CM Part 1

Teaching Tolerance ran The ABCs - The Anti-Bias Classroom Series - from 2006 to 2008. The ABCs were online curriculum packages for educators and each installment of The ABCs offered classroom activities and professional development resources for teachers at all grade levels. From women’s history to service learning to hip hop, each thematic unit allowed for educators to “click, print and use” materials immediately.

The ABCs gave Jeff the opportunity to co-write with some of the most prominent scholars in the field of multicultural education, scholars like Bill Bigelow and Linda Christensen of Rethinking Schools Magazine, Carl Grant of the University of Wisconsin, Madison, Jacqueline Jordan Irvine of Emory University, Christine Sleeter of California State University, Monterey Bay, and Paul Gorski of EdChange.org. These scholars have contributed to the classic works that multicultural educators use to teach and cite as core pieces of literature in research.

The ABCs of Classroom Management (Part 1)

April 10, 2008 - The first in a special three-part series, this edition of the ABCs profiles teachers who have succeeded in building classroom communities where students are engaged in positive ways.

By Jeff Sapp

Introduction

No matter whether a first year teacher or a veteran of many years, teachers are always thinking about classroom management.

Many things contribute to making a class go smoothly and engaging students in their own learning. Many are within the teacher’s control - planning, passion for subject matter, an appreciation for students’ individual learning styles, and the development of strong relationships between teachers and students, and between students.

This special professional development edition of The ABCs highlights the efforts of classroom teachers who have succeeded in building classroom communities where diverse students are engaged in positive ways. These educators have built and strive to maintain democratic classrooms where students are valued, where students monitor their own behavior and where teacher-student relationships are authentic and based in mutual respect.

We invite you to join them.

Special thanks to teachers Melodi Patterson, Marcos Torres and John Gunderson for sharing their stories; to Erwin “Sino” Donato for expert videography; to the design and web production teams at the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC); and to Jennifer Holladay and Michelle Garcia, members of SPLC’s Teaching Tolerance team, for their contributions to this edition of the ABCs.

That’s the introduction to this comprehensive ABC package. The rest is on its way soon, so check back in a few weeks! And thank you for your patience as I get my content up!

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