What does the beginning of the school year look like in your classroom? What should it look like? Classroom management is key, but how we go about establishing it is different for everyone. The guys share what happens on the first day in their classrooms (3:45), Andrew talks about his two tenets for classroom management (10:00), and finishes the show by stumbling into a possibly brilliant idea for a new project to start the year (16:45).

Resources and Links:

• Last year's back to school podcast with Janine Campbell
• 5 Ways to Make Art on the First Day of School
• Use Narrative Necklaces to Meet Your New Students
• Routines to Teach During the First Week (download)