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Classroom
Management
Classroom management can be defined as the
actions teachers take to establish and sustain an
environment that fosters students' academic
achievement as well as their social, emotional, and
moral growth. It is also the process of ensuring
that classroom lessons run smoothly without
disruptive behavior from students compromising
the delivery of instruction.
5 Principles of Outstanding Classroom Management

01 Take Care of Yourself to

Take Care of Your Students
04
Take a Strength-Based
Approach

02 Focus on Building
Relationships
Involve Parents and

Set Rules, Boundaries, and

05 Guardians

03 Expectations (and Do It
Early)
01
Take Care of Yourself to
Take Care of Your Students
To learn effectively, your students need a healthy version of you.
So get enough sleep, eat healthy food, and take steps to 
attend to your own well-being. The most important thing that you
do at school is make decisions. If you are too tired to do that
properly, it won’t matter how well-prepared you were the night
before. Countless studies corroborate the idea that self-care
reduces stress, which can deplete your energy and impair your
judgment. While self-care is more of a habit or practice for your
own well-being than an actual classroom management strategy,
the benefits include improved executive function, greater
empathy, and increased resilience—all qualities that will empower
you to make better decisions when confronted with challenging
classroom situations.
“A moment of patience in a moment of
frustration saves you a hundred
moments of regret.”
—. Mindy Jones
(middle school teacher from Brownsville, Tennessee)
02
Focus on Building
Relationships
Building healthy student-teacher relationships is essential
to a thriving classroom culture, and even sets the stage for
academic success. Simple efforts like greeting kids outside
the classroom before the start of the day pay outsized
dividends. Many educators noted that a teacher’s ability
to balance warmth and strong boundaries is key to
successful relationships—and classroom management.
Many qualities define a positive relationship and pave
ways on how to create powerful student teacher
relationships. These can be seen to include good
communication, a safe learning environment and mutual
respect, a positive and patient attitude, student equality
and timely praise.
 “Be consistent but flexible. Love them
unconditionally, but hold them accountable.
Give them voice but be the leader. ”
—. Rae Rudzinski
 Set Rules, Boundaries, and
03 Expectations (and Do It
Early)
Student don’t thrive amid chaos. They need some basic structure
and consistency to feel safe and to focus. But maintaining a culture
of mutual respect doesn’t mean your goal is to “make pals”. “You
can’t be their friend. You can be kind, loving, and supportive, but
you still have to be their teacher.” Establish the code of conduct
early in the year, and be sure that everyone—including the teacher
—makes an effort to stay true to it. “Your attitude as the teacher
really determines what the tone and environment of your
classroom is like. If you want calm and productive, project that to
your kids.” Many others cautioned that while enforcing rules
consistently is critical, it’s important to pick your battles too—
especially if those confrontations are going to be public: “Instead,
say, ‘You and I will talk
“Follow through with rewards and consequences. If you say it, mean
it. And if you mean it, say it. Be clear, be proactive, and be
consistent. ”

—Lori Sheffield
04
Take a Strength-Based
Approach
Strengths-based education is a learner-
centered approach to teaching that helps
students identify, articulate and apply
individual skills relevant to their learning
needs. Based on research from social work,
positive psychology and business, a strengths-
based approach can help build student
confidence, encourage efficacious behaviors,
and support life-long learning pursuits.
  “Don’t sound surprised when remarking on
struggling students successes. Instead of saying,
‘Wow! That was amazing,’ it’s better to say, ‘I’m
proud of you, but not surprised. I always knew you
could do it.”
—Jenni Park,
teacher from Asheville, North Carolina. 
05 Involve Parents and
Guardians
Family engagement describes a situation in which families
and teachers share the responsibility to help students
reach their academic goals. It happens when families
commit to making their child’s education a priority, and
teachers commit to listening and collaborating with
families. “Never forget that every student is someone’s
child,” writes Molly Francis. The majority of teachers send
home reports of both positive and negative behaviors—it’s
critical to do the former, too—and also use email and text
services to communicate about upcoming events, due
dates, and student progress.
“Catch them doing good and call their parents to let
them know you noticed.”

—Barbara Rawson
 Management of time
01 02
Organize the day by Strategically plan
priorities homework &
assignments

05 04 03
Set aside personal time Plan for potential Avoid “loaded”
crises procrastination
01 Organize the day by priorities
Teacher time management must start with setting priorities and organizing the day around
the most important tasks. Setting priorities can help keep teachers on track throughout the
day, even when the unexpected occurs and the workload can seem overwhelming.
Effective prioritizing is about arranging workload based on both the importance of the
tasks as well the resulting impact of the completed tasks. Teachers must be able to assess
whether projects can be put on hold if the outcomes are not as impactful as others.
Priorities are not as black and white as “putting math and English first and getting to arts
projects if time avails.” This kind of thinking can lead to class burnout–for both teachers
and students. Within certain contexts, an impactful art or outdoor activity can be just as
stimulating as academic lesson plans.

