Component One
Self-control strategies
Everything else in the training builds on self-control. Teachers learn to read the room, stay calm, and catch disruptions early, preventing up to 90% of low-level problems.
Program one
Classroom management training for your whole staff, in one day
The training is a full day on your campus, and teachers leave with a complete system they can use right away.
Why this training
Discipline and academics are the same problem
When low-level behavior fills the day, instruction time disappears and the best lesson plans go undelivered. A campus that wants higher achievement has to give teachers a working system for discipline first.
This training does that. Its strategies reduce or eliminate 70 to 90% of low-level, chronic behaviors, which lowers stress for teachers. Classroom management is the number one reason educators leave the profession, so it is also a retention plan.
Research
"Teachers' actions in their classrooms have twice the impact on student achievement as school policies regarding curriculum, assessment, staff collegiality, and community involvement."
Marzano, R. J. (2003). What Works in Schools. ASCD.
The five components
What the day covers
Five strategies make up a complete management system. Each is taught, modeled, and practiced.
1. Self-Control
2. Rules & Procedures
3. Responding to Challenges
4. Ecology & Arrangement
5. Relationships
Component Two
Teaching rules and procedures
Why do some classrooms run smoothly by October? The teacher taught the procedures, modeled them, and had students practice them, starting on day one.
Component Three
Responding to challenges
When a student pushes back, what should the teacher do first? This component answers that with five immediate steps, contingent withdrawal of attention, and firm, fair follow-through.
Component Four
Classroom ecology and arrangement
Can moving desks reduce discipline problems? Often, yes. Teachers see fifteen arrangements and learn to position themselves so the room works for them.
Component Five
Student-teacher relationships
Teachers learn to reach the students who test every limit. Trust comes first, and students who trust their teacher become contributors instead of distractions.
Agenda
What the day looks like
Full-day or half-day, delivered in person at your school and scheduled around your calendar.
8:30 AM to 12:00 PM covers how to stay calm and alert, how to arrange and design the classroom (including fifteen desk arrangements), the teaching power position, and how to teach and enforce rules and procedures.
1:00 to 3:30 PM, after a one-hour lunch, covers disciplinary actions that are firm but fair, student-teacher relationships, non-compliant students, the five immediate steps to regain control, and teaching without multiple warnings or repeated requests.
Bring classroom management training to your campus
Request a free quote with your dates and staff size.