Over the past few years, I’ve developed a gamified classroom management system to help students reflect on and manage their behavior. I first published the game in 2013, and I’ve finally updated it this week. I’ve used the game with 6th, 7th, and 8th graders — most recently with some tough 6th grade classes. The new version […]

Managing a classroom of middle school students can be challenging. Even with the best intentions, highly engaging lesson plans, and all the enthusiasm anyone over 22 can muster, it is impossible to get all students to focus on education. Too many students are more than happy to answer the siren calls of friends, cell phones, […]