Ten Strategies for Creating a Classroom Culture of High Expectations

Site Development Guide #13

By Myra Cloer Reynolds

Motivation and classroom-management skills are essential to creating and sustaining an environment of high expectations and improvement in today's schools. This guide is designed to help teachers and school administrators assess their practices and plan strategies for improvement. The 10 strategies include tips on developing plans for classroom and school management, organizing classrooms, communicating with and involving parents, improving homework, using teaching strategies that engage students, and dealing with chronic disruptions and complaints.

Keywords: classroom culture, management plan, instructional plan, grading practices

(04V03); 8 pages; 2004; $2/$1 each for 10 or more

Goal that it reflects: Every school has higher student performance and meets state academic standards for all students each year.

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