This article was co-authored by Emily Listmann, MA. Emily Listmann is a Private Tutor and Life Coach in Santa Cruz, California. In 2018, she founded Mindful & Well, a natural healing and wellness coaching service. She has worked as a Social Studies Teacher, Curriculum Coordinator, and an SAT Prep Teacher. She received her MA in Education from the Stanford Graduate School of Education in 2014. Emily also received her Wellness Coach Certificate from Cornell University and completed the Mindfulness Training by Mindful Schools.
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Creating a classroom contract or a list of classroom rules can help bring order to your classroom by establishing a clear set of expectations and consequences for not meeting those expectations. Being specific and consistent will help you achieve the best results. Allowing your students to contribute to the process of establishing the classroom rules may also help them feel more motivated to follow them.