Classroom Management

Top 5 Classroom Management Strategies Classroom Management Strategies for High School My biceps don’t bulge and my hair is blond. Intimidation is not my weapon. I am a veteran teacher with 17 years of experience. I have taught senior auto mechanics Shakespeare. In addition to high school students, I have taught middle school students who have had ADHD, students who had parents in jail and students with their own parole officers. Creating Classroom Rules Together As a teacher, you, of course, need to establish general rules of conduct for your classroom. But how do you make your students want to follow the rules? Give them a hand in creating those rules!

Top 10 Classroom Rules for Elementary School Students Classroom rules are important to your class community. When students have rules, they know what your expectations are for them. They know what you want them to do, and they know that there are consequences for failing to follow the rules. Making Classroom Rules

3 Important Reasons Your Class Needs Brain Breaks - Top Notch Teaching There’s a lot to fit into every day, and it can be easy to feel like you need to cram every single moment with instruction, practice, review, assessment…that approach can backfire though. Studies show that students benefit from brain breaks throughout the day. How brain breaks help Brain breaks offer these plusses for students as individuals and for your classroom community: re-energize students and get them refocusedhelp them develop social skillsboost their activity. The good news is that brain breaks don’t have to take long to have a benefit!

What Is a Brain Break? A brain break is a short mental break that is taken during regular intervals during classroom instruction. Brain breaks are usually limited to five minutes and work best when they incorporate physical activities. When to Do a Brain Break The best time to do a brain break is before, during, and/or after an activity. 12 Questions To Ask During A Parent-Teacher Conference Parent-teacher conferences are one of the most useful tools that we have as parents to ensure our children are getting the most from their education. But as helpful as they are, they can be downright stressful for everyone involved. Parents want to get the lowdown on how their children are doing, and teachers want to make sure they communicate everything a parent needs to know about their teaching style and how the child is performing in school — all in a 15-minute block of time. With so much to cover in such a short amount of time, we asked experienced educators for their thoughts on what parents can do to get the most out of parent-teacher conferences. The goal of parent-teacher conferences