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Take the Manage Out of Classroom Management

Catlin Tucker

When I lead blended learning workshops or coach teachers implementing blended learning, I get a lot of questions about classroom management. ” On some primal level, I know that I don’t like to be managed myself. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology , 52(5), 890-898. Grolnick, W. & Ryan, R.

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Taking the “Manage” Out of Classroom Management

Catlin Tucker

Classroom management isn’t something I have struggled with. That’s not to say that I haven’t had challenging students throughout my 16 years in the classroom, but their behavior is never an ongoing issue or distraction. ” Journal of Applied Psychology , 74(4), 580-590. Connell, J. &

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Why You Shouldn’t Use Physical Education As Punishment

TeachThought

See also Dos and Don’ts Of Elementary School Classroom Management The Problem with Physical Punishment While some feel that running a few laps as punishment sounds reasonable, this can have an adverse effect on a child’s psyche that lasts for decades. If you’re a teacher yourself, you know how impressionable students can be.

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Persistent problems: A powerful paradigm for professional development

A Psychology Teacher Writes

The challenge, then, for PD is to use these levers to secure engagement (note: this is not about some rather sinister form of psychological manipulation to ‘trick’ people into engaging or getting buy-in; it’s about finding ways to explicitly show that people’s perceived individual needs are actually in alignment with whole-school goals).

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What We’re Reading: 4 Resources for Improving School Culture

Edthena

We’ve rounded up four resources that provide best practices for improving school culture, including how psychological safety is crucial for educators and strategies for valuing and supporting teachers. Find them on our blog: What Positive Psychology Has to Do with Supporting Teacher Well-Being Promoting Teacher Mental Health?

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OPINION: It is time to pay attention to the science of learning

The Hechinger Report

Instead, we were taught how to structure a lesson and given tips on classroom management. Psychology professor Daniel Willingham and middle school teacher Paul Bruno, working with the organization Deans for Impact, summarized these concepts in a concise 2015 report, “ The Science of Learning.” Brown, Henry L.

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Transactional vs. Transformational Teaching

Catlin Tucker

We create a culture in our classrooms, establish norms and routines, and seek to influence our students. However, for many teachers, classroom management and behavior issues are constant distractions that complicate an already challenging job. Journal of Educational Psychology , 91(3), 537. Bolt, E., & Cai, Y.

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