How to get a noisy class quiet in 10 seconds or less

Uncategorized Mar 12, 2024

This hyper-effective classroom management tool relies on 2 key principles: responsibilities and routines.

Some of your students will respond very well to being given a responsibility. In fact, it's probably your most challenging students- the ringleaders- who will respond best to responsibility because they crave attention.

For this classroom management strategy, we're going to award three or...

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How to make consequences work like magic

Uncategorized Mar 12, 2024

Are you a teacher in a tough school, struggling with classroom management?

Here’s a wonderful simple phrase to add every time you give a warning to a student.

It’s the perfect way to get them thinking about, and taking responsibility for their behaviour.

It encourages them to make sensible choices.

And it consists of just 10 words…

“Is that what you want to happen?...

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Try this brilliant praise method to create instant improvement in student behaviour

Uncategorized Mar 12, 2024

This method relies on the power of the ‘ripple effect’ where the positive attention is given to individual students and then spreads or ripples around the room. Other students get the message that if they behave in a similar way, they too will be able to enjoy positive feelings and praise.

 We call it ‘Windscreen Wiper Praise’.

 You’ll see why in a...

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2 Magic Keys for Building Relationships with Hard-to-Reach Students

Uncategorized Mar 12, 2024

All teachers know that positive teacher-student relationships lie at the heart of good teaching.

They make classroom management much easier.

So how do we build them? Especially with hard-to-reach students?

Let me introduce you to someone with a powerful yet very simple method for building relationships fast.

 Joe Girard was a car salesman and earned the title of ‘World’s...

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Classroom Management Strategies for Classroom Bullying

Uncategorized Jan 22, 2024

Classroom bullying is a serious issue that can profoundly affect students' well-being, sense of worth and academic performance. It creates an environment of fear and disrespect, which can hinder the learning process for everyone involved.  

Why This Behaviour May Be Happening 

Bullying behaviour often stems from complex and varied needs. Bullies may be seeking to exert control as...

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Classroom Management Strategies to Increase Student Participation

A lack of participation in class can be a significant barrier to learning, often resulting from students feeling disengaged or insecure. This issue, if not addressed, can lead to a wider gap in student engagement and achievement. 

Why This Behaviour May Be Happening 

Non-participation in the classroom might be linked to a variety of underlying needs. Students' feelings of insecurity...

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Classroom Management Strategies to Avoid Power Struggles with Students

Power struggles in the classroom often stem from a clash between a teacher's authority and a student's need for autonomy, particularly in power-motivated students. Traditional disciplinary methods can exacerbate these issues, leading to a cycle of defiance and frustration. 

Why This Behaviour May Be Happening 

Power-motivated behaviour in students is often a manifestation of their...

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The ‘Three Requests’ Technique for issuing consequences

Consequences are an essential classroom management strategy: students need boundaries. But one of the biggest problems with addressing misbehaviour through the use of consequences is that many students quickly become outraged if they are given what they perceive to be an unfair punishment with no apparent warning. Heated arguments between students and staff trying to control them are...

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Change Behaviour By Giving Students Responsibilities

Power-oriented students - those who command attention of staff and peers because of their dominant personalities - tend to be those with leadership potential, and they will continue to demand attention until they get it. One of the best ways to give these students that attention, without spending the whole lesson running round after them, is by giving them some responsibilities.

Giving these...

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43 Alternative Ways to Say ‘Well Done’

Here are 43 Alternative Ways to Say Well Done to a Student. Think of this as your go-to list for those moments when a simple "good job" just isn’t enough. From a cheerful "You’re cooking on gas!" to a sincere "I’m really glad to have you in this class," these phrases are little high-fives for the soul. Get creative with your words of encouragement and watch your students light...

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