Dear Kid Whisperer: I teach third grade, and I use a behavior chart. All of the kids start out with a red, a yellow, and a green card by their names.

Behavior charts are still widely used as discipline tools, and for teachers with at least 20 students to manage, they may be effective. But for students who have experienced trauma, it can be just ...

ClassDojo, software for tracking classroom behavior and incentivizing students, has updated its mobile app to allow teachers to access all the desktop features from a mobile device.Now teachers ...

Star charts and color cards create a negative classroom environment. Teachers need to toss these systems and focus on building relationships. Death to the Behavior Chart! 3 Reasons to Resist the ...

According to one study, classroom design — seating charts, lighting, furniture, classroom rules, and other elements — can account for as much as 25% of a student’s progress over the course ...

After the students leave for the day around 3 p.m., the classroom behavior therapists, or CBTs, then chart all of the programming based on the student’s Independent Education Plan.

3. Too Noisy. Even when students are trying to behave, sometimes the classroom just gets too loud. Teachers get tired of yelling over students and asking them to be quiet.

“Behavior that is reinforced tends to increase, so if teachers are praising students for good behavior – such as attending to the teacher, asking for help appropriately, etc. – it stands to reason ...