Teaching practice
How predictable routines free up attention for learning and make participation safe. I've gathered classroom management videos, webinars and podcasts on routines, attention and calm, consistent behaviour. Many are short clips you could share with a colleague or a beginning teacher.
Practices in this area:Entry routineAttention signalTransitionsClear instructionsLeast invasive correction
Lesson with commentary
Chalk Dust · F-10 · Australia
With Dr Mark Dowley, the hosts watch how Australian teachers start lessons, from a Year 9 maths class to a Northern Territory prep class, and break down what makes an entry routine work.
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Lesson with commentary
AERO · 13:00 · Year 2 · Australia
How evidence-based practices fit into a fast-paced daily review routine, with a literacy focus.
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Teach Like a Champion (Doug Lemov) · Secondary · 2021 · USA
Shows a teacher at Memphis Rise Academy introducing the Turn and Talk routine to a new class at the start of the year, so the expectations are taught before they are used.
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Lesson with commentary
AERO · F-10 · Australia
Teachers discuss and demonstrate an effective routine for entering the classroom.
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Steplab · 47:30 · Primary and secondary · UK
The first part of Steplab's documentary follows teachers in two schools as they secure and hold students' attention, with teacher interviews and expert analysis.
FreeOpens at steplab.co
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Steplab · 41:10 · Primary and secondary · UK
Part two looks at how teachers build trust, routines and shared norms so that behaviour supports learning, filmed in one secondary and one all-through school.
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Chalk Dust · F-10 · Australia
Before and after footage of a Western Australian primary teacher's lessons shows what instructional coaching and deliberate practice changed, including choral response, mini whiteboards and calling on non-volunteers.
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Lesson footage
Research Schools Network · UK
Precise questions and tight mini whiteboard routines used to check understanding and adapt teaching.
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Teach Like a Champion (Doug Lemov) · Middle years · 2017 · USA
A middle school English teacher explains, models and practises the Turn and Talk routine with his class. A clear example of teaching a routine rather than assuming it.
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inclusionED · Practice guide with video · Australia
A step-by-step practice guide with classroom video on using visual schedules so students know what is coming, move between tasks smoothly and need fewer verbal prompts.
FreeOpens at inclusioned.edu.au
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AERO · F-10 · Australia
Teachers from a range of schools discuss and demonstrate how they gain every student's attention.
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Chalk Dust · Primary and secondary · UK
Peps Mccrea joins the hosts to unpack footage of a UK primary English teacher and a science teacher, looking at tight routines, responsive checks for understanding and concise teacher talk.
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Teach Like a Champion (Doug Lemov) · Year 6 · 2022 · USA
A sixth grade science teacher introduces Show Call at the start of the year, sharing student work with the whole class so that studying mistakes feels normal.
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AERO · F-10 · Australia
Teachers discuss and demonstrate how to respond to disengaged and disruptive behaviour.
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Demonstration
Reading Universe · F-2 · USA
A series that shows a strong phonics lesson routine and teaches you how to deliver it.
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Lesson footage
Uncommon Schools · F-12 · USA
A short Uncommon Schools classroom clip on tight transitions, the routines that move students between activities so little learning time is lost.
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Lesson with commentary
Chalk Dust · F-10 · Australia
The Season Two opener uses AERO classroom videos to analyse entry routines, clear instructions and low-key behaviour corrections in primary and secondary classes at the start of the year.
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Teach Like a Champion (Doug Lemov) · 2023 · USA
A senior secondary biology teacher near Atlanta explains to his class why and how they will show attention to one another. Helpful for anyone planning to teach attention routines explicitly.
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Demonstration
AERO · F-10 · Australia
A short demonstration of circulation as a classroom management skill.
FreeOpens at edresearch.edu.au
Lesson footage
Steplab · Primary · UK
A Steplab clip from Marine Primary Academy in the UK showing the Signal, Pause, Insist routine, used to gain the attention of the whole class.
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Lesson with commentary
Chalk Dust · F-10 · Australia
Adam Boxer shares clips from his own and colleagues' classrooms to show how eye contact, positioning, clear instructions and scanning head off disruption during transitions.
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Lesson footage
Research Schools Network · UK
Making the most of daily routines to build mathematical thinking in a Reception class.
