Classroom Management Success Blog

New ebook:'30 Ways to Use Kinesthetic Learning in the Classroom'

Sat, 18 Feb 2012 21:36:22 GMT

I know from years of experience that kinesthetic learning techniques are vastly under-used by teachers.

Most teachers have heard of kinesthetic learning strategies but think they can only be used with so-called 'kinesthetic learners'.

In fact, ALL students could and should participate in kinesthetic learning activities in class. What often holds teachers back is a lack of of practical guidance about how to engage ordinary students in kinesthetic learning activities.

That's why I'm pleased to let you all know that my ebook '30 Ways to Use Kinesthetic Learning in the Classroom' is now available as a PDF file. I've road-tested all the strategies in the ebook and I know they all work.

Why not check out the ebook for yourself on the main website? If you prefer, you can download a copy of 30 Ways to Use Kinesthetic Learning in the Classroom at the Kindle store.

30 Ways to Use Kinesthetic Learning in the Classroom

Sat, 18 Feb 2012 10:42:05 GMT

'30 Ways to use Kinesthetic Learning in the Classroom' is a practical guide that explains how to use kinesthetic in the classroom with ALL students.

Brain Based Teaching: Why it works in the Classroom.

Sun, 15 Jan 2012 13:00:21 GMT

Brain based teaching:why it works in the classroom to help all students learn more effectively.

Attention in class: techniques to help students improve in this key area.

Tue, 03 Jan 2012 21:37:25 GMT

When students don't pay attention in class they hinder their chances of progress: these techniques can help.

High energy levels in class:how to use them to rpomote learning.

Thu, 29 Dec 2011 22:03:54 GMT

High energy levels in class: how teachers can learn to harness students' natural energy to promote learning rather than prevent learning taking place.

How to give classroom instructions effectively to students so they can succeed.

Mon, 12 Dec 2011 21:19:15 GMT

How to give classroom instructions effectively to students so they can succeed in all learning activities.

Students who interrupt in class can be helped by specific strategies

Thu, 24 Nov 2011 21:10:19 GMT

How to help students who interrupt in class to stay focused on learning.

You can register now for a free classroom management webinar.

Sat, 12 Nov 2011 21:43:33 GMT

I just want to remind that it's time to register for the second FREE webinar organised by Rob Plevin at Classroom Expert. It's happening on November 16 when award-winning Canadian educator Marjan Glavac will lead the teleclass with some top motivational strategies - just what all teachers need in the 'dog days' of November when energy levels are way down and the holiday still seems a long way off. Remember this webinar is free but you do have to register for it. Even if you can't make it for the live webinar you can download it free for a few days after the event, provided you've registered in advance. As a free bonus, Rob and Marjan are providing a special feature about how to make this year your best in teaching. You can register now with this link.

Brain learning theory: the Caine and Caine learning principles explained.

Sun, 06 Nov 2011 14:02:39 GMT

Brain learning theory: the Caine and Caine learning principles explained and how they impact on classroom practice.

Confident Classroom Management

Mon, 31 Oct 2011 21:32:03 GMT

I hope you were able to catch the free webinar with Rob Plevin that I told you about last week. Well, Rob's new behaviour management training course is being launched on Wednesday 1st November and there's a huge amount of interest about it among those educators who know Rob and have used his resources before. In fact, Rob is making his internationally acclaimed personal training workshops available as an online course. He's provided a free sample page to give you a flavour of what's in his training course. It's really worth a look. Here's the link. You won't be disappointed.

Free ebook – Sure-fire Ways to Motivate Your Students

Sun, 23 Oct 2011 19:41:26 GMT

Have you registered for the free webinar on 26th October?

Have you registered for your free ebook yet? It’s PACKED with practical strategies you can use to get ALL your students interested in lessons including: * How to become a charismatic classroom leader

* 25 Active learning ideas

* 40 real-life project ideas to engage students

* 25 classroom games

* 101 ways to keep lessons fresh and interesting

* 25 ways to arouse student curiosity

* 15 ways to make every student feel valued

* 12 ways to get to know your students

* 60 different ways to differentiate work and make it more appealing

* 36 study skills for students

* 25 ways to encourage students to pay attention to what you say

* Plus much more... To find out how to get this fantastic 40-page book for FREE simply visit the following page and register for the free live interview my colleague Rob Plevin is hosting with the author, Julia Thompson. You can register or learn more here:

Get your classroom discipline problems solved in this free live call.

