Classroom Management and Student Motivation

There's no use sugar-coating it: Whether you are a novice or seasoned veteran, teaching can be both demanding and discouraging. Disruptive students, stubborn parents, unsupported administrators, seemingly senseless instructional mandates, demoralizing media coverage all are part of the job. Even so, world-renowned educator and author Rafe Esquith believes that teachers can thrive in their classrooms and in their lives. In this webinar, Esquith or of Teach Like Your Hair's on Fire and Real Talk for Real Teachers—discusses how you can create an atmosphere of consistency and energetic purpose in your classrooms that generates excitement about learning and encourages student independence. Drawing on his own experiences, he also offers advice on how teachers at any career stage can remain emotionally strong in the face of discouragement and frustration and continue to build relationships with students which he says constitute "the most important data of all."