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Ms. Fox wants to introduce a new concept to her students. After she introduces it, she will divide students into groups and send them to centers to practice the new content. When she introduces the content, the most efficient way for her to do it would be

Tonya has not brought pencils or paper to school for 2 weeks. You suspect that shecomes from a family that can’t afford the materials. What do you do?

The type of classroom community you want to develop will impact the rules and procedures you design.

As so often happens during the early part of the school year, you receive a new student. Elisha comes into your room clinging to her mother’s hand. You greet her and talk quietly for a few moments while your students are working independently, but inside you’re thinking, “Oh, great. I just got to a place where my procedures are running pretty smoothly, and now I need to get Elisha up to speed with regard to what I expect.” The most effective way to do this would be to

A teacher has only one rule for her class; it is “Think Deeply and Have a Kind Heart.” This rule is

Teacher questions not only serve as a way to assess students’ understanding, they also

It’s October 1, and you are interested in stepping up the amount of cooperative learning you are using in your class. You are considering how to structure your groups. Which of the following actions should you avoid as you make this decision?

Procedures occasionally need to be changed.

A teacher should avoid being assertive because it often makes the students think that the teacher doesn’t like them.

Miss Tipton comes to your room and says, “Eureka! I’ve figured out how to manage my classroom…I have the perfect incentive to get kids to follow the rules. You know that kids these days, even elementary kids, have cell phones…well, I decided to use that in my own favor. Even though our principal has said kids’ phones have to be in their cubbies during the school day, I figured out that if I tell the children that they can use their phones once their work is completed and checked, they will work really hard to get the privilege! So now our rule is, ‘Text or play games on your phone only when your work has been completed and checked by your teacher.’ It’s brilliant, I tell you!” As an effective classroom manager yourself, you think