"Classroom Management
12. What you do on the first day of school will determine your success for the rest of the year. You will either win or lose your class on the first days of school.
13. The most important factor that must be established the very first week of school is CONSISTENCY.
14. The number one factor that leads to student achievement is classroom management.
15. Stand at the door and greet the students.
16. Give each student a seating assignment and a seating chart.
17. Your very first priority when class begins is to get the students to work.
18. There must be a schedule, bellwork, and a lesson objective or assignment posted in a consistent location, when the students enter the room.
19. Effective teachers have a script or classroom management plan ready on the first day of school to structure and organize the classroom.
20. The number one problem in education is not discipline. It is the lack of procedures and routines, the lack of a plan that organizes a classroom for success.
21. Many teachers spend time covering lessons and then disciplining when things go wrong. They never spend time managing their classrooms."