Classroom management high school english

These strategies will improve your classroom management and help you reach your students so...

By Presto Plans I first realized the power of bell ringers years ago, thanks to a particularly unruly class that would bounce off my walls after lunch. After consistently wasting the first ten minutes of class getting students seated, settled, and ready to learn, I decided to give bell-ringers a try. They were immediately a classroom game-changer. Bell-ringers—sometimes referred to as “warm ups” or “do nows”— are questions, tasks, or other warm up activities that students complete at the…

Guest Blog Post By Sam Bradford Let’s talk about “Classroom Rules.” Are they something you keep in your syllabus and mention the first day of class and never return to? Do you find that printing--and, if necessary, even laminating--a list of rules and tacking them on your wall safeguards you from problems with student conduct? We’ve all had the experience where a student comes to us and says “Gee, teacher, I sure was on a bad path, but when I saw that little sign that said ‘Respect Yourself…

High school teacher Grace Dearborn says students don’t all respond to consequences in the same way, so teachers need a full toolbox of options.

Since August 2022, I have been teaching pre-service secondary education students who are preparing to teach middle and high school. Overwhelmingly, their biggest concern moving into their field work and student teaching (and eventually their own classrooms) is classroom management. With back-to-school season around the corner, this is the perfect time to evaluate your classroom

With these classroom management strategies, your room will have order and your students will thrive. Quickly create your classroom management plan here!

Classroom Organization: Managing Student Absences. Great tips from a high school teacher on how to keep track of student absences and the work missed!

So, there's a lot that I really DON'T do well as an educator. I LOVE to write and even wanted to be a writer instead of a teacher, but I STRUGGLE with teaching students how to do it. I really don't love informational text, I've been known to visually assess rather than collect papers, and when it comes right down to it, teaching my ESL students is plain HARD. I'm just now learning how to say "glue this in your notebook" in a different language! HOWEVER, if there's one area where I am always…

As a middle school teacher, it can be hard to manage difficult classes. But don't worry - help is here! Learn helpful classroom management tips and strategies to gain control in your 6th, 7th, or 8th grade classroom! You will be ready to start class and the year off on the right foot with these middle school classroom management ideas!

When I learned how to motivate students, my life changed. High school students who are motivated work hard, want to show up and are engaged. Learn how here!