When teachers encounter disruptive or noncompliant students in the classroom, they typically respond by focusing on the negative behavior. When teachers encounter disruptive or noncompliant students ...

Effective classroom management fosters a supportive learning environment where students feel safe, engaged, and motivated in their classroom learning. By minimizing disruptions, promoting positive ...

COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Christi Bergin has devoted 40 years of her life to helping teachers and their students. Throughout her career, she’s noticed two simultaneous trends in the field that seem to be ...

The shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, sparked tensions in the streets - and affected student achievement (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images) Traumatic events such as a neighbourhood ...

To begin a Positive Behavior Interventions and Support program, schools start with five goals: maximizing the classroom’s physical space, teacher engagement with students, and explanations and use of ...

Classroom management issues are often the biggest impediment to learning for the novice teacher and even seasoned veterans. Any teacher can be suddenly derailed by outrageous behavior, and without a ...

Dressing up as a queen to introduce the letter ‘Q’ and how it looks and sounds was a relatively easy choice for kindergarten teacher Alex Kellemen. “It was the ‘V’ that stumped me for a while, and ...

There has been much focus on action research in schools. "Action research” - a term first coined by the psychologist, Kurt Lewin - is used to describe solutions-oriented, applied research. As Lewin ...

Millions of classrooms throughout the U.S. and internationally have begun adopting computerized apps (e.g., ClassDojo) to provide students with rewards and punishments as a part of classroom ...

Kids can be quick to feel shame and shut down or escalate when corrected. Skipping the correction and directly guiding them to do what's expected can be a game-changer.

KALAMAZOO, Mich. — Tim and Alanna Allen, a father/daughter team from West Michigan, used their experience as educators to write a children's book. The 28-page bookThe Do Righterspromotes diversity and ...