Classroom Management
Discipline
Are You Being Fair?
Banishing partiality takes conscious effort every day, but treating some students differently than others, whether subtly or overtly, can impact everyone in the class. Find tips for avoiding teacher's pets and favoritism.
Bullying
6 Tips for Educators Dealing with Harassment of LGBT Students
This excerpt from an NEA Report on GLBT issues provides 6 practical tips for classroom educators.
Routines & Procedures
Tackling Classroom Fears
What educators can do to help students overcome their anxiety around math, oral presentations, and testing.
Connect with Your Peers
Majority of Class Refusing to Work
December 06, 2011
Kate Ortiz says, “The fact that you have 6 sections and 4 of them have successful students indicates that your 14 years of experience have provided you with strategies that work for the majority of your students. Teaching ‘repeaters’ has the extra challenge of combating the students' mindset that they are not capable. That said, I'm wondering how the conferences you've had with the students went.” Read More »
Ask the Expert
You can't teach a class that's out of control. But Kate Ortiz, our classroom management expert with more than 30 years of experience, may be able to help. Describe your situation and you’ll have an answer within 24 hours.
January 17, 2012
Leah I. says, “I’m a 14-year teaching veteran with six sections of English 2. Two of the sections have been refusing to do any work all semester. The majority of the students are repeaters. I’ve tried many types of interventions: calling home, conferencing with students, and trying different curriculum materials.”