These classroom management strategies will help teachers with all levels of experience with managing classroom behaviours.
Building background knowledge is like building a bridge. It’s meeting your students where they are and then continuing to build on what they already know. Eventually you guys will keep building until you reach mastery and that bridge is completely constructed. It is a crucial part of learning and helps students make meaningful connections so […]
How to take back control of a difficult class when you're caught in the crazy cycle. When parents are on the attack and students...
The ability to ask for and receive your students’ attention is crucial. It’s crucial because it saves precious learning time. It improves listening and performance. It allows you to give instruction anytime you need to and know that it will be heard and understood. ... Read more
Building background knowledge is like building a bridge. It’s meeting your students where they are and then continuing to build on what they already know. Eventually you guys will keep building until you reach mastery and that bridge is completely constructed. It is a crucial part of learning and helps students make meaningful connections so […]
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Looking for a some fun ways to create flow from welcome, to lesson to activity, to closing in your music classroom? Creating a classroom environment of respect and accountability requires procedures, plans, rewards and consequences in your classroom. One way to keep everything flowing is to use transitions. This blog post has a ton of ideas for music class transitions.
Learn how to manage one of the biggest challenges of teaching: Six disrespectful students in the same class. Yikes!
Decide how you want to organize the apps on your iPads and use the same organization system on every iPad. This eliminates instruction time wasted searching for apps. I decided to create folders for each subject area. Any apps that should only be used by the teacher can be filed separately in a folder with your name as the title. This “teacher folder” is where I store apps like Settings, iTunes, AppStore, etc.
This classroom observation tool incorporates Danielson's rubric. It also allows the user to observe mathematical practices and also depth of knowledge. The observer will also be able to use this tool to provide feedback in the following areas: classroom atmosphere, grouping, literacy practices, classroom management, assessment types, levels of student engagement, types of instruction, classroom appearance, classroom culture, instructional materials utilized, and several additional areas. The tool may be used by category or as a comprehensive tool. This is very effective for peer observations, informal observations or coaching opportunities.
Have a chatty class? Do your talkative students get louder and louder during small groups until it feels like chaos? Do they talk when you'r...
Looking for back-to-school ideas for your forensic science class? Check out these 5 fun and engaging forensics activities for the first days of school.
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Whether you're meeting with them formally or just saying hello, discover a scientific way to build instant rapport with individual students.
Canvas is a learning management software that allows each student to access material and submit assignments. Read more tips and tricks here!
Rev up your classroom with 5 simple, yet super effective student engagement tactics! Spark classroom excitement for everyone.
Learn about using chat stations as a low-prep, engaging teaching strategy to introduce or review concepts. Grab your Chat Station FREE templates!
A guide to Social-Emotional Learning resources: books, tools, and materials to help the elementary classroom teacher support students.
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The language spoken in the lessons is English. Here are some phrases about classroom language you should know, understand, or be able to use.
This single classroom procedure has made a HUGE difference in my experience teaching middle school. My first year teaching I didn't do this and I knew that something needed to change. I decided to put into a place a daily bellringer for every one of my classes. I am a Family Consumer Sciences teacher so I teacher 4 different classes!You can call it whatever you want to call it but I call it a bell ringer because my students are expected to be doing it as soon as the bell rings to start class.Her
Building background knowledge is like building a bridge. It’s meeting your students where they are and then continuing to build on what they already know. Eventually you guys will keep building until you reach mastery and that bridge is completely constructed. It is a crucial part of learning and helps students make meaningful connections so […]
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Nonverbal communication activities can enhance social emotional skills, including knowledge of tone of voice, facial expressions, and body language.
Notes From the Portable is a blog about teaching, reflecting on connections to Common Core Standards and 21st-Century Skills.
If you were to walk into my classroom, there is a very good chance that music will be playing. Whether that be as background noise or as a classroom management tool, I cannot go without music in my classroom! Click HERE for all of my school appropriate playlists! Our kids now are stimulated 24/7 by all of the technology at their fingertips. They are watching Netflix, while Snapchatting, while playing a video game all at the same time! They go from an overstimulated environment at home, to school where they are expected to be quiet the majority of their day…
Learn about 10 engagement strategies for your math classroom. You will learn about strategies you can put into action today to better your instruction.
#1 Have Them Help Demonstrate - Your first instinct might be to choose a model student to help demonstrate a task. Try picking a student who struggles to follow directions instead. You may have to
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Also known as ‘brain breaks’ & ‘movement breaks’, these sensory break activities develop gross motor skills, improve self-regulation & help with behavior management in the classroom while also helping kids focus & learn!
Strategies for defiant behavior that support positive behavior, develop teacher-student relationships, and minimize escalating situations.
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This post will show you how to use technology to engage your students. Technology doesn't have to be a distraction in your classroom- it can be a great teaching strategy! Here are some tools you can use to interest students, motivate them to collaborate, and deepen their knowledge in a fun manner.
