When I was in the classroom, some of the most effective lessons and individual conversations I had with students about behavior didn’t focus on any single student.  Rather, they emphasized the impact their behavior had on their classmates.

Here are some of the resources I used during those lessons and conversations, along with some new additions:

Missing Classmates and Attendance Patterns in Elementary Schools is a new study. Here is an excerpt:

Findings indicate that classmates’ absences increase a student’s likelihood of being absent the following day, and these effects persist even after removing absences attributed to illness.

A number of relevant materials can be found at The Best Ways To Deal With Rudeness In Class.

New Study Finds That Using Cellphones During Lectures Hurt Exam Scores, But That’s Not The Most Important Result

Study Finds Positive Student Classroom Behavior Can Have Powerful Impact On Peers

Focusing On The Impact Classroom Disruptions Have On Others, Not On The Students Doing The Disrupting

Study Finds Unique Way To Promote Student Self-Control

Bingo! There Are Issues With This Study On Grit & ELLs, But I Am Sure Going To Use It With My Students