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Balancing order and learning in classroom discussions
In The First Year, page 3.6
Different learning objectives require different rules for student participation. Make your expectations for each day's class clear to students — and to yourself!
By Kristi Johnson Smith.
Getting to know them
In The First Year, page 1.5
Getting to know your students as real people makes your classroom a more effective learning environment.
By Kristi Johnson Smith.
James and the Giant Pencil: Lessons in classroom management
In The First Year, page 2.7
Don't back your students into a corner, and don't make discipline the focus of your class.
By Kristi Johnson Smith.
Our students: Not just ours, and not just students
In The First Year, page 3.7
Often, your difficulties with students will have nothing to do with your actions, your classroom management, or your school.
By Kristi Johnson Smith.
The thirty-second system for managing tardies and misdirected attention
In The First Year, page 3.3
A countdown can give your students a chance to settle in and get ready to learn or to refocus their attention when it has wandered.
By Kristi Johnson Smith.