This newly updated fix it manual by an award-winning educator and classroom management coach targets student disruptions and teaching inefficiencies that eat up instruction time. This realistic reference helps teachers solve behavior and classroom management problems on the spot, so time is spent educating rather than disciplining. Written primarily for those teaching in grades 6-12, Ultimate Classroom Management Handbook provides succinct, specific answers—plus backup plans—to the discipline problems and classroom management issues that plague all teachers. This edition offers new and expanded information on many critical topics, including how to talk to kids; handle the unseen disrupter; deal with stealing; work with senior high students; handle texting, cell phones, and the changing role of technology in the classroom; deal with plagiarism from the Internet; handle bullying; and work with parents.