Bag of Tricks: Classroom Management

Below are some things that work for me on the classroom management side:

- strategic seating charts. sometimes, they are the best thing ever, if they are down thoughtfully and purposefully.

- sticking to a strict routine so your students know what to expect.

- a tally board that encourages healthy competition among your classes.

- a job board that will ease your load and allow you to focus more on teaching and managing.

- a consequence sequence that you can stick to. this is really important for me because I have seen other peoples' consequence sequences and I have gone along with their sequences, but if it doesn't seem "you" then you may not enforce it. Pick rules and consequences you care about. And then stick to it. Make a chart, if necessary, to make sure you carry out consequences from minor to severe.