Without a doubt, classroom management is one of those intangible factors for student success. Some teachers have a knack for it while others, for whatever reason, seem to struggle. All of us as educators – mentor teachers, principals, team teachers, instructional coaches, and assistant principals – have a responsibility to help when we notice a challenge.
The biggest question is how? How can you help someone else in their classroom management?
One simple way is what we call the 3x3.
Reach out to 3 colleagues that you know well and respect for their pedagogical craft and ask them this question: if you were giving a teacher your best 3 tips for classroom management, without a mention of building strong relationships, what would they be? While this 3x3 process is a simple ask, it offers powerful results.
Before we proceed, yes, let’s go ahead and address something. You did read that right – specifically remove relationships. Why? We recognize the power of relationships and its foundational nature for classroom management; however, you wanting to get to specific strategies and tips.
As an example, I did a 3x3 just for this blog on classroom management (but it could be used for any topic) and notice the responses:
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