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This paper presents detailed classroom management strategies for teachers working in middle- and secondary-level classrooms. The strategies include: (1) plan lessons that are well organized and fully developed, showing all the components of the teaching-learning cycle using a variety of strategies and activities that reflect multiple learning styles; (2) be orderly by having a good room arrangement, a traffic area free of congestion, a professional space, and an attractive environment corresponding with the unit; (3) have a positive attitude and high expectations for all students; (4) when redirecting individual off-task behaviors, choose nonverbal over verbal comments whenever possible; (5) be motivated, enthusiastic, interested, and well-informed about what is being taught; (6) prevent discipline problems by planning for them before they happen; (7) give clear, explicit instruction of expectations before moving students to activities; (8) keep students actively engaged; and (9) use humor, creativity and concern to handle many problems. Four models of the discipline management plan are featured. (SM)

Discussing a teacher's effort to improve the research techniques of her secondary students, this paper outlines the implementation of controlled research projects. It suggests using many small projects to develop researching techniques, rather than one large "end-of-the-semester" project. The paper gives 8 different topic options for these "micro themes." It concludes that controlled papers mean more practice, more research, more interest, and more success. (SC)

This paper describes how a language teacher educator guides her students through a particular literacy research project, with the goal of helping students to enjoy their research experience. It outlines two stages to make up the entire assignment--the interview and the paper. It describes the development of questions for the purpose of gaining more awareness of the writing and reading processes. It concludes that the action research approach created a context for students to investigate a problem, ask higher order questions, gather data, draw conclusions, and present findings. It includes a list of six final suggestions. Appendixes contain details of assignments on "Writing-on-Writing," and present results of groupwork on collected class data. (SC)