47: Nuts and Bolts of Effective Classroom Management

To be a great teacher requires a multi-tasking ability unlike any other. Each student has their own learning needs and with the heavy demands on districts today, a teacher can easily feel like they are herding cats or putting on a three ring circus. However, there’s a simple secret to survival- its called classroom management. The more effective a teacher can become at managing a class helps free up mental space to teach engaging lessons while the rest of the class operates on auto pilot. Tune in to hear the nuts and bolts of effective classroom management.

Quotables

• Every movement needs a system with a purpose- What and How
• What’s the safest,most efficient way to get from pt A to pt B?
• Where students are idle that’s where behavior crops up
• Get a timer!
• Check for understanding is by far a game changer in my management

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• Teach Like a Champion 2.0 by Doug Lemov

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