Classroom Management /classroom-management Classroom Management en-US 2021 (c) 91ÖĆƬł§ĘÓƵ Week Tue, 21 May 2024 21:29:02 GMT The Power of Student-Teacher Relationships: A Downloadable Guide /leadership/the-power-of-student-teacher-relationships-a-downloadable-guide/2024/05 Understanding student cues and responding appropriately can help teachers manage difficult student behavior. Tue, 21 May 2024 21:29:02 GMT /leadership/the-power-of-student-teacher-relationships-a-downloadable-guide/2024/05 Better Classroom Management Can't Wait. How to Make Changes Now (Opinion) /teaching-learning/opinion-better-classroom-management-cant-wait-how-to-make-changes-now/2024/05 The three “truths” about managing student behavior that every teacher should unlearn today. Mon, 13 May 2024 16:21:52 GMT /teaching-learning/opinion-better-classroom-management-cant-wait-how-to-make-changes-now/2024/05 Strengthen Students’ Connections to School /events/k-12-essentials-forum/strengthen-students-connections-to-school Join this free event to learn how schools are creating the space for students to form strong bonds with each other and trusted adults. Wed, 24 Apr 2024 21:21:22 GMT /events/k-12-essentials-forum/strengthen-students-connections-to-school A Principal's Advice on Using Trust to Quell Unruly Student Behavior /teaching-learning/a-principals-advice-on-using-trust-to-quell-unruly-student-behavior/2024/04 Educators have leverage on how students behave when they build connections with them. Mon, 22 Apr 2024 22:10:52 GMT /teaching-learning/a-principals-advice-on-using-trust-to-quell-unruly-student-behavior/2024/04 To Boost Student Mental Health, Support Teachers (Opinion) /leadership/opinion-to-boost-student-mental-health-support-teachers/2024/04 Once extra federal aid vanishes, teachers will be faced with serving in the role as ill-equipped mental health professionals. Mon, 22 Apr 2024 10:57:14 GMT /leadership/opinion-to-boost-student-mental-health-support-teachers/2024/04 My Life as a Substitute Teacher in Suburbia: Chaos and Cruelty (Opinion) /teaching-learning/opinion-my-life-as-a-substitute-teacher-in-suburbia-chaos-and-cruelty/2024/04 I was ignorant of the reality until I started teaching, writes a recent college graduate. Thu, 18 Apr 2024 18:00:00 GMT /teaching-learning/opinion-my-life-as-a-substitute-teacher-in-suburbia-chaos-and-cruelty/2024/04 A Classroom Management Training Helps New Teachers Send Fewer Kids to the Office /teaching-learning/a-classroom-management-training-helps-new-teachers-send-fewer-kids-to-the-office/2024/04 Anti-bias training has mixed success in cutting racial discipline gaps. Helping teachers interpret student behavior may be more effective. Mon, 15 Apr 2024 03:59:00 GMT /teaching-learning/a-classroom-management-training-helps-new-teachers-send-fewer-kids-to-the-office/2024/04 Student Apathy Is a Big Classroom Challenge, Teachers Say. Cellphones Aren’t Helping /teaching-learning/student-apathy-is-a-big-classroom-challenge-teachers-say-cellphones-arent-helping/2024/04 The distractions of cellphones compound a general lack of interest in learning, a new national survey of teachers shows. Thu, 04 Apr 2024 15:08:48 GMT /teaching-learning/student-apathy-is-a-big-classroom-challenge-teachers-say-cellphones-arent-helping/2024/04 The 'Difficult, Beautiful' Work of Teaching /teaching-learning/the-difficult-beautiful-work-of-teaching/2024/03 From sunup to sundown, America's teachers grapple with countless decisions, interruptions, joys, and frustrations. Wed, 06 Mar 2024 21:00:00 GMT /teaching-learning/the-difficult-beautiful-work-of-teaching/2024/03 This Teaching Routine Takes Just 5 Minutes. Its Impact Lasts Much Longer /teaching-learning/this-teaching-routine-takes-just-5-minutes-its-impact-lasts-much-longer/2024/02 It's no gimmick. Greeting students individually at the classroom door has been linked to benefits for both teachers and students. Fri, 23 Feb 2024 21:38:30 GMT /teaching-learning/this-teaching-routine-takes-just-5-minutes-its-impact-lasts-much-longer/2024/02 Should Cellphones Be Permitted