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**Topic:** Classroom Management

====**Target Learners (Population):** Veteran teachers, administrators, department chairs, teacher mentors, teacher instructors ==== = **Problem**: = ==== 50% of new teachers leave the teaching profession after 5 years. The main reason for this fleet is because of classroom management challenges. How can we as veteran educators save these teachers who bring promise to our students? ====

Participants know how important it is to maintain a well structured classroom. Students learn best when there are expectations, consequences and order.
Participants will learn that technology is exciting and can be a good tool for encouraging new teachers to be successful and want to stay in the profession.

Participants may not be familiar with new technology methods or applications for classroom management. They also may not know how to be effective mentors.
**Workshop Objectives:**
 * Participants will learn new ways to use technology which will aid in maintaining a well structured classroom.
 * Participants will learn new classroom management skills.
 * Participants will learn ways to use technology to assist with classroom management.
 * Participants will learn how to identify the warning signals of overload by these teachers.
 * Participants will learn how to build a comfortable form of reference for these teachers, through the use of technology.

**Workshop Outcomes:**
 * Participants will have reflected on their own perspectives and philosophies of classroom management.
 * Participants will have researched classroom management practices.
 * Participants will have researched classroom management technology to incorporate and to share with novice teachers.
 * Participants will have created a mentoring tool as reference for new teachers to assist with classroom management.