Classroom Management

Education news, analysis, and opinion about how teachers run their classrooms and manage student conduct during class

See also: Behavior Management

Special Education Report Roundup Research Report: Special Education
General education educators spend a little less time teaching when their classrooms include students with special needs, finds a new study in the journal Education Researcher.
Sarah D. Sparks, June 11, 2019
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School Climate & Safety Opinion The Harsh Discipline of No-Excuses Charter Schools: Is It Worth the Promise?
Charter schools must be held accountable by authorizers and school districts for how they discipline their students, write two researchers.
Joanne Golann & Mira Debs, June 9, 2019
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5 min read
Best-selling author Daniel Pink breaks down how schools can improve the use of time during a keynote address at Education Week’s 2019 Leaders to Learn From event.
Best-selling author Daniel Pink breaks down how schools can improve the use of time during a keynote address at <i>Education Week</i>’s 2019 Leaders to Learn From event.
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Teaching How Schools Can Spend Time More Wisely: 4 Big Tips From Daniel Pink
Move heavy thinking to the beginning of the day, make recess sacred, let higher schoolers sleep in, and mandate choir, says the author.
Alyson Klein, May 13, 2019
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6 min read
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From top, clockwise: Rachel Woolf, Gretchen Ertl, Rachel Woolf for Education Week
Social Studies Schools Teach Civics. Do They Model It?
Colorado students who led a peaceful protest at their school learned a hard lesson about civics—and it didn’t come from textbooks.
Stephen Sawchuk, May 7, 2019
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18 min read
Standing desks, comfortable chairs, and flexible arrangements of furniture aim to enhance collaboration and student engagement, breaking away from the rigid look common in traditionally arranged classrooms.
Standing desks, comfortable chairs, and flexible arrangements of furniture aim to enhance collaboration and student engagement, breaking away from the rigid look common in traditionally arranged classrooms.
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School Climate & Safety Classrooms May Soon Shed Dated Desk/Chair Combo
The classroom of the future could bear little resemblance to the "old school" look prevalent in schools today.
Michele Molnar, April 16, 2019
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8 min read
Teaching Opinion Response: Ways to Use Tech Effectively in English Classes
Jennifer Casa-Todd, Jenny Vo, Maggie Verdoia, Sarah Acosta Landry, Ingrid Nelson, and Stephanie Affinito share suggestions on how to use tech in English classes.
Larry Ferlazzo, April 14, 2019
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14 min read
Teaching Opinion Response: Going After 'The Roots' of Bullying
Today's commentaries on bullying in schools come from Ann Mausbach, Kim Morrison, Signe Whitson, Sandy Harris, Julie Combs, and Stacey Edmonson, Dr. Elizabeth Englander, Tamara Fyke, Stuart Ablon and Alisha Pollastri.
Larry Ferlazzo, February 19, 2019
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Teaching Opinion Response: Ways Schools Can Respond to Bullying
Martha Caldwell, Oman Frame, Terry Roller, Dr. Kris Felicello, John Seborowski, Jessica Hannigan, John Hannigan and Kelly Wickham Hurst share their suggestions for combating bullying.
Larry Ferlazzo, February 17, 2019
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17 min read
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Teaching Opinion I Have One New Student. So Why Does It Feel Like a Whole New Class?
It’s not just the new addition who will need you to summon more compassion than usual. Your other students will need more from you, too.
Justin Minkel , February 13, 2019
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6 min read
Teaching Opinion Response: Classroom Management - Mistakes and Solutions
Debbie Silver, Amanda Koonlaba, Katie Biggs, Jennifer Lasater, Tina H. Boogren, Diane Mora contribute their remembrances of classroom management mistakes.
Larry Ferlazzo, February 13, 2019
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16 min read
Teaching Opinion Response: The Biggest Classroom-Management Mistakes
Theresa Staley, Judy Reinhartz, Lindsey Palmieri, and Louise Goldberg share their experiences with making classroom management mistakes.
Larry Ferlazzo, February 12, 2019
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15 min read
Teaching Opinion Response: 'Start Classroom Management From a Place of Love, Not a Place of Power'
Anne Jenks, Peg Grafwallner, Kevin Parr, Rita Platt, Sarah Thomas, Thomas Kerman, and Paula Kondratko share their biggest classroom management mistakes and what they should have done, instead.
Larry Ferlazzo, February 11, 2019
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17 min read
Teaching Marie Kondo in the Classroom: How Teachers Are Tidying Up
When teachers need to keep track of hundreds of student assignments and bins of materials, staying organized can be a hard challenge to surmount. Some are turning to the organization expert and Netflix star for help.
Sarah Schwartz, January 25, 2019
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4 min read
School Climate & Safety News in Brief Small Arkansas School District Installs Safe Rooms in All Classrooms
A school district in a small Arkansas city has installed steel safe rooms in every classroom.
The Associated Press, January 22, 2019
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1 min read
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