By seeking to first understand behaviors, teachers can better support their students receiving special education services.

The right approach to seating works behind the scenes to keep students focused on learning while minimizing disruptions, ...

Color, furniture, lighting and other elements of a classroom’s layout are the bedrock for classroom management and fostering a sense of security that promotes student achievement.

Disruptive classroom behavior or failing to meet reasonable behavioral expectations set forth by instructors have the potential to harm the learning environment for other students and to create unsafe ...

As a new school year begins, teachers want to make sure it is a positive experience for students. A big part of that comes ...

But should it be? Behavior charts are still widely used as discipline tools, and for teachers with at least 20 students to manage, they may be effective.

The number of times a teacher compliments or recognizes a student’s good behavior, compared to how often the teacher reprimands the student, the more likely that student is going to stay focused on ...

A hidden factor shapes student behavior more than discipline. Addressing it boosts engagement and academic success.

The start of a school year means a new seating chart for each classroom—full of students that the teacher likely hasn’t met. Without knowing the students, how does a teacher know where to assign their ...

Unfortunately, as we know, when students become behavior issues in one classroom, that reputation can follow them up from grade level to grade level.

Since the pandemic and its related school closures, surveys year after year have shown concerns about student behavior in the classroom.