Classroom management is one of the most important components of a successful classroom. Here is my checklist including my strategies for a classroom with a positive learning environment: A Positive Classroom Climate Make sure the environment is safe and there are no hazards Build a community that allows students to take risks Welcome students into class with positivity every day Try to get to know students’ interests, goals, strengths, and weaknesses Include students’ interests in the content Learn every student’s name Have clear expectations Co-create class rules with students Teach SEL (Social and Emotional Learning) Do community-building activities for student-student rapport High Expectations Share objectives/learning goals with students and explain why they are important No Opt Out (have student answer in some form, even if repeating an answer someone else said) Right is Right (do not accept kind of right answers, guide students to a ...