At a glance
- Teachers and schools use classroom management to create and maintain appropriate student behavior.
- Effective classroom management is linked to higher levels of school connectedness.
- Classroom management extends to academic-related outcomes. Outcomes may include decreasing disruptive behaviors and increasing academic learning and engagement.
Overview
Classroom management is the process that teachers and schools use to create and maintain appropriate student behavior in classroom settings.
Best practices for classroom management include:
- Setting up rules, routines, and expectations.
- Reinforcing positive behavior with praise.
- Consistently enforcing consequences for misbehavior.
- Maximizing structure.
- Fostering student engagement by encouraging student participation.
See also
The benefits of effective classroom management extend to academic-related outcomes. Effective management can decrease disruptive behaviors and increase academic learning and engagement.
Resources
Schools and local education agencies can provide professional development—on classroom management—to teachers and school staff.
Professional development
- CDC | Professional Development. This website describes the six CDC professional development practices. The website also provides tools and resources to help school districts build a sustainable professional development framework.
- American Psychological Association | Classroom Management: Teacher Modules. This resource offers scenarios, and suggested evidence-based responses, for teachers.
- Advocates for Youth | Rights, Respect, Responsibility. A K-12 Sexuality Education Curriculum. Classroom Management: Answering Students' Questions. This module discusses classroom management in the context of sexual health education.
- Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development | Classroom Management Resources. This page includes links to articles, books, webinars, and online learning modules on classroom management.
- Wong HK, Wong RT | The First Days of School. This book guides teachers on classroom management and designing lessons for academic success.