Teachers Pay Teachers

JUNE 16, 2025

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. Paired Pods in Rows: Best for space-saving collaboration 6.

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Teachers Pay Teachers

JULY 7, 2025

A good classroom management system, a novel list, and a set of writing prompts go a long way to set students and teachers up for success. All you need to add is a classroom full of eager middle schoolers, and you’ve got the best school year ever! Choose a classroom management system 4. Table of Contents 1.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 28, 2025

You might argue that the traditional classroom still plays an essential role in education, but the rapid growth of online and hybrid models suggests otherwise. This shift raises critical questions about the future of education: How will teachers adapt their roles? What innovations might redefine the learning environment?

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Teachers Pay Teachers

JULY 16, 2025

You can also ask survey questions like “What should I know about you before the school year starts?” Move your seating chart around Given their choice, reluctant learners usually decide to hang out in the back of the classroom. Then you can get to know them yourself!

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Priceless Ponderings

MAY 25, 2025

Your students are already learning about school rules and classroom procedures, so why not include science safety in the mix? When you approach your science safety lab rules like any other part of your classroom management plan, it becomes second nature to your students. Ask questions if youre unsure about anything.

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Teaching with a Mountain View

JUNE 19, 2025

This time of year can also naturally allow for reflection on what is and isn’t working in the classroom. Maybe you’ve thought about trying a new classroom management strategy, exploring new methods for student engagement, or digging into the latest trends in education. to focus on yourself.

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Teacher Mood

JULY 6, 2025

You’ll also find decodable stories paired with comprehension questions —a powerful way to give students authentic reading practice, even with a substitute. Rethinking Your Classroom Management Plan: What Needs to Change? Does Your Behavior System Work Without You? This is an area many teachers overlook.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 18, 2025

As a working technology teacher, I get hundreds of questions from parents about their home computers, how to do stuff, how to solve problems. Questions you want answered? I share those with you. They’re always brief and always focused. Q: My taskbar disappeared. What do I do? Does a double headed arrow appear?

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Teacher Mood

JUNE 11, 2025

Even if you’re team tech, having a paper backup helps: When the internet is down If a parent or admin questions a grade from earlier in the year When you want to jot something quickly without opening a tab A paper gradebook doesn’t replace your digital tools—it complements them. But What If You’re Already All Digital?

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 27, 2025

This essential third edition features new sections on why it’s about more than relationships, how to focus on a consistent, engaging learning environment, and the importance of choosing the right mode―business, parent, child―to improve your classroom management.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 25, 2016

This is a question I get often from teachers: Technology is always an extra layer of work in my classroom. When I first addressed this issue fifteen years ago, it was all about replacing traditional classroom tools with one on a computer. How can I blend it into what I already do without taking time I don’t have?

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Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 12, 2017

let children ask questions from what is happening in the world, seek answers from readily-available resources. For parents interested in starting a home-based unschooling program, Hanson suggests: don’t make subject mastery the goal; make it the joy of learning. Why people love Unschooling.

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Catlin Tucker

DECEMBER 28, 2018

When I lead blended learning workshops or coach teachers implementing blended learning, I get a lot of questions about classroom management. ” On some primal level, I know that I don’t like to be managed myself.

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Catlin Tucker

NOVEMBER 18, 2018

Every time I lead a blended learning workshop, teachers ask me the same question. ” This is a hard question to answer. Classroom management isn’t something I have struggled with. “How do you deal with students who are off task or distracting other students?”

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Cult of Pedagogy

MAY 27, 2025

In the rare circumstances when teachers do find this necessary, the student in question should be given a snack and sent back to class. These are the core questions that RJ looks at and really tries to shift. That’s taking what people have been taught their entire life about how should people be accountable when they break a law?

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 25, 2018

Truly successful education depends on teachers’ ability to create and maintain organized instructional environments that keep kids engaged and on task while encouraging the sharing of ideas and questions. Classroom-management challenges. Classroom management can be even more challenging in a one-to-one device environment.

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Catlin Tucker

NOVEMBER 30, 2018

I field a lot of questions about classroom management when I work with teachers transitioning to blended learning. Teachers worry about what will happen when they shift from whole group lessons to blended learning models that encourage student agency.

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Catlin Tucker

JANUARY 22, 2018

” I am frequently asked this question when I train teachers on blended learning models. The concern implied in this question is that if I am not working directly with students that they will immediately be off task or disruptive. In actuality, classroom management has never been a big issue for me.

