One of the major factors contributing to classroom management problems is the fact that the students simply are not involved in the lesson. Therefore, it is easy to conclude that if a teacher can effectively increase class participation then classroom management problems will decrease.

Unfortunately, increasing class participation can be easier said than done.

Well, here's tip that can actually help you get 100% participation from your next class.

It's actually quite easy...

Instead of the teacher asking a question and waiting for the usual hands to rise, the teacher should have ALL of her students WRITE the answer to a question.

Simply say, "I have a question that I'd like you all to write answer to..."

Now, instead of having the same few students respond, the teacher has gotten ALL of her students to respond. By using this simple strategy the teacher went from roughly 5% class participation to 100% class participation.

And, as stated earlier if students are actively participating in the class than there is naturally going to be less classroom management problems.

To further increase class participation the teacher can give the students a couple of minutes to share their written answers with a partner.

The "pair & share" allows students to teach and learn from each other and allows the students to reinforce their learning without the anxiety of responding in front of the entire class.

One of the bonuses of using this strategy is that the students who usually respond first, the ones who always put their hand up right after any question has been asked, will actually develop better answers now that they have had more time to process the question and their answer.

While this strategy may take a little more time than the traditional approach, the end result of increasing class participation and decreasing classroom management problems is well worth it.

For more classroom management strategies that you can start applying to your very next class make sure to read Adam Waxler's "eTeach: A Teacher Resource for Learning the Strategies of Master Teachers" @ http://www.TeachingTeacher.com