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Classroom Management

Pick up strategies to build positive, compassionate classroom communities and cope with disruptive behaviors and distractions.

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  • Using Curiosity as a Way to Defuse Power Struggles

    When students engage in mildly disruptive behavior, teachers can try asking open questions instead of immediately confronting the behavior.
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  • Classroom Management Built on Boundaries

    Guiding upper elementary students with boundaries rather than rules can make for a more harmonious classroom.
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  • Using the Reggio Emilia ‘Image of the Child’ in Your Classroom

    Any preschool teacher can use this concept to help build strong connections with students and create authentic learning experiences.
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  • Teacher and student high-fiving

    8 Proactive Classroom Management Tips

    New teachers—and experienced ones too—can find ideas here on how to stop disruptive behavior before it begins.
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  • Balancing Friendliness With Firmness

    By setting clear expectations for behavior early on, teachers can have fun with their students without losing control of their classrooms.
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  • A Student-Centered Model of Blended Learning

    When educators at a Washington, DC, high school ditched their lectures and devised a self-paced blended learning model, their students thrived.
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  • The Art (and Science) of Using Praise for Improvement

    In addition to improving relationships, praise from teachers can boost students’ confidence and self-esteem.
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  • 4 Ways to Reduce Smartphone Distractions

    If students are allowed to have their phones at your school, you can set parameters to help them focus on their work.
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  • A Bitmoji Classroom

    Educators Turn to Bitmoji to Build Community and Engagement

    Both fun and practical, Bitmoji classrooms are adding some levity to fall planning this year.
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  • Using Hand Signals for More Equitable Discussions

    Whether your class discussions are online or off, hand signals enable students to engage in multiple ways.
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  • Getting Out in Front of Behaviors

    Teachers can use preventive discipline to help avert episodes of misbehavior before they start.
    859
  • A group of teenagers doing an icebreaker exercise in which one person is blindfolded and the others are helping him jump across yellow tiles that are scattered across the floor

    10 Powerful Community-Building Ideas

    Strategies for ensuring that students in every grade feel like they’re part of the classroom community.
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  • 60-Second Strategy: Pom-Pom Jar

    Explicitly teaching and celebrating kindness is a simple yet powerful way to build a positive classroom culture.
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  • The First 5 Days: The Key to Success

    Make the start of the new school year go smoothly by preparing for students’ questions and anxieties before the first day of class.
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  • Building Classroom Community Through Daily Dedications

    When students share stories about those who have inspired and impacted them, the whole classroom feels more connected.
    11.3k

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