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A good teaching resource with plenty of classroom management strategies, tips, and ideas. This particular section is part of a larger website called "The Teacher's Guide".

This website gives you a glimpse into a great resource that I learnt about this week. The book is called The first Days of School and the website belongs to the creator of the book. This book is so great that the Waterloo Board provides one for their new teachers.

This is a resource which is currently being used within my PDS classroom. It provides strategies and solutions for developing the whole student, classroom community, etc. I really like how this resource focuses the development of the child (character, etc) with a specific emphasis classroom management. Check out the table of contents for highlights of the book and see if you're interested.

A website that outlines potential lessons and resources that can be used in order to promote awareness about cyber bullying in the classroom.

This resource will provide you with activities to get to know your students and allow you to better connect with their needs.

This page can be so conveniently added to your facebook account, and will pop up with updates on your news feed without you even needing to review the page for recent tips! Hooray! The page has further links to helpful sites for teachers regarding: classroom management, unit ideas, and free printables.

This link provides great classroom management strategies, 10 ways to take charge of the class, creating positive classroom atmosphere, helpful resource books on classroom management, and a great teacher checklist (25 questions) for you to use to make sure your classroom is a happy learning experience. Happy Reading! :)

Here is a great idea that can be used for classroom management. "Flagbee" is a great device that can be used in a variety of different ways to facilitate instruction. A couple of ideas are that students can signal when they have finished a specific task or to indicate that they have participated during group discussion. This resource can also allow the instructor to quickly provide Differentiation of Instruction throughout the day. It is easy for students to use and very fun and effective!

This lesson plan comes from two educators in Alberta. In the lesson students learn about the concept of justice circles through role play. This helps students to learn respect for others in the classroom. Justice circles are similar to the classroom meetings in the previous post, however, justice circles are more focused on allowing the victims and offenders to get a better sense of one another. The goal is to resolve conflict while remaining respectful to all involved. In this lesson plan students role play different situations in a justice circle. Additionally students also write about one participant and what his or her involvement was in the justice circle. They then have to reflect on the process and why it was or wasn't effective. This lesson will help students understand how restorative justice can provide a support system for both victim and offender and how that is different from retributive justice.

This site provides links to many articles and resources regarding restorative justice, and many of the principles can be applied in the classroom. This is a good site for those interested in adopting this philosophy in their classroom.

Small ppt presentation from TDSB to introduce problems, strategies, and helpful resources. Good start :)

Here is a blog about classroom management. Teachers post questions they have, resources they have found. Check it out!

Fundamental classroom management techniques etc. I really liked this resource because it forces teachers to take a closer look at themselves (teaching style and how it contributes to classroom management problems etc) Topics listed in index are endless and USEFUL! Updated in 2009 -PDF available online.

In part 3 of this free online resource the need for empowerment for students is featured. Offering authentic praise and encouragment is a proven way to encourage students to work hard and repeat appropriate behaviours. Tips on offering authentic and appropriate praise are offered in this section.

A collection of professional development resources to assist teachers with everyday issues that arise. Some of the resources include creating a discipline plan, classroom management tips and starting the school year off in a positive manner.

In my last practicum, I was in a grade 5 classroom and students got a good amount of time during class for independent quiet reading. I always questioned how productive that was since it seemed to me that many kids were not really reading. This resource gives good ideas as to how to manage that time so that it is productive and how to make kids accountable for the time that is given to them for this activity.

Offers an overview of what classroom management means as well as providing strategies and resources to help educators.

This is a good resource for new teachers to consult for typical behavior situations teachers face on a daily basis. It provides a small scenario with a few tips on how to best deal with the issues at hand. Each point offers a different method, given that all students have differing reactions to different classroom management techniques. All these ideas are authentic situations posted by teachers on how to manage some of the most common behavioral challenges in the classroom.

Great strategies for specific classroom management problems. Going into an associate teacher's classroom you do not get the chance to develop classroom culture. This site shows many tips for dealing with different behavioral problems in the classroom you may encounter as a student teacher in your final practicum. The one for a student constantly calling out came in really handy for me already! An important idea we have learned in class is represented here too : "Be sure the child understands that it is not he/she who is unacceptable, but rather the behavior."

From clean up songs and VCR freeze, to homework buddies.This website has creative and easy classroom management ideas that are effective for teachers and students. It offers tips for a variety of grades from K-6.

This site offers a simple list of ideas that are grade specific. This ideas will be useful to enhance the learning and organization of your space.