Mike’s Blog
Strategies, Ideas and Insights for Teachers and Leaders
Tag: behaviour strategies
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Seating plans, transitions and managing the minutiae of social interaction
Using Seating Plans Effectively Seating plans are an essential part of effective behaviour management. The classroom is a social space. This gives rise to social interaction. Learners interact differently with…
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Six simple ways any teacher can create engagement at the start of a lesson
Starting with Prior Knowledge If we begin lessons with prior knowledge, we give learners an opportunity to contextualise their learning within the bounds of their existing knowledge and understanding. This…
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How to create engagement by reframing the meaning of your lessons
Strategy One: Real-World Context Many teachers have faced questions like these: They usually indicate a growing disengagement, or sense of pointlessness, from learners. Successfully countering them isn’t easy. But doing…
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If you don’t apply rules fairly, your classroom might erupt
The application of rules is different to their communication. The latter concerns explanation, the former concerns use. If your learners follow all your rules from the get-go, you will probably…
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How great behaviour managers use rules to teach learners how to behave in their lessons
The teacher’s job encompasses both the teaching of the formal curriculum – knowledge and understanding connected to different subjects and topics – and the teaching of a hidden curriculum involving…
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How defining the norms and values of your classroom can help you improve learner behaviour
When looking to develop excellent behaviour management, it is a good idea to sit down and work out in advance what norms you want to see in your classroom and…
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A simple way to think about the power of high expectations
The number one way to create a positive, learning-focussed culture in your classroom is through high expectations. Expectations are predictions we make about the world. They are an attempt to…
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A pair of simple strategies any teacher can use to successfully manage behaviour in their classroom
Strategy One: Scaffolding and Modelling Success If learners feel they can’t access the work, or if they feel that success is beyond their grasp, then they are likely to experience…