacher preparation programs, and classroom management training, xxii–xxiii Transitions See Civility reminders and cues Ultimatum See Reclaiming classroom Videotaping classroom, xx–xxi civility reminders and cues, 86 direction giving, 59–60 interactions, 92, 93, 96–97 question asking, 38–39 reclaiming classroom, 110 word choice and use, 48–49 What is (are)/where is (are) questions, 28 Who did it/who is it questions, 28 Why and how questions, 28–29 Word choice and use filler words, 45–46, 49 getting class attention during group work, 56–57 importance of tight/professional language, 44 language tone, 55–56 making changes in classroom, 55–56 Index-Page-45574:Index-Page-45574.qxd 4/11/2008 12:26 PM Page 135 Index——135 power of silence, 56, 57 sloppy language, 44 summary, 58 teaching words of civility to AP students, 54–55 teaching words of civility to ESL students, 53–54 unprofessional words, 46–48, 49 videotaping classroom, 48–49 vignettes about, 41–43 and 48–49, 49–51 and 53–55 words of civility, using in classroom, 52–55 See also Civility reminders and cues Yes/no answer questions, 28 Index-Page-45574:Index-Page-45574.qxd 4/11/2008 12:26 PM Page 136 Index-Page-45574:Index-Page-45574.qxd 4/11/2008 12:26 PM Page 137 Index-Page-45574:Index-Page-45574.qxd 4/11/2008 12:26 PM Page 138 Index-Page-45574:Index-Page-45574.qxd 4/11/2008 12:26 PM Page 139 The Corwin Press logo—a raven striding across an open book—represents the union of courage and learning Corwin Press is committed to improving education for all learners by publishing books and other professional development resources for those serving the field of PreK–12 education By providing practical, hands-on materials, Corwin Press continues to carry out the promise of its motto: “Helping Educators Do Their Work Better.” Index-Page-45574:Index-Page-45574.qxd 4/11/2008 12:26 PM Page 140 ... Page xiv xiv— You Can’t Teach Until Everyone Is Listening I finished this marvelous little book in one sitting; I imagine you will want to as well Here, in direct, unadorned prose, is a work of... Marilyn L You can’t teach until everyone is listening: six simple steps to preventing disorder, disruption, and general mayhem/Marilyn L Page p cm Includes bibliographical references and index ISBN... preventing misbehavior It is much more than that At its root, it is a manual for doing it FM-Page-45574:FM-Page-45574.qxd 4/11/2008 4:14 PM Page xvi xvi— You Can’t Teach Until Everyone Is Listening