in Classrooms? Teachers Offer These Strategies (Opinion) /teaching-learning/opinion-should-cellphones-be-permitted-in-classrooms-teachers-offer-these-strategies/2024/02 Teachers can play a role in helping students figure out appropriate times for using their phones. Wed, 07 Feb 2024 12:16:01 GMT /teaching-learning/opinion-should-cellphones-be-permitted-in-classrooms-teachers-offer-these-strategies/2024/02 A School Removed Bathroom Mirrors to Keep Students From Making TikToks. Will It Work? /leadership/a-school-removed-bathroom-mirrors-to-keep-students-from-making-tiktoks-will-it-work/2024/02 The desperate strategy for keeping students in class illuminates the challenge schools face in competing with social media. Thu, 01 Feb 2024 22:36:28 GMT /leadership/a-school-removed-bathroom-mirrors-to-keep-students-from-making-tiktoks-will-it-work/2024/02 Teachers, Try This: BeyoncĂ©'s 'Mute Challenge' to Get Students' Attention /teaching-learning/video-teachers-try-this-beyonces-mute-challenge-to-get-students-attention/2024/01 This teacher incorporates BeyoncĂ©'s "mute challenge" and other elements of pop culture to increase student engagement. Thu, 04 Jan 2024 20:28:25 GMT /teaching-learning/video-teachers-try-this-beyonces-mute-challenge-to-get-students-attention/2024/01 Managing Cellphones in Classrooms: Tips From Teachers /leadership/managing-cellphones-in-classrooms-tips-from-teachers/2024/01 There's a growing movement to ban student cellphones at school, but many teachers still must manage the problem on their own. Wed, 03 Jan 2024 22:50:05 GMT /leadership/managing-cellphones-in-classrooms-tips-from-teachers/2024/01 Digital Distractions in Class Linked to Lower Academic Performance /leadership/digital-distractions-in-class-linked-to-lower-academic-performance/2023/12 The 2022 Program for International Student Assessment found that two-thirds of U.S. students get distracted by digital devices in class. Fri, 08 Dec 2023 21:25:48 GMT /leadership/digital-distractions-in-class-linked-to-lower-academic-performance/2023/12 Getting an Early Start on Group Work: Tips From Teachers /teaching-learning/getting-an-early-start-on-group-work-tips-from-teachers/2023/11 Group tasks are the way to teach young children to cooperate and collaborate, say advocates of the practice. Wed, 22 Nov 2023 16:47:17 GMT /teaching-learning/getting-an-early-start-on-group-work-tips-from-teachers/2023/11 Do Cellphone Bans Work? Educators Share Their Experiences /leadership/do-cellphone-bans-work-educators-share-their-experiences/2023/11 Educators describe how policies banning cellphones at school are affecting students and learning. Tue, 21 Nov 2023 21:06:05 GMT /leadership/do-cellphone-bans-work-educators-share-their-experiences/2023/11 Where Should Students Be Allowed to Use Cellphones? Here’s What Educators Say /leadership/where-should-students-be-allowed-to-use-cellphones-heres-what-educators-say/2023/11 There’s a yawning gap between what's permitted and what educators feel should be allowed. Thu, 16 Nov 2023 23:04:47 GMT /leadership/where-should-students-be-allowed-to-use-cellphones-heres-what-educators-say/2023/11 Teacher Prep Often Treats Classroom Management as an Afterthought. That’s a Huge Problem (Opinion) /teaching-learning/opinion-teacher-prep-often-treats-classroom-management-as-an-afterthought-thats-a-huge-problem/2023/10 Classroom management is essential for new teachers to succeed. Why doesn’t teacher education prioritize it? Tue, 31 Oct 2023 20:01:52 GMT /teaching-learning/opinion-teacher-prep-often-treats-classroom-management-as-an-afterthought-thats-a-huge-problem/2023/10 New AI-Powered Sensors Could Tell Teachers What’s Really Going on With Students /teaching-learning/new-ai-powered-sensors-could-tell-teachers-whats-really-going-on-with-students/2023/10 Researchers are testing wearable sensors that track movement and body language of kids with autism and other conditions. Mon, 16 Oct 2023 20:54:32 GMT /teaching-learning/new-ai-powered-sensors-could-tell-teachers-whats-really-going-on-with-students/2023/10 Name