Mon, 10 Oct 2011 20:20:04 GMT

How would you like to take part in a free LIVE web session, get your classroom questions answered on air and... ...receive a fantastic ebook on motivating your students? My colleague Rob Plevin is hosting a free LIVE teleclass called "Instant Solutions For Your Most Frustrating Classroom Discipline Problems" on Wednesday, October 26th with best- selling teacher author Julia Thompson. Don't worry if you can't make it for the live webinar you'll be able to download the teleclass after the event, but you'll need to register to be able to get the download link. Remember it's free to register and to see the webinar. You can register or learn more here But before you go let me tell you about the free ebook which is being made available to anyone who registers... Julia has a reputation for producing highly practical resources and ‘Sure-fire Ways to Motivate Your Students’ is no different. It includes: * How to become a charismatic classroom leader * 25 Active learning ideas * 40 real-life project ideas to engage students * 25 classroom games * 101 ways to keep lessons fresh and interesting * 25 ways to arouse student curiosity * 15 ways to make every student feel valued * 12 ways to get to know your students * 60 different ways to differentiate work and make it more appealing * 36 study skills for students * 25 ways to encourage students to pay attention to what you say * Plus much more... And you’ll get this fantastic 40-page book for FREE when you’re registered for the interview. You can register or learn more here

This should keep us all awake at night.

Fri, 16 Sep 2011 13:05:02 GMT

Here's something that will remind you how difficult the lives of some of our students are. The article is from the Times Educational Supplement, the leading teaching journal in the UK. Read the article here.

Kinesthetic Learning in the Classroom

Thu, 18 Aug 2011 06:16:43 GMT

I wanted to let you know that my ebook 30 Ways to Use Kinesthetic Learning in the Classroom is now available at the Kindle store. There are lots of books about how to help so-called ‘kinesthetic learners’ who often struggle in a traditional classroom setting but 30 Ways to Use Kinesthetic Learning in the Classroom is not one of those books. Its focus is to show how all students, whatever their preferred learning style, can and should engage in kinesthetic learning activities in class. It's designed as a practical guide to getting students to play a more active part in lessons so that they learn more effectively. It is a step by step guide to proven strategies that encourage students to get out of their seats and engage with classroom learning in structured ways. The strategies have all been ‘road tested’ and can be used in all subject areas in ordinary classrooms every day. 30 Ways to Use Kinesthetic Learning in the Classroom explains how to: ...harness students’ natural desire to learn ...involve all students fully in learning activities ...use brain compatible learning strategies ...make learning more memorable and therefore more successful ...let your students have some ‘serious fun’ in lessons. The ebook is an easy-to-follow start up guide to using kinesthetic learning activities in the classroom, that not only explains how to use the strategies but also why they work.

Effective teaching strategies

Wed, 03 Aug 2011 19:30:09 GMT

Effective teaching strategies: no matter how you 'bake the cake' the recipe's always the same.

Classroom management help

Thu, 14 Jul 2011 20:14:23 GMT

The classroom management help that saved my career as a teacher.

Profit from Retirement

Sun, 22 May 2011 18:57:54 GMT

My UK colleague Rob Plevin has decided to retire!

Actually that's not strictly true - he's decided to retire his current Behaviour Needs website and those of you who've visited his site will know he has some great products that have already helped thousands of teachers worldwide.

Now, Rob's developing a brand new website and is retiring his current products at bargain-basement prices.

So now everyone has a choice: either to grab some of these products at the current low prices, or wait until Rob's new website is up and running in September, when he'll have a new range of products.

I know Rob's new website will be great but I know he won't be making his new products available at the same price as those currently on offer.

Why not take look for yourselves and see if you can grab a bargain that could help you become even more successful in the classroom. Here's the link to Rob's website.

The #1 Classroom Management Problem

Sun, 10 Apr 2011 19:23:03 GMT

What would you say is your #1 classroom management problem? Offensive language in class? Students who refuse to work? Or what about students who are openly defiant? My colleague Rob Plevin has just conducted a survey among visitors to his website on what they consider to be their most difficult classroom management problem. The result? Clearly in the lead with a 58% response was....noise in the classroom. The problem is that a noisy class isn't just noisy - they also demonstrate a whole range of other inappropriate behaviours, such as inattentiveness, inappropriate language, reluctance to get down to work and so on. Fortunately Rob, who is a leading and well-respected UK-based behaviour management expert, and who has helped thousands of teachers develop their behaviour management skills, has produced a great resource which could help to take control of the noisy class. Like all of Rob's products it's carefully researched and based on his many years of working with challenging teenagers. There's still time to get this product - but soon he's going to make it a subscription-only resource. You can check it out here.

Classroom management quotes

Thu, 31 Mar 2011 20:36:38 GMT

Classroom management quotes can help student motivation and classroom learning activities.

Classroom Management Philosophy

Thu, 31 Mar 2011 20:28:23 GMT

Classroom management philosophy: questions teachers need to ask.

Auditory learning

Wed, 30 Mar 2011 20:23:30 GMT

Auditory learning - how to use it to help learners process information

Free Classroom Management Reports

Sun, 20 Mar 2011 19:52:56 GMT

I've updated the page where you can get some free classroom management reports. The first report is all about making lessons more fun, which in turn can help to reduce classroom discipline problems. The second report is about how to use group work effectively in class. Here's the link to the free reports.

