Classroom Management Cultures Elementary School 
TeachThought
SEPTEMBER 3, 2024
Don’t Use Physical Education As Punishment contributed by Dr. Kymm Ballard, Executive Director for SPARK Think about any time you’ve seen “army boot camp” portrayed in pop culture — are you picturing the traditional drill sergeant, ordering his troops to do endless laps and push-ups, as punishment for their errors that day?
The Hechinger Report
AUGUST 23, 2021
Herman’s middle school study was first posted online in 2020 by the Journal of Educational Psychology and is slated for publication later in 2021. Herman’s earlier 2018 study of a praise-heavy classroom management program for elementary school students called The Incredible Years also found positive results.
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ED Surge
JULY 25, 2022
Classroom walk-throughs and observations place undue stress on new teachers, eat into prep time and can exacerbate existing classroom management issues. School-wide PD often feels disconnected from a new teacher’s work. This resulted in an unfavorable ratio of mentor teachers to early-career and new teachers.
The Hechinger Report
MARCH 28, 2019
A few years ago, Amy Lopes, a veteran fifth-grade teacher in Providence, Rhode Island, learned that teachers at her school could try a mindfulness and yoga training along with their students. I said, ‘OK, I’ll try it, but it’s not going to work,’ ” recalled Lopes, who teaches at the William D’Abate Elementary School.
The Hechinger Report
MAY 31, 2017
One Connecticut elementary school in which suspensions have dropped into the single-digits is the Robert J. O’Brien is classified as a high-poverty elementary school, with just over 60 percent of its students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Schram and a first-grade student. Photo: Sarah Gonser.
ED Surge
NOVEMBER 16, 2022
Rather than allowing students to learn concepts at their own pace, schools are pressured by high-stakes testing to teach very specific standards by very specific deadlines. This controlled chaos felt at odds with expectations of strict classroom management, and I had to shift gears quickly. There was a school shooting in Texas.
The Hechinger Report
DECEMBER 14, 2016
Elly Eckhoff, cooperating teacher at Paxton Keeley Elementary School. And candidates also struggle with how to navigate their relationships with colleagues; they don’t always understand school culture or a teacher’s other responsibilities, such as hallway and lunchroom duty, veteran teachers said.
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