Taming the Chaos: 10 Tips for Classroom Management
Classroom management is necessary to keep the learning momentum going, but sometimes it can be incredibly difficult to achieve.
Classroom management is necessary to keep the learning momentum going, but sometimes it can be incredibly difficult to achieve.
In my classroom, I focus on taking the time to intentionally and thoughtfully form positive and meaningful relationships with my students.
Teachers are dedicated. They’re trying to make the best of the challenges that the pandemic is presenting. But their stress levels are months ahead of what they should be.
There have been no outright wars between the world’s major powers since WWI. It’s this fact that causes some to say the UN Security Council has successfully served its purpose.
It can be incredibly easy to treat lesson planning like a checklist. Objective: check. Standards: check. Activity: check. Education experts say there is a better way.
The current thinking on discipline is preemptive, rather than reactive. Change how you run your classroom, experts suggest, and discipline issues will no longer be a problem.
Do you remember the first time you entered the school library as a child? I do. There were books everywhere.
Students want to talk about their mental health. They just don’t always know where to turn for help.
Conflict-resolution skills don’t come naturally. They are learned, observed, and practiced. The classroom is a great place to safely work on these skills.
For high school teachers, the start of the year can be a bit daunting as you welcome new (and nervous!) students to a very different type of school day.