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Decorating the classroom with posters that display the rules and procedures is a great way for students to see them and be reminded of them.

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There are many apps and programs to help the teacher set rules boundaries and rules in the classroom. EX: Class Dojo, NetSupport School, and Google Classroom.

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Technology can be a great tool, in the classroom, when incorporated correctly. If the classroom does not have rules and limitations on technology use, student's behavior may be undesirable.

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Managing Technology Use in Your Classroom

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Managing Technology Use in Your Classroom By Karen Hume Don't let classroom management concerns prevent you from making effective use of technology in your classroom! Check out these tips and please add some of your own: Help students ...

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I feel that monitoring activity, especially on technology, is crucial in the classroom.

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I feel that creating an environment of respect and rapport requires trust and communication.

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Trust is essential when it comes to relationships. It's also one of the most important things that you can have between a student and a teacher. Without trust, you won't have a solid relationship. Like respect, trust can take time to build. However, teachers don't have a lot of time, so it's imperative that you begin to build trust with your students from the moment they enter the classroom door. Here are five teaching strategies on how you can earn trust from your students.

Consistency is key when it comes to earning the trust of your students. Always be consistent with whatever you say to your students, because if you aren't, then they will never trust you. As soon as you go back on your word, your word no longer has any value. This means that if you tell students that if they receive a 90 or above on their math test, that you'll give them a "Get out of homework pass," then you must give them the pass if they received the grade. If you tell a student that you'll show up for their soccer game, then you must show up. You word has value and in order to build a trusting relationship with your students, you must be consistent.

Be Tolerant of All Students

Do not judge your students, be tolerant of any mistakes or negative feelings they may have towards trusting adults. You never know what is going on in their home life. Be considerate of every student, because some students may not have an adult that they can trust at home. You can't expect students to be trusting when they have never had anyone in their life that they can trust. Be tolerant and patient. You can slowly build your students' trust by always being there for them, as well as always being consistent with your words and actions.

Take Time to Create a Positive Classroom Community

Effective teachers know that building a sense of community helps to create a stronger bond within the classroom, which is essentially the key to creating an optimal learning environment. One way of building positive relationships within the classroom is to get to know your students, and to have your students get to know one another. The more opportunities you give your students to bond with one another, the more trusting the relationships in the classroom will become. As students get older, their tendency to trust begins to fade. This is most likely due to adults failing them in the past. When a student learns an adult can't keep their word, they no longer trust them. Create opportunities for students to share their thoughts and feeling with you as well as their peers. Having a daily morning meeting is a great way to create a positive classroom atmosphere where all students feel comfortable to share their feelings.

Trust Students Will Follow Through

Trust is something that is earned and it can take time to develop a trusting relationship with your students. However, trust has to start somewhere, and one of the best ways that you can show students that you trust them is to not jump in every time they fail. Trust that your students will follow through with what they said they will do. Because if you leap in every time they make a mistake, then you are just showing them that you don't trust that they can do it on their own. An excellent example of this comes from a 6th grade classroom. The teacher trusted that the student would make up a math quiz by the end of the week, but when she noticed there was only one day left until Friday, she didn't trust that the student would remember to make up the test. However, she didn't go with her instinct and remind the student (which would've showed them that she didn't trust them). Instead, she was patient. Then on Friday, the student asked if they could make up the math quiz. She asked them why they waited so long, and to her surprise the student said they wanted to give themselves the week to study and prepare. In the end, the teacher made the right choice to trust her student to do the right thing.

Be Transparent with Your Communication

As mentioned, your words have value and your word is your worth. So it's important to be mindful when it comes to your words. Be open and transparent when speaking to your students, this will help you earn trust from your students. Be honest in your opinions and always speak the truth. When you do so, you'll show your students that your cards are all out on the table and there is no reason to mistrust anything that you say or do.

Trust takes time to build, but if you're patient and start from the moment you meet your students, you will get there.
How do you build trust in your classroom? Do you have teaching strategies that you like to use with your students? Please share with us in the comment section below, we'd love to hear your thoughts on this topic.
Janelle Cox is an education writer who uses her experience and knowledge to provide creative and original writing in the field of education. Janelle holds Masters of Science in Education from the State University of New York College at Buffalo. She is a contributing writer to TeachHUB.com, TeachHUB Magazine, and Hey Teach. She was also the Elementary Education Expert for About.com for five years. You can follow her on Twitter @empoweringed, on Facebook at Empowering K12 Educators, or contact her at Janellecox78@yahoo.com.

