Transformative Classroom Management: Positive Strategies to Engage All Students and Promote a Psychology of Success

Through psychological theories, this books provides strategic ways in helping teachers create student-centered classrooms. Although when I first began reading this for my graduate class in classroom management, I was skeptical that it was another book on theories with no practical applications for teachers to actually implement. However, this book provides specific techniques to use. As a teacher for over a decade, I would highly recommend this book for new teachers and experienced teachers alike. Even if you find that you incorporate many of the strategies already, the tone of the book also brings into focus why we all got into teaching in the first place.

Transformative Classroom Management is a useful approach for teachers who want to create a more positive environment for their students and themselves. The author has studies that conclude his approach also improves achievement for students, as well as making management easier. I found it a very helpful approach, particularly the information about teacher language and the effects of praise and competition. I also appreciated the authors description of what people mean when they say something won't work in "the real world" and when others tell you they "tried that" and it didn't work. My one complaint it that this book is clearly intended for a university class so there are (in my view) way too many reflections and lots of academic language that one has to translate into practice. Not that Dr. Shindler makes it hard to read, for the most part it isn't, but the book feels scholarly, so it can be a bit of a strain to mentally translate it. Overall, I highly recommend it as a very useful tool for classroom management. I also appreciate his website that has even more content and helpful additions to the chapters.

Satisfied with my purchase.

Transformative Classroom Management is a wonderfully readable, thoroughly practical, and exquisitely useful resource. I have used the ideas from this book and found them to be empowering and clarifying points, leading to better classroom experiences.As a person who is usually bored by books about education and frustrated by most textbooks, trust me when I tell you the writing in this book is clear, informative, and even humorous -- it has a human element that many textbooks lack. Moreover, the diagrams and, more surprisingly, reflection sections are insightful and useful. It is difficult to communicate my confidence in and enthusiasm for the resourcefulness of this book!If you are currently teaching and want to improve your classroom management, but feel you are too busy to read several hundred pages, don't worry: you can refer to key chapters and immediately incorporate new insights into your approach. For this purpose, I recommend starting with "Promoting Clear and Shared Classroom Expectations" or "Developing Logical and Related Consequences Within the Social Contract." Otherwise, start at the beginning and read through or skip around as your interests and classroom culture require.Note: Positive results will be proportional to the teacher's consistency of action and commitment to a positive learning environment.Another Note: This book is often available new at the fantastic price of under $20. Please support the author and publisher's production of quality educational materials and PURCHASE IT NEW.

This willHelp with my new class in the fall.

Clear and concise. Very unbiased.

I needed this book for a master's in education course. The Kindle version was significantly less expensive then the paperback offered on my university's website.It is an excellent resource for classroom teachers.

This book should be owned by all new teachers and even old teachers who need help with managing their classrooms in a positive way!

Book never arrived from seller. It is a great book otherwise. Perfect for teaching classroom management in a a easy to understand and apply fashion

Exactly what I expected!

This is an excellent book. It is the type of book all teachers should read.