As a teacher, building relationships through content is a sustainable practice for interacting with students. Teachers know that strong relationships with students is the ticket to increased classroom management. When…
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Transition to High School: What Teachers Expect
If you, a student of yours, or a child of yours is completing the transition to high school, I have a few ideas. What do teachers expect from students? I…
Modeling Behavior for Older Students
Are you intentionally modeling behavior for older students? Modeling positive behavior can be an important piece of classroom management. Multifaceted. Layered. Complex. When I think of memorable teachers, of teachers…
Essential Tips to Survive the End of the School Year
Lately, a recurring question has shown up in my email: how do I survive the end of the school year? Language arts activities for May are here! I’ll be super…
Creating a Classroom Community
Creating a classroom community takes time, patience, and conscious effort. Always looking to grow, I brainstormed methods and approaches with five of my blogging friends. A strong classroom community can…
Building Student Relationships
Building student relationships is the foundation of strong teaching. If you are unsure of building teacher student relationships, I have ideas. You know how terms in education change? “Classroom management”…
Fun and Effective Classroom Community Building Activities
My first years of teaching, I will honestly say that classroom community building activities did not make my to-do list. However, creating community in the classroom now takes precedence for…
Learning Students’ Names and Improving Classroom Management
Learning students’ names will improve your classroom management. The start of any school year can feel like a scramble, a constant question of how do I handle all of this? If…
Classroom Management for Secondary Teachers
Today I’m talking about classroom management tips for secondary teachers. Older students demand a different approach to classroom management in the classroom. You can have successful secondary classroom management, though. …
Bell Ringers for High School Language Arts
What bell ringers for high school language arts will help your class? I begin each of my high school classes with “bell ringers.” These work well for secondary students; they…