METHOD	IMPLEMENTATION	WHY IT’S EFFECTIVE
10. Clean Slate	If you have had problems with a student the year before or the day before-constantly remind them that they can have a fresh start. DO NOT hold grudges. Model forgiving behavior.	Students need to know that the classroom is a safe environment where they can make mistakes but then be forgiven. They need to know that their past bad behavior will not “follow” them through high school.
11. Avoid public confrontation.	If a student needs some behavior modification, talk to them after class or take them out into the hall for a private discussion.	The misbehaving student’s friends will often defend their friend which then puts you at a disadvantage. By keeping confrontation out of your classroom, you can still maintain a positive tone. Students are more receptive to admonishment when it’s one-on-one.
12. Sandwich	When you are calling home, writing report card comments, giving feedback on assignments, make sure you begin and end with positive comments.	By “sandwiching” negative comments between positive ones, you are ensuring that you are focusing on some of the positive aspects of the student, work or behavior. Helps the student’s self-esteem if they are given positive feedback along with the negative.
13. Limit Rules and make them positive.	When establishing classroom rules, prioritize and decide which ones are really important. Discard the unimportant ones.	Beginning the school year with a long list of prohibitions sets a negative tone. Assume that your students are responsible and are going to behave well. Word rules in a positive way. ie: Please be on time. NOT Don’t be late.
14. Model positive behavior with colleagues.	Always speak kindly and courteously to other staff members. Never say anything negative about a colleague in your classroom. Never let a student bad mouth another teacher in your classroom.	Students learn by example. If you are insisting that students treat their peers with courtesy and respect, then you must do the same.