Linda Kardamis – Classroom Management 101

Why Classroom Management 101?

When I thought back to my own classroom management challenges, I knew I wanted to share the lessons I’d learned with other teachers who were struggling. So I wrote Create Your Dream Classroom and ed Teach 4 the Heart. I’ve loved sharing some of the knowledge and skills I’ve learned and it’s been such a joy to be able to help and encourage other teachers.

But the more I thought about it, the more I realized that classroom management is very nuanced. There’s not one magic technique that will correct all your problems. Instead, there are a variety of elements that need to all be in place in order to truly be effective.

I’d shared many lessons on Teach 4 the Heart, but I wanted to put everything in one place. To provide teachers with a complete, organized system that would ensure they had all the tools and training they needed to develop and implement a strong classroom management plan.

And that’s when Classroom Management 101 was born.

Classroom Management 101 is here to make sure you don’t miss any crucial elements when developing your classroom management plan. It’s here to give you everything you need to establish that strong foundation so that you can build an amazing classroom and make a lasting difference in your students’ hearts and lives.

Who Is This Course For?

This course is for any teacher who wants to improve their classroom management. A new teacher or a teacher who’s struggling to control their classroom will gain the knowledge they need to succeed, and a veteran teacher who has the basics down will pick up additional skills and ideas to take their classroom to the next level. This course is great for any K – 12 teacher. I mostly taught middle school, so many of my examples relate best to those grades, but I also relate the principles to all grades, from kindergarten up to high school.

If you’ve been following Teach 4 the Heart for very long, you may have noticed that my primary audience is Christian teachers. Since I am a Christian and taught at a Christian school, I use Christian or Scriptural examples from time to time throughout the course. This course, however, is designed for Christian and non-Christian teachers alike, who teach in both private or public schools. (In other words, I think the course is great for anyone who needs help with classroom management, but if a mention of Scripture is going to upset you, then it’s probably not for you.)

Your Instructor

Linda Kardamis

I always wanted to be teacher, but a few months in, I realized teaching was a whole lot harder than I thought it would be. Too many of my students just weren’t listening to me; many were outright belligerent. My confidence plummeted, and as much as I hated to admit it, I wasn’t enjoying teaching. Instead, I felt like a failure in my own classroom.

But God wasn’t done with me. Through sound advice, a bit of trial and error, and much prayer, I gradually learned to keep my students’ attention, and I started to believe I could actually do this.

As I stopped living in fear of the next problem, I began to look forward to teaching. And while I loved those ah-ha moments when my students finally got how to solve equations, the truest joy came from watching God change lives through me.

No matter what challenges you’re facing, God wants to use you in your classroom. You’re in the right place. Let’s dive in.

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