Classroom management

How it is used

A core topic in teacher education, job interviews and observation feedback. People talk about good, strong or effective classroom management, classroom management strategies and classroom management skills.

Example sentences

1. Her classroom management is excellent; the students know exactly what to do when they come in.

2. Newly qualified teachers often say classroom management is the hardest part of the job.

Common collocations

• effective classroom management
• classroom management strategies
• classroom management skills
• classroom management plan

Related terms

• classroom rulesA short list of clear expectations about how students should behave in a class, often agreed together and displayed on the wall.
• classroom routineA fixed way of doing a regular task in class, such as entering the room, collecting homework or moving into groups, that students learn and repeat until it becomes automatic.
• disruptive behaviorActions by a student that interrupt teaching or stop other students from learning, such as shouting out, talking constantly or refusing to follow instructions.
• seating planA plan, usually decided by the teacher, that shows where each student sits in the classroom.
• positive reinforcementGiving something pleasant, such as praise, a reward or privileges, right after a desired behavior so that the behavior is more likely to happen again.

More terms: Classroom Management

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• detention
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