Calling or emailing parents should be avoided to the greatest extent possible because they do not appreciate teachers invading their privacy.

Teachers have a certain amount of flexibility in creating a space for storing student work as long as accessibility is not an issue.

Most students choose appropriate behaviors when they think these will lead to desirable outcomes and avoid behaviors they think will lead to undesirable consequences.

You’re teaching a lesson and Stanley burps loudly. You give him “the look” but do not otherwise react. He does it again – this time, a really loud, long burp. You say, “Stanley, you are rude to burp out loud like that. How gross.” Your response is

After setting a limit or asking a defiant kid to do something for you, you need to stand next to him/her and make sure that he/she complies.

Once their room arrangement is in place, teachers should avoid changing it.

Facework is more than establishing and maintaining a public identity; it also includes

Students who are deaf or hearing impaired may be reluctant to tell the teacher when they have missed something that has been said.

When a teacher’s feedback emphasizes the relationship between effort and achievement, students are more likely to develop skills of persistence and resilience.

One way teachers sometimes address the wide variation in student achievement and skill levels is through the use of team teaching. In team teaching,