The power of routines in the classroom

Tania Noble is an experienced senior teacher, with more than 30 years experience in the classroom. In this episode, Tania helps answer today's key question, "How do routines support learning, not just behaviour?".---After listening to this episode, start here:Building routines to manage cognitive loadhttps://www.edutopia.org/video/building-routines-to-manage-cognitive-load Video discussing the way structures and routines can be used to facilitate effective classroom. Using proactive strategies and routines to create order in the classroomhttps://education.nsw.gov.au/teaching-and-learning/professional-learning/teacher-quality-and-accreditation/strong-start-great-teachers/refining-practice/managing-the-classroom/creating-an-orderly-classroom Data-driven explanations of the strategies that can be used to create order in the classroom and two example models for routine development.Try this tomorrowEntrance Routineshttps://www.edresearch.edu.au/guides-resources/practice-guides/entrance-routineDownloadable practice guide to help develop and refine their classroom entrance routines.Classroom routines to eliminate chaos and confusionhttps://catlintucker.com/2022/09/classroom-routines/ Teacher blog post with explanations and examples of a range of routines to use within and throughout a lesson.If you want to go deeperClassroom management practices commonly used by secondary school teachers: results from a Queensland surveyhttps://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s13384-020-00402-y  Hepburn, L., Beamish, W., & Alston-Knox, C. L. (2021). Classroom management practices commonly used by secondary school teachers: results from a Queensland survey. Australian Educational Researcher, 48(3), 485–505. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13384-020-00402-yAustralia-based empirical study showing that preventative, structured practices are widely used and associated with improvement in student engagement and teacher wellbeing.Book: Running the Room: The Teacher’s Guide to Behaviour by Tom Bennetthttps://www.goodreads.com/book/show/55289198-running-the-room Book (also available on Kindle and Audible) for new teachers with practical advice about managing behaviour in the classroom with a focus on consistency and explicit instruction models.