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Use humor in your teaching!Be a cheerleader; encourage your students regularly and help them see their self-worth.Provide positive feedback to them.Know where your students are academically (ie. reading, writing, and math-levels). Adjusttheir work, as needed, based on their individual needs.Students need continual repetition and re-teaching to learn and master objectives.Contact parents with positive comments about their child.Attend the extra-curricular activities of your students.Say something that is sincere and positive to each student every day.Prepare completely for the next teaching day before you leave school.I start my math classes with a "POP QUIZ." My quizzes are actually activities that rangefrom popular teen text messages such as BRB (Be Right Back) or a review concept fromthe previous class. These activities engage my students the minute they walk in my room.-High School Resource Math TeacherWhen dealing with a particularly "reluctant learner," sit-down in front of them or to the side,and just calmly talk for a moment. This action may help them to re-focus.Visually structure your classroom and label everything. Get rid of all clutter.-High School Senior Alternate Curriculum TeacherWhen speaking to parents, make sure that you use the sandwich method (good things, notgood things, good things again). Parents are a valuable resource. They desire to hear bothpositive as well as constructive comments about their child. When you have new studentsand need information, parents should be one of the first people you call for information.In my classroom, I use the phrase, “caught being good”. My students like it when they arecaught being good. It encourages good behavior.-High School Senior Alternate Curriculum TeacherAlways use effective, specific praise with students. Generic praise does not have meaning.When you speak with a student about a behavioral issue, it might be best if you talk tohim/her away from their peers.-High School Science Co-TeacherCall home to parents to let them know when their child is really working hard and doinggreat in class. Encourage the parents to give their child some type of praise in turn.Set the tone for acceptable behavior from day one.