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Teach Like a Champion (Doug Lemov) · Year 6 · 2023 · USA
A short clip of a sixth grade teacher in the Bronx slowing the rush to answer, so that students listen to the whole question and take time to think.
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Lesson with commentary
inclusionED · Practice guide with video · Australia
A practice guide with video on getting to know students' sensory preferences and adjusting the room so they can stay comfortable, focused and safe.
FreeOpens at inclusioned.edu.au
Demonstration
AERO · F-10 · Australia
A short demonstration of scanning your class as a classroom management skill.
FreeOpens at edresearch.edu.au
Lesson with commentary
Chalk Dust · Years 3-4 · New Zealand
Hannah Pointon, a Year 3/4 teacher in Hamilton, New Zealand, shows how routines for lining up, entering the room, organising materials and whiteboard responses are taught and practised until they become calm habits.
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Teach Like a Champion (Doug Lemov) · Foundation · 2018 · USA
A kindergarten teacher in Brooklyn opens the day with clear directions and calm routines. A good model of What To Do instructions with very young students.
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AERO · Year 6 · Australia
Two Year 6 teachers at Loxton Primary School set up a focused classroom from the first day, with clear rules, a morning welcome circle, a countdown for attention and praise for students who are ready.
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Talk
Learning Difficulties Australia · Australia
A talk by Dr Lorraine Hammond, published by Learning Difficulties Australia, on explicit instruction and why the words teachers choose matter.
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Webinar
Think Forward Educators, with Cate Whiting, AERO · 30 to 60 minutes · 2024 · Australia
Cate Whiting presents the evidence behind AERO's first set of classroom management resources and how teachers at any career stage can use them to refine routines.
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Interview
InnerDrive · F-12 · UK
In InnerDrive's Teaching Unpacked series, Doug Lemov explains least invasive intervention, which means correcting behaviour with as little disruption to the lesson as possible.
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Explainer
Tips for Teachers (Craig Barton) · UK
Craig Barton's Tips for Teachers video on mini whiteboards, working through the routine in detail. For teachers who want whole-class responses to run smoothly.
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Interview
NSW Department of Education · 15:36 · Years 7-12 · Australia
The principal of a large western Sydney high school explains how a decade of culture change and consistent classroom expectations were built with staff.
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Explainer
Education Endowment Foundation · 2:57 · UK
A three-minute Education Endowment Foundation video on supporting working memory in the primary classroom. Short enough to watch and discuss in a team meeting.
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Webinar
Think Forward Educators, with Ollie Lovell, Toni Hatten-Roberts and David Morkunas · About 1 hour · 2025 · Australia
Ollie Lovell, Toni Hatten-Roberts and David Morkunas take teachers through the core instructional routines that keep every student thinking in primary maths, whatever program a school uses.
FreeOpens at thinkforwardeducators.org
Webinar
Think Forward Educators, with Christopher Thomas, PWRD Leadership · 30 to 60 minutes · 2024 · Australia
Christopher Thomas gives an overview of Teach Like a Champion techniques for academic engagement, classroom culture and checking for understanding, and links them to Australian evidence.
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Webinar
Think Forward Educators, with Ollie Lovell and Mark Dowley · 30 to 60 minutes · 2024 · Australia
Ollie Lovell and Mark Dowley share routines from their Classroom Management Handbook for entering the room, gaining attention and defusing debate, and show rehearsal through coaching.
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Talk
researchED, with Sara Wiggins · About 45 minutes · 2025 · Australia
Sara Wiggins's researchED Ballarat 2025 talk on classroom mastery, behaviour and lifting results. A starting point for staff discussion about routines and expectations.
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Talk
researchED, with Peps Mccrea and Caroline Spalding · About 1 hour · UK
Peps Mccrea and Caroline Spalding's researchED Home session on using the science of motivation in schools. A starting point for staff discussion about student motivation.
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Webinar
Wolfson Centre for Young People's Mental Health, with Joanna Martin · About 50 minutes · UK
Dr Joanna Martin of Cardiff University on the early signs of ADHD in primary school children, how it can look different in girls and boys, what to do when you have concerns and how schools can help.
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Webinar
ADHD Australia, with Rebecca McLinden · About 35 minutes · Australia
Behaviour analyst Rebecca McLinden, speaking for ADHD Australia, on how ADHD affects the way rewards work, and why motivation and consistency can be hard to keep up.
