Nailing down classroom management is extremely important for teachers. There is not an exact science to it, and several classroom management techniques may need to be tested before a teacher figures out what works best in their classroom. Testing out different techniques is by far the hardest part about classroom management. As much as you read and learn about it in college, there is no teacher like experience. Testing out strategies, refocusing, analyzing effects and testing again seems to be the tried and true way to achieving a managed classroom. What seems to work for one teacher may not … [Read more...]
Setting Up Your Classroom for Success: Proactive Classroom Management
I remember preparing for my first year as a high school English teacher. It seemed as if I was one thousand emotions rolled into one tiny ball. While I was not at all concerned about how I would teach the material or my content knowledge, I was overcome with stress regarding how my students would behave in class. Would they be disruptive? Would they listen to directions? Would they argue with each other? Would I be able to keep them engaged in the lesson? Rather than flood myself with “what ifs”, I knew that I had to be proactive with my classroom management and remember what I learned during … [Read more...]