General Behavior Management Tips
There are several simple strategies to use and behaviors to avoid when discipling students and managing their behavior in the classroom.
Music as a Behavior Management Strategy
A couple of teachers in my fall seminars offered the ideas outlined below for using music for classroom management.
Offering Praise to Middle School Students
In my seminars, I often talk about the special difficulties faced by middle school students and the issues that middle school teachers must be aware of and deal with. As an advocate of positive discipline, I appreciated Shaun Martin's thoughts on offering specific praise to our middle school student [...]
Classroom Management Attention Getter
Sarah Endecott gets her student's attention with a wind chime that she hangs in her classroom. "I use a wind chime to signal students to stop what they are doing and listen to what I need to tell them." She added that the chime gets their attention every time and they absolutely love the gentle soun [...]