Classroom Management
Education news, analysis, and opinion about how teachers run their classrooms and manage student conduct during class
See also: Behavior Management
Curriculum
Teacher Praise Helps Students Focus, Behave Better, Study Says
A new study finds that students tend to stay on task better when their teachers increase their ratio of praise to reprimand.
Teaching
Opinion
This Teacher Spent a Day as a 4th Grader. Now She's Rethinking Her Career
Teacher Ashley Redd spent a day as a 4th grader and went home with a hangover of fear and humiliation.
Teaching
Flexible Seating: Collaboration Catalyst or Classroom Disaster?
New classroom arrangements are all the rage in K-12. But experts and educators caution there is more to it than just moving desks around.
Teaching Profession
When Teachers Get Sick, Taking Leave Can Be Tough
Even for teachers who aren’t feeling well, a powerful mix of devotion, obligation, and fear often leads them to consider coming to work.
Teaching
Opinion
Ways to Implement Restorative Practices in the Classroom
Educators share their practical experience implementing restorative practices in their schools.
Privacy & Security
TikTok: Powerful Teaching Tool or Classroom Management Nightmare?
Some teachers are adding the video-sharing platform into their lessons. But cyberbullying and data privacy are big concerns, experts say.
Teaching
'Genius Hour' Lets Kids Take Charge: Would Einstein Have Liked This?
Teachers open doors for students to fuel their curiosity and pursue passion projects, but educators warn against making it a free-for-all.
School & District Management
Data: Here's What Educators Think About Personalized Learning
As the approach expands around the country, educators see a lot to be optimistic about, but remain skeptical of how it works, a national survey suggests.
Student Achievement
One Big Barrier to Personalized Learning: Time
Encouraging students to work at their own pace is a worthy goal, educators say, but difficult to pull off due to rigid school schedules and other barriers.
School & District Management
Should Older and Younger Kids Be Grouped Together?
The multi-age grouping approach is seen as a key feature of personalized learning, but the jury is still out on its impact on academic achievement.
Personalized Learning
6 Big Mistakes That Can Undermine Personalized Learning Efforts
In this Q and A, Thomas Arnett, a senior research fellow for the Clayton Christensen Institute, talks about what K-12 schools get wrong most often.
School & District Management
For 8 in 10 Teens, Vaping Is Part of Everyday Life, Poll Finds
The vast majority of teens surveyed report that vaping is ever-present in their daily experience, and a majority say they frequently see related posts on social media. But teens are also getting the message that vaping can cause serious medical issues.
Teaching
Opinion
Ways to Promote Student Engagement
Kathy Dyer, Sarah Said, Samantha Cortez, Cathy Beck, Danny Weeks, Dr. Beth Gotcher, Madeline Whitaker Good, and Elizabeth Stringer Keefe, Ph.D., help answer questions about student engagement.
Student Well-Being & Movement
Starting High School at 8:30? California's Doing It. Should Everyone?
California's new mandate will give researchers an opportunity to study the impacts of later start times on a large scale.