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Webinar
Kelty Mental Health Resource Centre · About 1 hour · Canada
A webinar for parents from Canada's Kelty Mental Health Resource Centre on how ADHD affects learning and how to support a child at school. Useful for seeing school through a family's eyes. Some of the advice is specific to British Columbia.
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Webinar
Raising Children Network · About 1 hour · Australia
A recorded webinar on ADHD in children and teenagers from the Raising Children Network, the Australian parenting website. Worth knowing about when a family asks you where to start.
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Webinar
inclusionED (Sylvia Rodger Institute) · About 1 hour · Australia
The first episode of inclusionED's webinar series The Inclusive Classroom. It introduces neurodiversity and autism and offers classroom strategies, from sensory needs to building on students' strengths and interests.
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Webinar
inclusionED (Sylvia Rodger Institute) · About 50 minutes · Australia
The third episode of inclusionED's webinar series explains sensory seeking and sensory avoiding, and how being more or less sensitive to what is going on in a classroom affects students.
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Webinar
Positive Partnerships · About 45 minutes · 2026 · Australia
A recorded webinar on planning, shifting attention, flexible thinking and self-regulation in young autistic people, with slides, a strategy list for home and school and a planning template.
FreeOpens at positivepartnerships.com.au
Webinar
Think Forward Educators, with Cate Whiting, AERO · 30 to 60 minutes · 2024 · Australia
Cate Whiting explains AERO's resources for leading a whole-school approach to classroom management, and how leaders can build shared understanding and consistent practice across classrooms.
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Routines and running the room
Knowledge for Teachers · with Tom Bennett
Tom Bennett, founder of researchED and behaviour adviser to the UK government, shares his path into teaching and the lessons behind Running the Room.
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Daily review
Education Research Reading Room · with Adam Boxer
Chemistry teacher Adam Boxer talks through how he runs the opening ten minutes of a lesson, a practical listen for anyone tightening lesson starts and routines.
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Participation techniques
Education Research Reading Room · with Doug Lemov
Doug Lemov of Uncommon Schools discusses Teach Like a Champion and the classroom techniques his team has drawn from studying highly effective teachers.
FreeOpens at ollielovell.com
High expectations
Chalk & Talk · with Doug Lemov
Doug Lemov discusses educational equity and why strong teaching, clear behaviour routines, high expectations and academic rigour help every student succeed.
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Teaching behaviour explicitly
Knowledge for Teachers · with Tim McDonald
Tim McDonald discusses his Centre for Independent Studies paper on teaching behaviour and what building a behaviour curriculum involves for schools.
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Behaviour management
Education Research Reading Room · with Tom Bennett
Tom Bennett, researchED founder and behaviour adviser to the UK government, discusses behaviour management and what teachers and schools can do to run calm classrooms.
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Positive classroom management
Knowledge for Teachers · with Brandi Simonsen
Brandi Simonsen, co-director of the US National Center on PBIS, gives a practical guide to understanding and supporting positive student behaviour.
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Load reduction instruction
Education Research Reading Room · with Andrew Martin
Professor Andrew Martin of UNSW discusses load reduction instruction and his research on student motivation and engagement.
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Managing behaviour to maximise learning
Knowledge for Teachers · with Mark Dowley
Mark Dowley unpacks The Classroom Management Handbook, which he co-authored with Ollie Lovell, and its practical guidance on managing behaviour to maximise learning.
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Behaviour management
Education Research Reading Room · with Bill Rogers
Bill Rogers discusses the human needs behind challenging behaviour and shares practical strategies teachers can use, told through stories from his own classroom practice.
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Cognitive load
Chalk & Talk · with John Sweller
John Sweller explains cognitive load theory, the limits of working memory, and how the theory should guide classroom practice, particularly in mathematics.
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Restorative conversations
Education Research Reading Room · with Bill Hansberry
Bill Hansberry sets out a practical approach to restorative practices in schools and what makes restorative conversations work.
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High expectations for diverse learners
Knowledge for Teachers · with Charlotte Peverett
Charlotte Peverett, a learning specialist and inclusion outreach coach, discusses structures, routines and holding high expectations for all students, including diverse learners.
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Trauma-informed practice
Education Research Reading Room · with Tom Brunzell
Tom Brunzell discusses trauma-informed positive education and compares his experience of schooling in the United States and Australia.
