Classroom Management Approaches

At a glance

  • This page summarizes classroom management approaches and skills that research suggests strengthen school connectedness.
  • School staff can use these strategies, tools, and templates to apply these approaches in face-to-face, virtual, or blended learning modes.
Strategy infographic.

Approaches

Teacher and students standing together.
Teacher Caring and Support
Teachers building strong relationships with students increases school connectedness.
Students standing and carrying books.
Peer Connection and Support
Students feeling connected to their peers demonstrate higher levels of engagement in school.
Teacher and student sitting at a desk with a laptop. Icons of science, technology, art, and math surround them.
Student Autonomy and Empowerment
Students are more engaged with school when they feel teachers are open to student ideas and choices.
An oversized stack of books with students climbing, sitting and standing on the books.
Management of Classroom Social Dynamics
Students' connectedness to peers and school is linked to teachers promoting positive interactions.
Teacher standing in front of a blackboard with a desk full of books, a globe and a plant.
Teacher Expectations
Students' connectedness to peers and school is linked to teachers believing in students' potential.
An oversized stack of books surrounded by plants, with students sitting, standing, reading and watering plants.
Behavior Management
Students' connectedness to peers and school is linked to teachers promoting pro-social behaviors.
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Content Source:
Division of Adolescent and School Health; National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion