Webinar With Education Author and Consultant, Angela Watson…
The Cornerstone: Construct a self-running classroom that frees you to teach!
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  • Create strong instructional routines and procedures for K-6 (Primary) children
  • Teach young students work habits that foster self-reliance
  • Engage younger students in learning and ensure active participation
  • Foster intrinsic motivation so young students want to learn and succeed

Meet Your Expert: Angela Watson

Angela Watson is the creator of The Cornerstone, a collection of print and online resources designed to make teaching more effective, efficient, and enjoyable.

Angela was a classroom teacher for 11 years and currently works as an instructional coach and educational consultant based in New York City.  She is also the author of two books and the creator of The Cornerstone Pro-Active Behavior Management Webinar series.

You can learn more about these resources on Angela’s website, TheCornerstoneForTeachers.com, which features hundreds of free teaching articles, lesson ideas and activities, classroom photos, printable forms/posters, and more.

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Leave your questions for the webinar below (34 comments So Far)

  • sonia

    i would like to have tips of how to keep children quiet inside

    • rob

      Hi Sonia, This webinar is over now but there are plenty of tips on this mater in the replay pack

  • Sammy

    I’m a high school teacher but I appreciate the lecture. I’m so thankful that I still can listen to the lectures although I wasn’t able to attend the webinar because of time difference.

  • Amy

    How do I motivate and manage with children who are easily distracted by anything?
    Is it possible to get their attention without falling in boring routines?
    Thanks for your help.

  • http://WWW.LAKEHEADU.CA Carey Conway

    Lookin’ forward to your work, tools and ideas.

    G’chi miigwetch / “Huge Thanks” (Central Ojibwe dialect).

    –Carey

  • http://rambler Vera

    What are the most successful ways of motivating stutents7

    Arethere any results of teaching English with the help of interactive stories&

  • CK

    What is the best way to get students to listen?

    I’m at the beginning of a 4-week long substituting experience in a first grade classroom. There is already a management system in place, but I have found it ineffective so far. I can’t change TOO much because the students need consistency (and I don’t want the class’s routines to be unrecognizable when the teacher comes back!), but I’ve got to do something. Do you have any suggestions?

  • MARGARITA STEFANOVA

    I know I am a good teacher,but somehow my class management is not efective. It all ends with lack of respect on the side of the students. This leads to lack of confidence on my side. This year I even have a class I cannot get along with at all. The parents are blaming me for their bad marks because they say I haven’t explained them the things well. It is not true, they are just lazy to study at home, most of them usually copy their homework from their classmates when they come to school. In my country homework assignments are usual and parents insist on homework given to their children. If chidren don’ t trust their teacher, it is very difficult to make them learn anything. How do you suggest I should get out of this vicious circle?

  • Chris

    HI Angela,

    How can you automate a classroom when you must put all materials away for others to use your space? I teach on a stage, and I have a different class setup every day and sometimes every class period.

    How to refocus a class group grades Kindergarten, 1st and 2nd, group of 26: They receive Music and Physical Education from me, leave their classroom building 2 blocks away to attend my class at the end of the day. Transitions eat up all the class time regardless of how I split the two classes. Every other class in this private school has smaller numbers, no group instruction in groups larger than 14….except for the other sections of PE.

    Thanks for your comments or suggestions.

    Chris

  • Diana

    Hi Angela,

    I’m teaching a group of 6 year old students who keep talking all the time and who can’t seem to remain on their seats. In a blink everyone is off their seats talking to someone else. As a result, I have to interrupt the class over and over to remind them the classroom rules, which is very tiresome and frustrating. What would you advise me to do? Thanks.

  • Tracie

    How does a student teacher fit into all a self-running classroom? They are supposed to be creative with their teaching and work on developing their style but if procedures are all ready in place, how do their requirements merge? Thanks!

  • sana

    looking forward Angela.

  • doraN

    how to handle primary students facing learning difficulties (lack of concentration for example) while teaching English as a L2,so as to learn and not disturb the flow of the lesson.

  • http://none Amber Stasio

    I have a classroom of students with special needs, and have two (wonderful!) 1 on 1 aides. How can I maximize the instructional time, by having the aides prep more of the basic materials? They come in just before bussing and leave right after the students leave. Could you recommend a good time of day to give them prep work? My students require maximum assistance, so there is little independent or DEAR time. Any ideas? Thank you!

