The Complexities of Authority in the Classroom

INTRODUCTION; 1: Introduction; 2: Classroom Management: A Dialogue with Larger Social Questions; Part 1. GAINING CLASSROOM AUTHORITY INTRODUCTION; 3: Authorizing Yourself to Teach; 4: Good to Go: Teaching by our Students’ Consent; 5: Being All There: Teacher Presence and Teacher Authority; 6: The Importance and Impact of Listening Well; 7: Invitational Theory: A Theoretical Foundation for Establishing a Positive Classroom Ethos; 8: School of Rock; 9: Case Study: A Turn-Around in a High-Needs Classroom; Part 2. AUTHORIZING STUDENTS; 10: A Sense of Place and Student Consent; 11: Authorizing Students Through Inquiry and Assessment; 12: Authorizing Students Through Relationships; 13: On Authority and Dignity; 14: Situating Classroom Management in English Language Arts, Math, and Social Studies; Part 3. TEACHER AUTHORITY AND DIVERSITY; 15: Teacher Authority and Culturally Responsive Teaching; 16: Male Authority: Assumption Busting; 17: Look Who’s Talking: Gender, Teacher Authority, and the Use of Linguistic Space; 18: Interrogating the Relationship Between a Teacher’s Race and Classroom Authority; Part 4: NARRATIVES FROM THE FIELD AND SPECIAL SITUATIONS; 19: The Student Teacher’s Relationships: Mentor Teachers and Students; 20: Reflections of a Beginning Teacher: Who Am I Going to Be?; 21. Establishing Yourself as a Teacher in a Foreign Setting; 22: Succeeding as a Substitute Teacher; 23: Creating Positive Classroom Climate in Remote Settings; 24. The Challenges and Rewards of Teaching in Remote Settings; 25: Reflections of a Veteran Secondary Teacher