{"id":7145,"date":"2017-01-24T15:05:45","date_gmt":"2017-01-24T20:05:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ssww.com\/blog\/?p=7145"},"modified":"2026-04-21T13:49:01","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T17:49:01","slug":"classroom-management-high-school-teachers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ssww.com\/blog\/classroom-management-high-school-teachers\/","title":{"rendered":"Classroom Management for High School Teachers"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"highKISS \u2013 Keep It Simple Strategies \u2013\u00a0<\/strong>Classroom Management for High\u00a0School Teachers<\/strong><\/p>\n

The challenges for high school teachers come in new flavors, one of which is “no time”. Between quieting a noisy class after the bell rings, students who wander in late, and teenage behavior, you have your job cut out for you!\u00a0We’ll embrace these challenges one at a time:<\/p>\n

Time Management for High School Classes<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Block scheduling is one way administrators and high school educators have come up with to maximize the time available to handle complex material. If you’ve been in a school that is migrating to the block, you know how hard it is to adapt to having big chunks of time. You’ve been used to chunking your content into smaller pieces, now you have the luxury (curse) of more time to get your point across.<\/p>\n

As a high school Library Media Specialist, I found that migrating to the block caused a big spike in movie borrowing. You may laugh, but it’s a real problem. Teachers are in no mood to change everything they know about time management to a new scheme and they’re going to want some quick fixes. All teachers are going to go through this phase. Resist the temptation if you can.<\/p>\n

If time management is\u00a0a bit of a struggle for you, working with school administrators to develop a block scheduling plan might be one way to approach solving the lack of time issue.<\/p>\n

Late and Disruptive Students<\/h2>\n

My best\u00a0ways to handle this problem are:<\/p>\n