Classroom Management part of the Education Reform Network

Equitable and Positive Classroom Interactions

• Educating Urban Minority Youth: Research on Effective Practices
  Topical Synthesis # 4 in the School Improvement Research Series (SIRS) published by the Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory. Authored by Kathleen Cotton.
• Enhancing Students' Socialization
  ERIC Digest ED 395713 (1996) Author: Jere Brophy Research on effective practices associated with working with diverse learners in classrooms.
• Expectations for Students
  Text by Linda Lumsden, ERIC Clearinghouse on EDucational Management. How teachers' expectations affect student performance, ways in which teachers'beliefs may translate into differential behavior toward students, and what students have to say about what is expected of them.
• Talk in the Classroom
  Originally published in Instructor magazine (1990) by Brenda Power. This article explores the Initiation-Response-Evaluation trap into which teachers may fall, and examines the role of open-ended questions, rich conversations, and wait time to advamce student learning.
• Teacher Expectations and Low-Achieving Students
  Barbara Smey-Richman, Research for Bettter Schools (1989, 45 pages) This book reviews research on teacher expectations as a factor in school success for low-achieving students. Includes a summary of exemplary straegies and programs.
• What Did You Say? Using Nonverbal Communication to Improve Teacher Effectiveness
  As much as 93% of all communication is non-verbal, suggesting that teachers can increase their effectiveness with careful attention to the unspoken as well as spoken messages they convey to students.