Moving Beyond Classroom Management

By Katie Budrow and Garnet Hillman

No one can argue that effective classroom management is critical for teaching, but what if there was something more than just managing student behavior. What if we could stop simply trying to control or deal with students? What if we could move beyond the tips and tricks of traditional management systems and obtain a more harmonious environment for students and teachers? The beautiful thing is we can. In Moving Beyond Classroom Management: Leading a Culture of Learning, Katie Budrow and Garnet Hillman show how to shift away from short-term classroom management solutions and create a culture of trust, empathy, and safety that builds essential leadership skills for students to use in the classroom and throughout their lives.

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Classroom management is a broad term used to describe methods used to ensure a classroom runs smoothly. However classroom leadership implies that the teacher is motivating those around them to achieve a goal. Management is rooted in problem-solving and smoothing out the bumps in the road. Leadership is found in inspiration and tackling tough problems together. Classroom management is something “done to” students, while classroom leadership is “done with” them.

Katie Budrow and Garnet Hillman