Low-Level Disruption Is Usually a Design Problem, Not a Discipline One
The class that is never quite quiet takes more out of you than the class that openly kicks off. The advice is always to be firmer and more consistent. It's worth looking first at where the noise actually starts — because it starts in the same three gaps in every lesson, and those gaps are yours to close.
The First Month With New Classes: Getting to Know 150 Students Without Losing September to Admin
September arrives with the same quiet double bind every year: you don't yet know your new classes, and you have less time than at any point in the year to learn them, because you're buried in setup. Here's how to actually get to know a new class quickly — and why it shouldn't cost you every evening of the month.
Start With a Question, Not a Recap
The most common way to begin a lesson — a quick recap of last time — is also one of the least effective. Swapping it for a two-minute retrieval question changes what students remember, and tells you exactly where to start.
Teaching With Breathing Room Again
What changes in a classroom when the teacher isn't running on empty.
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