I’d like to share with you a uniquely powerful classroom management strategy, one that, when used correctly, stands above the rest. This particular strategy never fails to make an impression and can be used as often as you wish.
And the best part is, you will see immediate improvement in your students.
I call it the “how [...]
John Wooden is considered the greatest coach in college basketball history. His UCLA teams of the 50s, 60s, and 70s produced 10 national championships, 38 consecutive NCAA tournament wins, and a remarkable 88-game winning streak.
No other coach comes close to these accomplishments. Mr. Wooden set the standard for excellence and is revered for the class [...]
Much of your classroom management success is dependent upon your ability to avoid making big mistakes. Make them often enough, or repeatedly, and you’ll lose control of your classroom quickly.
Before long, you’ll begin to believe teaching in a chaotic environment is just part of the job.
It’s not. At least, it doesn’t have to be. The [...]
Your classroom management plan doesn’t have to be complex to be effective. Four rules and three consequences will usually do the trick. Indeed, there is no magic in the plan itself.
It’s the stuff in between, the strategery (see Will Ferrell), that determines whether classroom management is successful or not.
Time-out is an excellent example. Undoubtedly the [...]
Modeling is so effective that it should be among your most often used teaching strategies.
When most people think of modeling, they envision a teacher standing in the front her class performing a task she expects from her students. For example, if she were modeling an art project, she would most likely make the project herself [...]
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