Evidence Review:
Classroom management is one of the most powerful factors in affecting student outcomes. Classroom management refers to the way a teacher organizes and manages variables of the curriculum, time, space, and interactions with students.
Effective classroom management and discipline procedures include the following:
- the teaching of classroom rules and procedures;
- the teaching of social and emotional skills;
- acknowledgement of appropriate behavior and desired social skills;
- differential attention and response to inappropriate behaviors in a positive way;
- the utilization of a variety of instructional modes;
- the maintenance of well-organized student learning materials;
- effective time management; and
- the promotion of emotional, behavioral, and cognitive engagement and re-engagement of all students.
