Provides information about classroom management and discusses ways to handle student disruptions, backtalk, inattentiveness, and dawdling. Presents strategies for teachers to increase responsible behavior, motivation, and independent learning in their students. Includes a DVD, humorous illustrations, and an index.

Includes index.

Acknowledgements -- Study group activity guide -- Tools for teaching videos -- Research and development -- Building a classroom management system -- Exploiting proximity -- Creating independent learners -- Raising expectations -- Building Classroom structure -- Learning to mean business -- Producing responsible behavior -- Positive classroom management -- Index.