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This book is one of a set of eight innovative yet practical resource books for teachers, focussing on the classroom and covering vital skills for primary and secondary teachers. The books are strongly influenced by the findings of numerous research projects during which hundreds of teachers were observed at work. The first editions of the series were best sellers, and these revised second editions of the series will be equally welcomed by teachers eager to improve their teaching skills. Successful secondary teachers operate in many different ways, but they have one thing in common - an ability to manage their classrooms effectively. Without the skills required to do this, the most inspiring and knowledgeable teacher will fail.In Class Management in the Secondary School, Ted Wragg helps teachers to clarify their own aims and to find the strategies which will work for them. Topics covered include:*first encounters*the establishment of rules*relationships*management of time and space*specific discipline problemsThere are certain skills that teachers possess that are of paramount importance - class management is one of those areas. Effective classroom management can be the single most influential factor in getting it right and is a core teaching skill that both trainee and experienced teachers should constantly be improving on.
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Class Management in the Secondary School Activity 20 Activity 20 Activity 20 Successful secondary teachers operate in many different ways but they have one thing in common – an ability to manage their classrooms effectively. Without the skills required to do this, the most inspiring and knowledgeable teacher will fail. In Class Management in the Secondary School, Ted Wragg helps teachers to clarify their own aims and to find the strategies which will work for them. Topics covered include: • • • • first encounters establishing rules and relationships managing time and space coping with specific discipline problems There are certain skills that teachers possess that are of paramount importance and class management is one of those areas in which teachers need to be strong in order to do their job effectively. Class management can be the single most influential factor in getting it right and is a core teaching skill that both trainee and experienced teachers should constantly be improving. Ted Wragg is Professor of Education at Exeter University and the author of over 40 books. He has directed numerous research projects, analysed hundreds of lessons and writes a regular column for the Times Educational Supplement. Successful Teaching Series This set of practical resource books for teachers focuses on the classroom. The first editions were best sellers and these new editions will be equally welcomed by teachers eager to improve their teaching skills. Each book contains: • • • practical, written and oral activities for individual and group use at all stages of professional development transcripts of classroom conversation and teacher feedback and photographs of classroom practice to stimulate discussion succinct and practical explanatory text Titles in the Successful Teaching Series are Class Management in the Primary School E. C. Wragg Class Management in the Secondary School E. C. Wragg Assessment and Learning in the Primary School E. C. Wragg Assessment and Learning in the Secondary School E. C. Wragg Explaining in the Primary School E. C. Wragg and G. Brown Explaining in the Secondary School E. C. Wragg and G. Brown Questioning in the Primary School E. C. Wragg and G. Brown Questioning in the Secondary School E. C. Wragg and G. Brown The first editions were published in the Leverhulme Primary Project Classroom Skills Series. Class Management in the Secondary School D G E / FA l & Fr