The amazing three requests technique for delivering consequences: The ‘Three Requests’ classroom management technique is a very effective way to keep your cool when dealing with difficult and
CONTINUE READING...Before we discuss the ‘consequences’ that may feature in your classroom management strategy, I want to hammer home the important message that there is a multitude of effective preventive strategies
CONTINUE READING...Achievement brings a feeling of personal satisfaction and accomplishment – and the real internal motivation that results is reward itself. If a person feels satisfied that they have reached a level
CONTINUE READING...You might feel like you have tried lots of different strategies to motivate the unmotivated students in your class, but have you thought about why they are currently lacking the drive to become an actively
CONTINUE READING...Arguments and serious incidents are issues regularly faced by teachers, particularly in our most challenging classrooms. They’re often frustrating and uncomfortable, yet avoidable occurrences, but having
CONTINUE READING...They may be every teacher’s worst nightmare: angry and defiant students. To ensure this particular group of student’s behaviours is dealt with in a quick and effective manner, you undoubtedly need
CONTINUE READING...Classroom management strategies and school policies regarding mobile phones vary from setting to setting, so the way you address this problem will depend on the school/college’s overall viewpoint. If
CONTINUE READING...Here’s a classroom management strategy for dealing with silly students – the ones that disrupt lessons with immature, attention-seeking behaviour. I’ve often found that those students who ‘need’
CONTINUE READING...Having an effective classroom management strategy to ensure that your students can follow instructions is key to productivity. But, as teachers, we are often faced with a mass of excuses thrown from students
CONTINUE READING...Teachers need to be very clear about the consequences of the use of bad language in their classroom. If there is no school policy or effective classroom management strategy already in place then create
CONTINUE READING...Do you feel as if you are constantly adapting your classroom management strategies to manage those students who show no interest in completing their work in class? Honestly, you are not the only teacher
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CONTINUE READING...Getting students to complete homework is a typical problem for teachers – especially with students who lack motivation. If they’re not working in a classroom where we can stand over them, they certainly
CONTINUE READING...A lesson doesn’t necessarily have to be totally silent in order to be a success – unless you’re Marcel Marceau – but if noise levels rise to the point where they are affecting others, it’s
CONTINUE READING...I imagine that all teachers will recognise this class and I am sure that this class would have challenged every classroom management strategy that you practice. The ‘class from hell’ is composed largely
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