The following videos highlight the most impactful strategies that a new teacher can apply to establish strong routines, foster positive relationships, and create engaging learning experiences. Each video highlights essential skills into simple actionable steps to help teachers take away strategies to implement in their classroom.
Elementary - Grade K - Math
Transitioning students from one activity to the next can be challenging for new educators. This video demonstrates effective teacher moves, including clearly stating teacher expectations, guiding physical transitions in small groups, reinforcing expectations, recommended behavior replacement strategies, and signaling changes with key word transitions to maintain classroom norms and positive relationships.
Middle School - Grade 8 - Science
In this shortened video you will see a teacher engaging students in a question toss activity. During the activity a student does not follow the behavior expectations and the teacher holds a private student conference. You will see the teacher follow through with the below teacher moves for effective classroom management during the activity:
Teacher sets clear expectations
Teacher models desired behaviors
During guided practice the teacher acknowledges desired behaviors
Calmly correct disruptive behavior
When the behavior improves, acknowledge with verbal and nonverbal feedback
Ready to learn more? Check out the Corrective Strategies Playbook for more ideas on how to manage both minor and major behaviors.
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