Teacher student relationship

Sat, 12 Feb 2011 21:10:21 GMT

Learn how to build the strong teacher student relationship you need to guarantee classroom management success.

How To End Lessons Well

Sat, 18 Dec 2010 20:47:22 GMT

Knowing how to end lessons well is important for classroom management success.

Should we keep disruptive students in school?

Sun, 05 Dec 2010 21:12:01 GMT

Disruptive students should not be excluded from school. This was suggested recently by a leading UK children's and young people's charity. Their reasoning was that for some at risk students, the classroom is the only place where they can experience the rules and boundaries that might just help them learn the appropriate social skills to keep them out of trouble and give them a chance of breaking the cycle of deprivation and negativity that characterises their lives 'on the outside'. The problem for teachers is that they might agree that the principled thing to do is to keep difficult students in class, and as teachers they have the best interests of their students at heart, but they are all too aware of how difficult it is to manage the behavior of students like this in a classroom situation. There are no easy answers of course, but a good place to start is a strong classroom discipline plan. And then we can all benefit from some specific help from experts in this field. Teachers can't expect - or be expected - to deal successfully with students like this without some really targeted expert advice.

Don't let teacher stress beat you

Mon, 22 Nov 2010 21:07:40 GMT

The most popular online teacher forum in the UK has featured a thread over the last few weeks about teacher stress. The thread has generated a lot of interest and judging by the forum posts it's clear that stress continues to affect many teachers. The teacher who started the thread had the courage to take the first important step to beating stress: admitting it. Only when you accept that you're not handling the stress can you start to find ways to beat it. There are lots of steps teachers can take to combat stress and you can read some of them here. Challenging student behaviour is one of the major triggers for teacher stress. Here's a source of great ideas about how you can deal more effectively with poor classroom behaviour

How Well Do You Know Your Students

Sun, 07 Nov 2010 20:23:48 GMT

Recently, one of the visitors to this site, Lee, a retired teacher from the UK, wrote an interesting article here at Classroom Management Success about how getting to know his students had led to improved behaviour in the classroom, because he was able to build up positive relationships with them. It really can be worth taking the time to get to know your students but you don't want to come across as trying to be too familiar. So how do you do it? Well, there's a great ebook that you can get absolutely free that will show you how you can engage with students to find out what makes them tick. Here's the link, it's called Magic Classroom Management. And it has dozens of other great classroom management tips. Here's the link to Lee's article

Simple Solutions

Tue, 02 Nov 2010 21:51:25 GMT

I watched the UK Annual Teaching Awards on TV recently. It's a kind of Oscars ceremony to celebrate the best UK teachers who are nominated by their colleagues or students. The winnerof the Best Headteacher Award summed up the reason for his school's success like this: 'The learning has to be right, which means the teaching has to be right, which means student behavior has to be right to allow successful teaching and learning to take place'. Simple. The point is that successful schools meet the needs of their students, both the learning needs and the behavior needs Check out this link for some great ideas about how to satisfy your students' behavior needs. There's more information on how to help students learn effectively here.

Student behavior contracts

Tue, 26 Oct 2010 19:44:19 GMT

Student behavior contracts can be a powerful weapon in the process of behavior management in the classroom and they are most effective when they are SMART

Getting to know your students pays off in the classroom

Sun, 03 Oct 2010 19:49:35 GMT

One of the most effective classroom management strategies I've learnt is to get to know your students outside the classroom. I've found time and time again

Classroom management software

Sun, 05 Sep 2010 21:06:22 GMT

There are 3 main kinds of classroom management software and they all do a different job.

Technology in the Classroom: 10 Ways To Use It Effectively

Wed, 25 Aug 2010 20:46:43 GMT

Today students take technology in the classroom for granted; most teachers still lag behind their students in their undestanding of the latest technologies.

Teacher software - how to make it work for you

Wed, 25 Aug 2010 20:00:50 GMT

Teacher software has evolved into five separate but interlinked strands and all of them have a place in the teacher's toolkit.

Classroom technology

Wed, 25 Aug 2010 14:43:02 GMT

Classroom technology should be the teacher's friend, because if schools need to reflect the big picture of what's happening in society, teachers need to feel confident they can use the technology whic

Student Praise: Learn How To Give It

Wed, 07 Jul 2010 21:24:53 GMT

Learn how to give student praise.

How to get student attention and change activities in a lesson.

Mon, 05 Jul 2010 20:21:17 GMT

How to get student attention and handle transitions in lessons.

Your Classroom Management Strategies

Mon, 03 May 2010 20:09:55 GMT

Share your classroom management strategies and help other teachers.

Classroom routines

Sun, 28 Mar 2010 20:17:57 GMT

Consistent classroom routines are vital for classroom management success.

Classroom success tips ezine that promotes teachers success in the classroom.

Wed, 24 Feb 2010 21:56:29 GMT

Classroom Success Tips ezine offers a wide range of practical classroom management tips to help in the ongoing process of improving teacher effectiveness in the classroom.