  • Natasha Grydasova

    When I teach 8-11 year olds they tend to get very noisy, especially when doing something exciting. I think, this is quite natural and shows that they’re enjoying themselves but at the same time, it is too hard to get them back. How can I cope with that?

  • Cathy

    I work in a very cultural environment, where students, parents and even other staff sometimes discriminate without realizing or thinking about how it affects the ability to do my job effectively. How would you handle students who refuse to work or are even downright rude because it is what they have been allowed to get away with? Although I am always professional in each situation, sometimes I have to fight the urge to walk out because I am only human. I am caught in a world between two cultures that I’ve had to deal with all my life and some days it just gets to me. Administration is not consistent with discipline or support for some classroom teachers. I want to address this directly with students in a way that does not involve administration or parents and gets the message across that this behaviour is not acceptable.

  • maggie

    I teach English as an L2. My students tend to use their mother tongue a lot. Should this be avoided?

  • http://www.braveteachers.com Miriam

    I’m looking to next year, and I would like to run my entire 4th grade classroom with small group instruction with lots of independent practice. I’ve done this in first grade, but 4th grade feels very different in my school. I already do 3 rotations most days for math, but individualizing reading (without taking hours outside the school day) seems overwhelming. What hints do you have for establishing procedures quickly and efficiently? Suggestions for organizing the room to be most efficient and not too time consuming?

  • karen

    what do you think of the: I do;
    we do; you do; technique

    Do you endorse explicit teaching?

    Do you endorse the spriral curriculum?

  • Kerri

    If you had to give one ‘rule of thumb’ for Suppy Teachers what would it be?

  • Paula

    How do I keep a large class (eg: 27 students) engaged while marking individual work? Correcting homework with large classes?

    How to deal with a class of mixed ability (fast finishers to slow workers)?

  • Amy Hood

    How do you manage transition times? My class take any opportunity to mess around so moving tables or tidying up is the perfect opportunitiy to play fight with each other, call names etc.

  • Hiba

    Hi
    I am a grade one class teacher who teaches first graders english math and science. What are some ways to break the daily routine in class?

  • Claudia

    Hi Angela, Thank you for this discussion. My question is, how do you help students with oppositional defiant disorders to follow classroom procedures?

  • Dave Hanna

    How do you set and maintain appropriate noise levels in a Year 5 classroom?

  • Christine

    I am teaching English to primary school children as an extra, in the form of an “English Club”. In spite of my requests, I have been sent children aged from 6 to 10, so at very different stages of development. The group has 14 children. I would be grateful for any suggestions as to how I can approach this mixed level class and what kind of activities I can use. The session lasts an hour, and I find it very difficult to hold the interest of the smaller children for more than 30 minutes.

  • Sue

    Hi!
    How do you motivate a class with extreme behaviours when they are not your class? How do you get over the let’s see how far we can push the supply teacher stage?
    Thank you

  • http://classroomexpert donna g

    Angela,

    I am considering moving from fourth grade to first grade. I will be interested in any techniques and strategies that I could use to get them motivated to do their best and stay focused.

    Thanks,
    Donna

  • Margo

    I basically have a great class! No major behavior issues. I have a full class of 6th graders. What tricks can I use to get them to use a quiet indoor voice! It isn’t even that they are off task – they are just LOUD! What am I doing/not doing?

  • Dionne Henry-Clarke

    What are some ways we can effectively accommodate children with Non-Verbal Learning Disability?

  • Dionne Henry-Clarke

    Hi Angella,

    We know that boys learn differently from girls and need constant motivation. What are two very effective ways to motivate boys?

  • Saber khandaker.

    I am a Asst. Teacher of a Govt. Primary School from 2002. i have need a teaching job.

  • Lauren Dawson

    We have a lot of students with pretty severe behavior issues at my school. Do you hold the same expectations for behavior for them? What if they aren’t successful and the other students see it as them always getting away with unacceptable behavior?

  • Paula

    Hi Angela,

    How do I motivate and deal with children who are easily distracted by anything? eg a child is asked to complete or do something but has to be constantly(repeatedly) reminded of what they have to do