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Rethinking Your Classroom Management Plan: What Needs to Change?

Teacher Mood

Let’s face it— some parts of last year’s classroom management plan were working just fine. In this post, we’ll walk through how to honestly assess what’s working (and what’s not) in your current classroom management system, and how to make thoughtful changes that support both your students and your sanity.

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8 Creative Classroom Seating Arrangements to Increase Engagement

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Group Pods: Best for small group collaboration 7. Traditional Grid: Best for easy classroom management Why Classroom Seating Arrangements Are Important Reimagine classroom seating arrangements with TPT 1. Cons: These larger groupings take up more space, so they can make small classrooms feel cramped.

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38 Additive Essentials for a High School Math Classroom

Teachers Pay Teachers

It’s perfect for group work and simulations. Sum it up with TPT tools that add up to math student success Ready to multiply student engagement, break down learning barriers, and up your classroom management game? Students can make quick corrections, making graphing stress-free.

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3 things you didn’t know your classroom management software could do

eSchool News

But if classroom management is about the deeply human endeavor of creating a fun and safe community where young people are able to learn and grow together, what role does software have to play in managing the classroom? Help students who are learning a language overcome this and make the perspective shift.

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'Let It Go': A New Set of Classroom Management Strategies for the 21st Century

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Classroom management. I am a classroom management perfectionist, and so letting go of control of my classroom—or rather, changing the type of control I had—is unnerving for me. There are no rows; students sit in groups that encourage rich discussion. For example, take seating. Here are four, to start.

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Calling all teachers: Who’s up for the 1,000-word challenge?

eSchool News

Related: Here’s my secret for better classroom management. Students would have to be in a workshop atmosphere working on reading, writing, projects, or collaborative group work—not a sit-and-get classroom.

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Classroom noise pollution is adding to student distraction

eSchool News

At 77 decibels, the average classroom produces the same level of noise as freeway traffic or other “annoyingly loud” sounds. Changes in the classroom that brought many advantages, such as interactive technologies, more small group work, and flexible classrooms, have contributed to noise levels.

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