Classroom Manangement

Every Summer, I write one thing on a sticky note as a reflection of the year behind me. This year it says, “More Teaching. Less Managing.” As I reflect on last year, I’m realizing behavior is only part of the story. Underneath behavior lies a foundation of skills that make learning possible.

One day we’re standing in front of our students going over an assignment, quietly waking up a sleeping child, expertly using our “teacher stare” to stop a student who is dangerously close to falling back in his teetering chair. The next day we’re standing in Target wondering if we actually need those cute bins for …

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