Motivating and Meeting Students’ Diverse Needs with Positive Classroom Design and Social-Emotional Learning

Abstract

Classroom management has been a primary concern of teachers ever since we can remember. Excellent classroom managers are teachers who understand their own needs as well as the needs of their students. Teachers must get to know their students, where they come from, what motivates them, and what they need in order to best understand them. Through establishing a positive classroom environment, teachers can work to encourage and motivate students through promoting self-discipline while utilizing social-emotional learning.