Your Glue Sticks, and Other Classroom Management Hacks From Teachers /teaching-learning/name-your-glue-sticks-and-other-classroom-management-hacks-from-teachers/2023/10 Teachers on social media shared their tips and tricks for keeping their classrooms running smoothly. Thu, 12 Oct 2023 20:41:32 GMT /teaching-learning/name-your-glue-sticks-and-other-classroom-management-hacks-from-teachers/2023/10 FEMA's Emergency Alert Test May Disrupt Classes. Here's How Schools Should Prepare /policy-politics/femas-emergency-alert-test-may-disrupt-classes-heres-how-schools-should-prepare/2023/10 FEMA will test its national emergency alert system Wednesday, involving an alert sent out to all cell phones at the same time. Tue, 03 Oct 2023 19:38:52 GMT /policy-politics/femas-emergency-alert-test-may-disrupt-classes-heres-how-schools-should-prepare/2023/10 Busting Myths and Misconceptions About Motivating Students /leadership/busting-myths-and-misconceptions-about-motivating-students/2023/09 Three experts in motivation weigh in on how to help students stay engaged and focused in school. Thu, 28 Sep 2023 22:22:35 GMT /leadership/busting-myths-and-misconceptions-about-motivating-students/2023/09 Students Get Hundreds of Notifications on Their Phones Every Day. Even at School /technology/students-get-hundreds-of-notifications-on-their-phones-every-day-even-at-school/2023/09 Nearly a quarter of the cellphone notifications students receive each day come during school hours, new report shows. Tue, 26 Sep 2023 21:58:14 GMT /technology/students-get-hundreds-of-notifications-on-their-phones-every-day-even-at-school/2023/09 District Leaders Are Walking a Fine Line on Cellphone Policies. What That Looks Like /leadership/district-leaders-are-walking-a-fine-line-on-cellphone-policies-what-that-looks-like/2023/09 Administrators point to strategic ways to design student cellphone policies that parents won't oppose. Mon, 25 Sep 2023 21:17:04 GMT /leadership/district-leaders-are-walking-a-fine-line-on-cellphone-policies-what-that-looks-like/2023/09 4 Tips to Keep Students' Misbehavior From Sapping Class Time /leadership/4-tips-to-keep-students-misbehavior-from-sapping-up-class-time/2023/09 Students' misbehavior has become one of educators' top concerns. Schools need a more deliberate approach to handle it, an expert says. Tue, 12 Sep 2023 17:05:36 GMT /leadership/4-tips-to-keep-students-misbehavior-from-sapping-up-class-time/2023/09 Is It Time to Retire 'Harry Potter'-Themed Classrooms and Libraries? /teaching-learning/is-it-time-to-retire-harry-potter-themed-classrooms-and-libraries/2023/08 Author J.K. Rowling's comments on transgender people have left some educators uneasy about promoting the series. Mon, 21 Aug 2023 20:03:45 GMT /teaching-learning/is-it-time-to-retire-harry-potter-themed-classrooms-and-libraries/2023/08 Do Classrooms Need Yoga Balls and Bean Bag Chairs? Teachers Weigh in on Flexible Seating /teaching-learning/do-classrooms-need-yoga-balls-and-bean-bag-chairs-teachers-weigh-in-on-flexible-seating/2023/08 Expensive options and a lack of space make flexible seating difficult for some educators. Thu, 17 Aug 2023 20:19:35 GMT /teaching-learning/do-classrooms-need-yoga-balls-and-bean-bag-chairs-teachers-weigh-in-on-flexible-seating/2023/08 Tips From Acclaimed Teachers: Classroom Management /teaching-learning/video-tips-from-acclaimed-teachers-classroom-management/2023/08 State teachers of the year share their tips for new teachers on how to establish classroom norms and expectations. Thu, 03 Aug 2023 20:53:37 GMT /teaching-learning/video-tips-from-acclaimed-teachers-classroom-management/2023/08 What Does a Teacher Have in Common With a Baseball Mascot? It's All About Engagement /teaching-learning/what-does-a-teacher-have-in-common-with-a-baseball-mascot-its-all-about-engagement/2023/07 Aaron Bishop reflects on his decades of double duty as a teacher and a mascot in the minor leagues. Mon, 31 Jul 2023 20:04:04 GMT /teaching-learning/what-does-a-teacher-have-in-common-with-a-baseball-mascot-its-all-about-engagement/2023/07