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Classroom Management

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Managing discipline in the classroom is one of the most difficult things that many teachers face. Here is a resource to help you keep your students in order

• Classroom management articles
  • The foundation of discipline: You can't teach until you have discipline.
  • Why are they so naughty?: How they think and what to do.
  • The confident teacher: As you are, so will it be.
  • Day one discipline: As you start, so you will continue.
  • The foundation of discipline: How strict should you be?
  • Respect: The start and end of classroom management.
  • Losing it: The nightmare to avoid.
  • Know the system: Before you start.
• Classroom management techniques:
  • Control classroom entry: Have them enter in silence.
  • Connect with their parents: Create a bond before there is trouble.
  • Consequences: Teach them consequences.
  • Developing class rules: Engage them in rule-making.
  • Discipline Book: When they're naughty, write it down.
  • Divide and conquer: Separate the talkers.
  • Finish for homework: Start in class, motivating them to work.
  • Gold stars: Simple rewards, surprisingly effective.
  • Learn the person: Connect with them and they'll work better for you.
  • Plan, plan, plan: Especially at the start of the year.
  • Responding to bad behavior: Ways of handling trouble.
  • Settling work: Initial work to calm them down.
  • Silence: Is remarkably powerful.
  • Sponge activities: To mop up time.
  • Using their name: Works with kids as well as adults.
• Classroom management tips: And a whole bunch more.

See also

Performance Management