Mike’s Blog
Strategies, Ideas and Insights for Teachers and Leaders
Tag: creating the behaviour you want
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Is it inevitable that learners will always test boundaries, no matter who is teaching them?
It is important to remember that behaviour does mean something slightly different in the context of children and young adults compared to what it means for the rest of us.…
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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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How you can use starter activities to get the behaviour you want from the moment the lesson begins
Different types of starter activities serve different ends when it comes to managing behaviour. Thinking about this when planning your lessons can help you to plan for excellent behaviour. Here…
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What’s the best way to challenge low-level disruption while you’re teaching?
Low-level disruption nearly always continues if left unchallenged. This is because the behaviour is the result of motives. And those motives connect to desires that learners want to fulfil. For…
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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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Is it actually possible to define ‘behaviour’ in the classroom?
The term behaviour refers to the outward actions in which we engage. These actions are shaped by external or internal causes, or a mixture of the two. For example, I…
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Understand how rapport influences your relationships with learners
Without rapport, behaviour management becomes harder. We miss out on harmony. We miss out on a sense of shared endeavour. It makes communication that bit trickier. Learners are less ready…
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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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How can you speed up rapport-building to help get on top of your behaviour management?
Strategy One: Showing Interest We like it when people are interested in us. We like it when people notice us and ask us how we’re doing. Showing interest shows you…
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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…