High Yield Strategy: Student Responsibility

The burden of classroom management often appears to rest solely on the shoulders of teachers, but the complete truth is that a well managed classroom is a partnership between teachers and students. Yes, teachers need to set up policies and practices, be consistent, and maintain the right mindset related to student behavior, but students need … Continue reading High Yield Strategy: Student Responsibility

High Yield Strategy: Mental Set

Did you realize one of the most statistically significant tools in your behavior management kit is your mind? No, I’m not talking about going all Uri Geller and trying to bend the students like spoons (if this makes no sense to you, then you probably don’t know Geller was an illusionist whose big TV trick … Continue reading High Yield Strategy: Mental Set

High Yield Strategy: Teacher-Student Relationships

Robert Marzano and his team have undertaken meta-analysis related to effective classroom management techniques and have reported the findings in the book Classroom Management That Works.  The statistical measure they use in reporting is the effect size, which reports change via standard deviation.  When looking for high yield techniques related to classroom management, the effect … Continue reading High Yield Strategy: Teacher-Student Relationships