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Teaching Strategies to Build Trust in the Classroom

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Trust is essential when it comes to relationships. It's also one of the most important things that you can have between a student and a teacher. Without trust, you won't have a solid relationship. Like respect, trust can take time to build.

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I've seen many great classrooms with educational centers or corners. I feel that having a "tech center" or "reading corner" is a great way to section off the classroom and set boundaries for the students.

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Classroom setup is an important component in a learning environment because it is an essential piece of classroom management to support both teaching and learning. The physical atmosphere of the classroom can help prevent behavior issues as well as promote and improve learning. The structuring of the learning environment is essential for teachers and students. In fact, studies show that the physical arrangement of the classroom can affect both student and teacher behavior, and that a well-structured classroom management plan of design has the ability to improve learning and behavior. In order to create an inviting and safe, supportive learning environment, using classroom management for the way you arrange your desks matters. A supportive learning environment can mean the difference between having a good day and a bad day.

Your classroom arrangement is the physical foundation of where your students will learn. This means that every square foot of it needs to be used for activities that support learning. The spatial structure of the classroom; where students will be seated, how the students will move about the classroom, and the whole classroom atmosphere needs to be considered, as well as how the classroom will be structured to address the academic, social, and emotional needs of the students. The physical arrangement of the classroom should also be reflective of the student body and must be consistent with the needs of all learners.

In addition to the way your classroom is physically arranged, the classroom environment as a whole needs to be considered. What you put on your walls, the classroom materials you will use, and where, and how you will set up your activities. All attributes of a structured learning environment need to be considered when setting up your classroom.

According to a recent study at the University of Salford, a well-designed classroom can boost student performance by 25 percent. That means that your classroom design can have a significant impact on your students' performance. So, it is essential to thoughtfully and clearly consider all facets of your classroom design. A well-thought out physical arrangement of your classroom is also important for these reasons:

Students will learn which behaviors are acceptable and expected in each specific location in the classroom. For example, when in the classroom library, students need to be quiet, but while in the classroom play area, students are allowed to talk.

Students will learn to anticipate which activities will occur in specific areas of the classroom. This helps students be mindful of how they need to behave for each specific area they are in.

Students learn to respect boundaries. For example, there are "Teacher only" areas as well as the boundaries of space a student has around his/her personal desk.

The organization of classroom materials allows students to retrieve them quickly, which helps to decrease unwanted behavior.

Proper room arrangement provides predictably, which is essential for students, because students thrive when they are in a comfortable learning environment.

Arranging Your Classroom

Before you set out to arrange your classroom, consider asking yourself the following questions:

What information do my students need to know? They need to know the date, assignment, classroom procedures, etc.

What will inspire my students every day? Quotes, posters, classroom awards, everyday heroes, etc.

What education artifacts do they need? Word walls, literacy resources, purposeful posters and bulletin boards, etc.

How do I need to structure the desks? Teacher-focused activities means desks will be in rows or small clusters facing the front of the classroom, while student-focused activities means desks will be put into groups or semicircles so students can easily collaborate with one another.

Do any of my students have specific medical needs? A food allergy, wheelchair, etc.

What furniture is available? Desks, tables, bookcases, shelves, etc.

The answers to these questions will help guide you to structure an effective learning environment for your students. Depending upon what furniture is readily available, you will also need to structure your classroom so that every student has a home base (or an individual learning area like their own desk), a whole group instruction area, a dedicated teacher area, as well as a transition area where students can wait for the next activity or lesson to begin, or at least have your space arranged so students can move about easily and comfortably without bumping into one another.

Essential Areas

As mentioned above, there are a few required areas that you must have in your classroom: A Home base, group instruction area, teacher workstation, and transition space. Here we will take a closer look at how you can arrange each of these specific areas.

Home Base

Each student needs a space to call her own. Have it be an individual desk or her own space at the table, they need something to call their home base. This space is a place where students can do their independent work or go to when you are transitioning in between lessons.

Two factors need to be considered when deciding where students home base where be; if the student has any behavior issues, and the size of your classroom. Once you factor in these issues, then you are ready to clearly assign each student a home base.

