#161: What we get wrong about classroom management, low-level disruption, crafting a strong teaching presence + more

About this episode

In this episode, Claire English and guest Aaron discuss misconceptions about classroom management and behaviour management.

A few weeks ago I had the absolute pleasure of jumping on the Teacher Takeaway podcast for a proper behaviour-nerd chat… and the second we wrapped, I knew I wanted you to hear it too. Because if you’ve ever walked into a lesson feeling like you’re doing crowd control (and then gone home thinking, “Why am I like this?!”)… this one is for you. In this conversation, Aaron and I unpack the biggest misconceptions teachers have about “behaviour management” (spoiler: it’s rarely about the behaviour)...

People in this episode

Host: Claire English

Guest: Aaron

Topics covered

• classroom management
• low-level disruption
• teaching presence
• behaviour management
• teacher misconceptions

Keywords

• classroom management
• behaviour management
• teacher misconceptions
• teaching presence
• low-level disruption

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Teacher Takeaway

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