Positive Classroom Management: A Step-by-Step Guide to Successfully Running the Show Without Destroying Student Dignity

By Robert Digiulio and Robert C. Di Giulio

Book Overview

Updated Edition of Bestseller

"I wish I had had this book when I went through student teaching as a college student--I would have been better prepared."
Susan Hansen, University of Nebraska, Lincoln

This book provides teachers with concrete, practical, step-by-step guidance on how to improve student behavior through positive classroom management.

Learn how to take positive control of the classroom
Discover an alternative to threats, rewards, and punishments.
Derived from his own 30-year career as an educator, Robert DiGiulio provides creative ideas and materials to help teachers manage classrooms without robbing students of their dignity. Pro-social behaviors are illustrated through actual classroom conversations between teachers and students.

New to this second edition:

A step-by-step plan for classroom management
Strategies for kindergarten through 12th grade
Classroom Management Matrix
This clear, concise book is a must for students of education, beginning teachers, and experienced teachers who want to improve their practice.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0803968167
• ISBN13: 9780803968165
• Release Date: August 1999
• Publisher: Corwin
• Length: 136 Pages
• Weight: 2.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.3" x 6.3" x 0.5"

Customer Reviews

PCM is a MUST Read for All Educators

This book is a great read for all prospective teachers, as well as educators currently in the field. It focuses on implementing several forms of management, including: assertive discipline and disciplining with dignity. The 3 axioms for student success (relatable to Vygotsky's ZPD) are crucial to building a positive classroom. Management techniques are focused on the student, and all suggestions are a direct result of the Constructivist theory. I would highly recommend this book!

Best book of its kind

I thought the book was very practical, and easy to understand, without a lot of technical jargon. It is apparent that the author has a lot of good experience to share.

The best book about teaching I have yet read.

It is a very practical book, and it helped me greatly during my second year of teaching. The checklists were easy to use, and very complete. I recommend Dr. DiGiulio's book to any teacher, new or experienced.