In today’s podcast episode I have some phenomenal classroom management ideas presented by Dr. Lori Friesen, our first guest on the Shared Teaching Podcast. Dr. Lori has 10 years of teaching experience in Canada and overseas and has her PhD in elementary education with a… Keep Reading…
Classroom Management Techniques: 4 Quick Wins
Any time is a good time to review my classroom management plan and add new classroom management techniques to my bag of tricks. I would advise against trying all 4 of these at once though. Try one of these quick wins for a couple weeks… Keep Reading…
Revising Your Classroom Management Plan After Break
Classroom management plan not working?I don’t even need to tell you that this year behaviors have increased dramatically. It’s so weird how much difference a year out of school can make for these students! The most common behaviors I’m seeing in my room are a lack… Keep Reading…
Educational Halloween Activities for the Classroom
Need some educational Halloween activities for your classroom? These days there is no time to waste in the classroom but we still want students to experience and enjoy class parties. The solution is to provide educational activities during your class party. I will be sharing… Keep Reading…
Setting Student Learning Goals
Every year I set student learning goals with my students. My first few years I had learning goals for each student but I didn’t really communicate it to my students so they could take ownership. Now I set goals with them as much as I… Keep Reading…
Streamlining Jobs for Students in the Classroom
While it may be tempting to give jobs for students in the classroom to everyone in the class, I have found it is much more manageable to have a few key team jobs. Long before I started using teams in the classroom I still preferred… Keep Reading…