Equal attention to Learning Supports is essential so that:
- Every student will demonstrate academic achievement and be prepared for success after high school;
- Every student will be supported by highly prepared and effective teachers and school leaders; and
- Every school will offer a safe and healthy learning environment for all students.
Classroom Management and Discipline
Evidence Review:
Classroom management is one of the most powerful factors in affecting student outcomes. Classroom management refers to the way a teacher organizes and manages variables of the curriculum, time, space, and interactions with students.
Effective classroom management and discipline procedures include the following:
- the teaching of classroom rules and procedures;
- the teaching of social and emotional skills;
- acknowledgement of appropriate behavior and desired social skills;
- differential attention and response to inappropriate behaviors in a positive way;
- the utilization of a variety of instructional modes;
- the maintenance of well-organized student learning materials;
- effective time management; and
- the promotion of emotional, behavioral, and cognitive engagement and re-engagement of all students.
Articles
- How Can We Improve School Discipline?
- IES Practice Guide on Reducing Behavior Problems in the Elementary School Classroom
- NEA Research Brief on Classroom Management
ISBE Tools/Resources
- Bullying Prevention
- Home–School–Community Partnerships
- Engagement and Re-Engagement
- PBIS Classroom Management Presentation
- Positive Behavior Intervention & Supports (PBIS)
- School Climate
- Social and Emotional Learning