02 Strategically plan homework assignments

Both teachers and students may find that assignments that require repetitive
practice is better suited for the home environment. Although in-class practice helps
when framing and structuring problems, repetitive practice during class may not be
the best use of time. Assignments that simply ask students to complete a set
number of problems for practice unnecessarily consume valuable class time.
03 Avoid “loaded” procrastination
According to Pinell, teachers find it more efficient to break up grading
materials into small groups that are graded each day than to work on
grading the work of the entire class on the same day. Avoid piling on loads
of grading assignments, and try to knock out batches at a time. A small pile
each day is easier to manage and allows a teacher to properly evaluate the
assignment and offer feedback to students. Teachers can experience a

04 Plan for potential crises

sense of accomplishment from each completed batch.
 

It is better to plan ahead for potential problems before facing them in the

classroom, as urgent crises can distract teachers from their goals within
the classroom. Although some problems have limited options, such as
natural disasters, teachers can plan around the needs of students. A crisis
that relates to student behavior is better to avoid or handle before it
reaches the peak to avoid wasting class time. By learning about students
before they enter the classroom, teachers can create a plan of action to
avoid triggers and stop distractions early.
05 Set aside personal time
A teacher has many tasks that require attention and often focuses on the needs of students and their
parents. Although it is tempting to put more time into grading, feedback and managing student needs,
it is also important to set aside personal time to keep the priorities in proper perspective.
Prioritizing time for personal needs is necessary to effectively implement and execute the plans for
educating students. When teachers are exhausted due to lack of personal care and time, it is possible
that the classroom becomes less effective and efficient. Implementing time-saving plans only works
when a teacher is energetic, healthy and refreshed.
Teachers need to take measures to properly manage time for an effective classroom environment. By
working through teacher time management strategies, it is possible to keep up with the educational
needs of every student, manage urgent situations immediately and avoid falling behind when
unexpected events occur. Time management is an important part of providing quality education and
meeting the needs of every student.
 Discipline
(Ways of dealing with discipline problems)
Create consistency
Students of all ages will react positively to a consistent
approach to discipline. It’s essential that your pupils know what
is expected of them. Make it clear from the start what your
expectations are for behavior in your class. Ensuring that your
pupils know the rules and why they are in place should be
enough to stem most casual behavior issues. If students are
aware of the consequences of their actions, they are less likely
to misbehave in the first place.

Make sure punishments and

rewards are clear
Involving students in the creation of rules or code of conduct
for the classroom, such as by designing a poster or reward
system for a display is a way to build your expectations into
the class culture. Display the class code of conduct
prominently in your classroom. Make sure that there are
rewards for good behavior as well as punishments for
negative behaviors
Don’t reward disruption with attention
Most of the time, pupils act badly through boredom,
disengagement or because they are seeking attention. Although it’s
hard, try not to give the perpetrator too much of your attention.
Deal with the culprit appropriately and in line with the class Code
Of Conduct. Don’t allow the bad discipline to take over the lesson –
deal with the incident and move quickly back to the learning
activities you have planned.

Keep things exciting

Great classroom discipline goes hand in hand with lessons that
capture your pupil’s interests. Get to know your students and their
interests so that you can tailor lessons to be as engaging as
possible for them. Does your class love Minecraft? Do your
students light up when they are outside?  Although it’s not always
possible, planning engaging lessons that involve movement will
reduce the likelihood of discipline issues, especially if your class
can expend some energy at the same time!
 Wipe the slate clean
Once a pupil has suffered the consequences of their actions,
there is no point in dwelling on bad behavior. No students are
inherently ‘bad’ and it’s important that your pupils come to
school with a fresh outlook each day. Make it clear to your
pupils that you wipe the metaphorical slate clean daily and
everyone gets a fresh chance each day.
Very few classes need zero behavior monitoring, if you do get
one, you can consider it a very rare find! Most classes have a
wide mix of personalities and work ethics and it’s important to
balance individual needs with the needs of the whole class. A
consistent approach and great planning can reduce the
amount of time you have to spend monitoring behavior and
develop a culture of good behavior which will positively impact
your student’s entire school career.
 
Thank You!!!