by bmelsby | Sep 16, 2025 | classroom management
How to Partner With Parents When Classroom Behaviors Escalate by Amanda Melsby – September 17, 2025 What classroom management strategy did I avoid most as a teacher? Calling parents. I would do anything to sidestep that call: giving extra chances, looking the...
by bmelsby | Sep 10, 2025 | classroom management
Four Low-Drama Moves That Will Tame Student Behavior by Amanda Melsby – September 7, 2025 I’m naturally conflict-averse. Ask my mother, ask my husband – I rarely initiate or engage in conflict. Then I became a teacher and, somewhere along the way, convinced...
by bmelsby | Sep 3, 2025 | classroom management, new teacher
How to Respond to Challenging Behavior Without Escalating by Amanda Melsby – September 1, 2025 Let me begin this article on how to respond to challenging behavior with a classic “do as I say, not as I do” example. In my first year of teaching Language Arts, I...
by bmelsby | May 27, 2025 | classroom management
End-of-the-Year New Teacher Reflection (Free Download) by Amanda Melsby – May 25, 2025 When the school year ends, we spend most of our energy on final grades and a clean-enough-to-leave classroom. Thoughts naturally (and happily!) shift to summer plans. The...
by bmelsby | May 19, 2025 | classroom management
Engaging End-of-the-Year Activities for Middle and High School by Brad Melsby – May 19, 2025 The end of the school year brings its own set of challenges. You’ve wrapped up your curriculum and submitted final grades, but the school year isn’t quite over. Students...
by bmelsby | Apr 28, 2025 | classroom management, new teacher
How to Respond When a Student Is Disrespectful by Brad Melsby – April 28, 2025 Being on the receiving end of disrespectful behavior from a student is one of the more unpleasant realities of teaching. Every teacher-student interaction is unique, but it’s helpful...
