Student Behavior Web Resources
Find strategies to change student behavior problems into positive behaviors.

Setting the Stage for High Standards/Elements of Effective School Discipline
This page details the American Federation of Teachers' Bill of Rights and Responsibilities, which AFT hopes will standardize and promote better behavior in schools across the country.
www.aft.org/edissues/elements/index.htm

Behavior Home Page/Kentucky Dept. of Education
This site offers links to research articles and sites that cover classroom behavior. There are also teacher-to-teacher discussion forums where teachers post questions about and suggestions for dealing with specific behaviors.
www.state.ky.us/agencies/behave/homepage.html

Brains.org on Classroom Management
The host site, brains.org, applies current neurological and psychological brain research to education and development. This article on Classroom Management outlines several discipline techniques and encourages teachers to learn about alternatives to assertive discipline and behavioral techniques.
brains.org/classroom_management.htm

Creating Standards for Student Behavior
The Temple Teachers' Connection site offers concise suggestions for setting clear standards of conduct in the classroom and suggests several links.
www.temple.edu/CETP/temple_teach/cm-stand.html

What's your Classroom Management Profile?
This interesting quiz allows teachers to determine their teaching style based on the styles described by John T. Santrock.
education.indiana.edu/cas/tt/v1i2/what.html

The Honor Level System: Discipline by Design
This article, which outlines techniques one can use to effectively control a classroom, is adapted from "A Primer on Classroom Discipline: Principles Old and New," by Thomas R. McDaniel.
members.aol.com/churchward/hls/techniques.html

New Teaching Ideas
Teachers post materials on relational discipline, student responsibility centers, and violence prevention.
www.teachersworkshop.com/twshop/newteaching.html

NEA Today/National Education Association Website
"Start Smart," first published as a cover article for the off-line version of NEA Today, explores several teachers' strategies for managing classroom behavior. The page also includes "Ask Dr. Discipline," in which four discipline experts answer questions.
www.nea.org/neatoday/9809/cover.html

Assertive Discipline Information for New Teachers
This teacher-to-teacher article is geared toward new teachers who are concerned about discipline issues. It includes informative links to research materials and school sites.
http://www.adprima.com/assertive.htm

Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory
This School Improvement Research Series article is a well-researched piece on discipline practices and classroom management.
www.nwrel.org/scpd/sirs/5/cu9.html

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