#159: The 5 routines that are non-negotiable for teachers wanting to reduce low-level disruptions and create a beautiful, calm, safe classroom environment.

About this episode

In this episode, Claire English discusses essential routines for teachers to minimize disruptions and maintain a calm classroom environment.

In this episode, I’m giving you a front seat to the teaching assistants I’ve had in my classroom for years… except they’re not people. They’re systems. Predictable, powerful routines that quietly run the room so I can actually teach with FAR fewer low-level disruptions. I’m walking you through the non-negotiable routines that have transformed my classroom from chaotic to calm, and how you can start implementing them immediately. What You’ll Learn: Why routines are the purest form of proactive...

People in this episode

Host: Claire English

Topics covered

• classroom management
• teacher routines
• low-level disruptions
• calm classroom environment
• proactive teaching

Keywords

• routines
• classroom
• disruptions
• teaching
• calm
• systems
• education

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