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CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT Classroom management strategies for novice teachers Praise can have negative effect if inappropriate Classroom goals and disruptive behavior Study questions whether boys see male teachers as role models Class organization and student behavior in kindergarten Building relationships legitimizes authority in class DISCIPLINE Four steps to ensure greater equity in discipline Student suspension data show inequities by race and type of disability SOCIAL SKILLS Social skills should be included in daily instruction, researchers say Intervention on social skills expanded to academic motivation and responsibility Home-note program reinforces social skills instruction

CHARACTER Character education not just about ethics, but also about good performance in school Character education in British schools Cheating: How students decide to resist or yield to temptation BEHAVIOR AND ACADEMICS Responsive Classroom shows promising results Interventions for reading or behavior improves both Self-regulated intervention in reading helps teenage boys with behavioral disorders Behavior problems trigger academic problems, not vice versa ADHD Self-regulation can be valuable tool for children with ADHD Less-than-ideal interventions for ADHD still productive Attention deficits vary in ADHD

POSITIVE BEHAVIOR SUPPORT Maryland study finds challenge of PBIS is accentuating positive Positive behavior supports with unresponsive students SCHOOLWIDE MANAGEMENT Study finds supervision in hallways is effective for preventing tardiness Authoritative parenting style is model for school discipline style Expert panel recommends tools for mental health screenings Torrance tests identify talents of children seen as behavior problems BULLYING Research finds school climate plays role in reducing aggression in middle school The Olweus Bullying Prevention program Successful anti-bullying program focuses on victimsPreventing bullying within a PBS framework VIOLENCE Violence in unowned places Preventing aggression A better approach to school safety Students take action on a threat if they feel connected