Contents

Acknowledgements

Foreword

Introduction

How to use this book

Part 1: Ten principles for effective classroom management

Principle 1: Cracking behaviour is cracking a code

Principle 2: The best classroom managers have the best habits

Principle 3: Beginning with high expectations provides more flexibility

Principle 4: Master your own behaviour to influence others

Principle 5: Behaviour is a curriculum, treat it as such

Principle 6: It’s what you say and how you say it

Principle 7: Success is the greatest motivator

Principle 8: Seek out examples of excellence

Principle 9: Students need to know that they belong and you believe in them

Principle 10: Bank positivity

Part 2: Scripts

Tools, routines and scripts

Routines for the first lesson with a new class

Routine 1: Entry routine

Routine 2: Defuse debate

Routine 3: Teacher self-regulation

Routine 4: Gaining attention

Routine 5: Tight transitions

Routine 6: After class conversation

Routine 7: Effective instruction (I do)

Routine 8: We do

Routine 9: Monitoring behaviour during independent work

Routine 10: Moving a student

Routine 11: Complex activities

Routine 12: Maintaining engagement to the end of the lesson

Routine 13: Asking a student to pick up rubbish

Routine 14: Addressing a uniform infraction

Routine 15: Addressing rough or inappropriate play

Routine 16: Clearing the yard

Routine 17: Students using technology in an unproductive way

Routine 18: System level support

Conclusion

Appendices

Appendix 1: Glossary of tools

Appendix 2: Further reading