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Catlin Tucker

OCTOBER 5, 2021

Below is an image of teacher responses to the following questions: What are the benefits and challenges of the whole group, teacher-led model from your perspective? Pain Point: Teachers are frustrated the classroom management and behavior issues that can derail a lesson.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

Instead of asking for the usual feedback on curriculum, I posed a different question. By engaging students, it improves classroom management. Student engagement and classroom management are intimately linked, so leveraging a curriculum designed to naturally engage students can significantly ease management challenges.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

When speaking, students should be clear, concise, and prepared to ask deeper questions. Hack 3: Keep it real Interest-driven learning empowers students to independently question, explore, and solve real-world problems. Educators can model curiosity by introducing diverse perspectives, offering choice, and asking proactive questions.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 18, 2019

Dear Otto is an occasional column where I answer questions I get from readers about teaching tech. If you have a question, please contact me at askatechteacher at gmail dot com and I’ll answer it here. . I got this question from a colleague:: I teach computer literacy. Let me know how it goes. Go Paperless for Earth Day.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 9, 2024

The “Bored Board” can help give students options and eliminate the question, “ I’m done, now what? Wrong Answers Only: Have students come up with the best wrong answers to a question. So, when you see boredom beginning to take hold in your classroom, take steps to channel it toward something positive.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 3, 2024

With education hanging in the balance, the question looms: Could AI be the answer? AI offers the potential for virtual tutoring, a helper that can answer students’ questions, guide them through assignments, and provide targeted feedback without requiring the teacher’s constant input.

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Teachers Pay Teachers

MAY 12, 2025

While administrators can do their part by implementing school-wide behavior management strategies, individual classroom management largely falls on teachers. Tackling classroom management can be overwhelming, so weve gathered 13 classroom management strategies to help and inspire you.

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Catlin Tucker

OCTOBER 25, 2023

I provide guiding questions for students who may need it, such as: What materials should be out on your desk? Below are some of the questions I used when facilitating this discussion about the differences between their answers and my thoughts about the stations. How should you be interacting with others at your station?

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 27, 2024

The Bored Board can help give students options and eliminate the question, I’m done, now what? Wrong Answers Only: Have students come up with the best wrong answers to a question. So, when you see boredom beginning to take hold in your classroom, take steps to channel it toward something positive.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 21, 2024

In these preteen years, I never understood why my parents questioned how much time I spent on my phone. With a Chromebook by their side all day, they will often Google answers to any and all questions, including those that ask for their thoughts and analyses. I got my first iPhone on my 11th birthday.

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Catlin Tucker

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Taking Stock of Current Teaching Practices I encourage educators to question the prevailing reliance on whole-group, teacher-led instructional design. By questioning the status quo and exploring innovative instructional strategies, teachers can become architects of learning experiences that truly serve all students.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 3, 2023

Asking questions along the lines of “How are you feeling today?” and allowing students to respond anonymously can be a game changer in the classroom. Certain filtering solutions or classroom management products can help narrow or broaden internet access depending on what is needed for the day’s lesson.

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Catlin Tucker

MARCH 25, 2024

It begs the question, What is the value of racing through material if students don’t understand or retain it? Despite this reality, most learning is teacher-paced, not student-paced. The focus is on the teacher covering content and moving students through lessons on a strict timeline.

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eSchool News

MAY 16, 2018

Teachers are already stretched when it comes to classroom management and covering all the required content. To make it easier for them, look for informal assessment practices that fit into the life of the classroom and result in data that’s easy for teachers to track and follow through on. 1 question I still have.

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Catlin Tucker

AUGUST 1, 2022

Self-management. To help cultivate self-management in classrooms, educators should consider the following questions: What strategies can I provide to help students manage their emotions and reflect on the impact of their actions? How can I support students in cultivating stress management strategies?

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 4, 2023

believe quiet students seated in front of computer screens is indicative of good classroom management, remembering that our students need to move is always sound instructional strategy. This is a great phrase to remember as districts, schools, and educators increasingly rely on technology tools to support student achievement.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 13, 2022

This includes germ-resistant screens with up to 40 touch points, license-free EZ Write interactive whiteboard and annotation software, InstaShare wireless screencasting, speakers, X-Sign Broadcast PA capabilities, and Cloud Classroom Management featuring single sign-on to Google Drive, OneDrive, Dropbox, and more.

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Catlin Tucker

MAY 7, 2023

After students have completed moving through the station rotation, I post these self-reflection questions for students to think about and discuss with a partner: On a scale of 1-5 (five being the highest), how well do you think the class did when moving from station to station? questions and helps students get on-task quickly.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

Behavior management: Classroom management is often identified as one of the most difficult issues in classrooms today. Though there is not yet a tool that can manage behavior directly, there are tools that provide educators with recommendations for managing behaviors, including tools in MagicSchool.ai.

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