Welcome back to school!  The beginning of a new year is a crucial time for students and teachers alike.  What you do to establish an effective classroom management system and create an environment that supports learning will influence what your students accomplish throughout the year.   Please click on this link to read more and to download our 12-page booklet.

The American Federation of Teachers has developed a series of brochures, called Teacher Tips, to assist teachers in the classroom and beyond. These concise publications will be an effective and useful addition to your back-to-school planning and teaching throughout the school year.  Each brochure may be downloaded and shared with friends (PDF format).

Teachers have control over how their classroom is arranged. Research shows that effective classroom arrangement maximizes student learning by contributing to good classroom management and supporting effective instruction.  Click on the link provided to learn more.

This section will exame useful tips on establishing effective rules and procedures for the classroom.  Please click on the link provided to learn more and to also download additional resources to assist implementing the tips of the trade.

In this section, AFT has provided strategies to help monitor student behavior, reward appropriate actions and apply appropriate intervention for disruptive behavior. Click here to read more and to download additional materials to help in the classroom.