Group Instruction

The next essential area that you need to set up is where your group learning will take place. Will students sit at their desks in rows or a circle, or will they sit on the carpet? You may need to consider finding two spaces for group instruction. One space where students are able to work within a small group independently, and one space where students can get messy and work with different art materials which would likely be by the sink. Within each area, you will need to figure out where you will put your learning materials so that they can be easily accessed by the students. The back table near the sink would be ideal for small group work, and the front carpet would be ideal for large group work where all students can find a seat.

Dedicated Teacher Area

Teachers need a place to call their own too. This space should be near an outlet where you can have access to a computer, as well as it should be out of the way but also easily accessible for students to get to you. Ideally, your space should be near the widow with your desk or small table situated sideways, in the corner of the classroom. This way you will get the light from the window to help you see, you are out of the way but also easily accessible to students, and are able to scan the whole classroom right from your seat.

Transition Area

The transition area can be a specific location like the carpet that students go to while waiting for the next activity, or to go home or to a special like gym or art. Or it can be the student's home base or a specific location in the classroom. What this space looks like and where it is located will depend upon your students' needs as well as their ages. No matter where the space is, it is important that your students know where to go during transition periods.

In short, specific classroom features are relevant to what students are learning. Research shows that students benefit from a well-designed, well-structured classroom. Most importantly, if you find that your students are struggling with the design of your classroom then you must consider rearranging it.
How do you structure your classroom? Do you have tips that work well for you and your students? Please share your thoughts in the comment section below. Janelle Cox is an education writer who uses her experience and knowledge to provide creative and original writing in the field of education. Janelle holds a Master's of Science in Education from the State University of New York College at Buffalo. She is also the Elementary Education Expert for , as well as a contributing writer to TeachHUB.com and TeachHUB Magazine. You can follow her at Twitter , or on Facebook at Empowering K6 Educators.

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Classroom Management for an Effective Learning Environment

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Classroom setup is an important component in a learning environment because it is an essential piece of classroom management to support both teaching and learning. The physical atmosphere of the classroom can help prevent behavior issues as well as promote and improve learning. The structuring of the learning environment is essential for teachers and students.

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Classrooms that are built for learning are designed with students and the educational materials in mind.

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Every teacher knows that an incredible amount of material accumulates during the school year, and classrooms can quickly become unmanageable.

So how can you feel confident and in control of your space from the first day of school to the last? By organizing your classroom in a way that keeps clutter to a minimum and helps your students function independently. Below, veteran teacher Sharon Taylor shares her best tips on classroom organization.

Don't let crayons, glue, and pencils take over your classroom! Instead of requiring each student to bring individual supplies, ask parents to contribute to the community collection if it's possible for them. You can also raise funds for your classroom with a ClassroomsCount™ campaign.

By doing this, you eliminate the need to track which items belong to which students. Store frequently used items in shower caddies at each table for students to share. This will help them learn to take turns and collaborate!

At the beginning of the school year, invest in Scholastic tubs, bins, baskets, and small storage boxes-or get creative and use empty coffee cans, jugs, and baby wipe containers. These will work great for storing manipulatives. Make sure frequently used items are easy to access and clearly labeled with words and pictures. Rarely used materials can be stored out of the way and only pulled out when necessary.

Instead of file folders, try using binders to store lessons and activities. You can organize binders for various monthly themes and topics and can even store small craft samples. Shoebox-sized plastic boxes are ideal for storing larger craft samples. It will take extra work to organize your binders the first year you use them, but by the next school year, you'll be ready to go with minimal effort.

This is a big timesaver for teachers! Before the week begins, set aside all the materials you will need for each day of the week. In your work area, keep a set of baskets labeled by day and store the materials you need in the appropriate bin. At the end of the week, clear out and re-file any remaining materials, and you'll be ready for next Monday by end-of-day Friday.

To have a successful reading program, you need a successful classroom library. The books should be easily accessible and organized so that students spend less time digging around and more time reading.

First, you need to decide how you want to organize your books. Many teachers keep their libraries in book bins that are organized by genre, topic, and level. However you decide to organize your books, make sure the book bins are clearly labeled.

Finally, Taylor has the ultimate tool to keep your classroom library organized: clothespins! Put each child's name on a clothespin and keep them in a basket near the books. When a student picks out a book to read, they should leave their clothespin on the book bin. When they are done reading, if they forgot where the book belongs, they simply look for where they left their clothespin to return the book to the proper bin.

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Maximize your classroom in the new school year with first-rate classroom organization.

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I feel that having a classroom that is well-managed, age-appropriate, warm and welcoming, and organized is key to having a successful physical space!