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AllPlay Learn, Monash University · Teacher guide · Australia
A plain guide for primary teachers covering what ADHD is, the strengths these students bring, evidence-based strategies, best practice tips and points to consider across the curriculum.
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Australasian ADHD Professionals Association (Kim Fuller) · Fact sheet · Australia
A short fact sheet from the body behind Australia's ADHD clinical guideline. It explains why educators need to recognise possible ADHD and support students from preschool onwards.
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Nathaniel Swain · Substack · 2026 · Australia
Swain describes two classroom cultures that block learning, opting out and perfectionism, and explains how a deliberate culture of error and expected participation helps students take the risks learning needs.
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Greg Ashman (Filling the Pail) · Substack · 2023 · Australia
Ashman links tiered support to whole-class teaching, arguing that explicit teaching, including structured literacy, is a strong Tier 1 approach for learning and behaviour and is inclusive of students with disabilities.
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Rebecca Birch (On Education) · Substack · 2025 · Australia
Drawing on her doctoral literature review, Birch sets out research linking explicit teaching with better student behaviour and other non-academic outcomes, and argues that academic success underpins wellbeing.
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Doug Lemov (Doug Lemov's Field Notes) · Substack · 2026 · USA
Lemov shares a video of a teacher building the habit of following directions, and explains why such everyday routines are the hidden foundation for rich learning moments.
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Jamie Clark · One-page guide · Australia
Explains how consistent cues and practised routines free working memory for learning, and why whole-school agreement on procedures matters. Draws on Peps Mccrea and Doug Lemov.
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Flynn Vamos and Melanie Porter, for ADHD Australia · Article · Australia
Two psychology researchers report what Australian primary teachers told them about including students with ADHD, which teachers described as the blind spot of inclusion.
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Tom Sherrington · Substack · 2026 · UK
Using his tree metaphor, Sherrington sets out how a school can build an oracy-rich curriculum from routines teachers already use, starting with shared values about talk and listening.
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Jamie Clark (DistillED) · Newsletter article · 2026 · Australia
A framework for designing lessons that secure, direct and orchestrate students' attention, written up from a webinar. Covers distractions from devices, peers, the room and busy slides.
FreeOpens at newsletter.jamieleeclark.com
Teach Like a Champion · Substack · 2025 · USA
A practical guide to the first weeks of school, showing how to teach, model and practise routines explicitly so classrooms run smoothly and students feel safe and ready to learn.
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Kylie Hoey · Substack · 2026 · Australia
Questions behaviour supports that end up rewarding disruption, and argues for clear school systems that hold high expectations while still caring for students.
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Shaun Brien · Substack · 2026 · Australia
Explains why routines free students' attention for learning, drawing on Victorian Department guidance, and sets out what effective classroom routines should include.
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Ben Cooper (WAGOLL Teaching) · Substack · 2026 · UK
Argues that good pace is not about talking faster but removing friction, such as slow transitions and unclear instructions, that wastes primary lesson time.
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Australasian ADHD Professionals Association (Kim Fuller) · Fact sheet · Australia
Examples of common reasonable adjustments for students with ADHD, tied to the Disability Standards for Education. It also notes when anxiety or autism alongside ADHD may call for more.
FreeOpens at adhdguideline.aadpa.com.au
AllPlay Learn, Monash University · Teacher guide · Australia
A guide for primary teachers that sets out what autism is, the strengths autistic students bring, evidence-based strategies, best practice tips and curriculum considerations.
FreeOpens at allplaylearn.org.au
Nathaniel Swain · Substack · 2026 · Australia
A follow-up on culture of error that turns to whole-school consistency. Swain discusses phasing in change, no opt out with support, and the difference between collaboration and mere co-operation among staff.
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Greg Ashman (Filling the Pail) · Substack · 2023 · Australia
A short, practical reflection on keeping whole-class explicit teaching lively, using voice, story, urgency and momentum, and why being interesting does not mean being an entertainer.
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Rebecca Birch (On Education) · Substack · 2026 · Australia
Birch questions the hunt for intrinsic motivation in school subjects and describes realistic alternatives, such as teacher enthusiasm, clear rationales and success, that support students' effort and learning.
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Doug Lemov (Doug Lemov's Field Notes) · Substack · 2026 · USA
Drawing on Peps Mccrea's work, Lemov explains how students' sense of what peers approve of shapes their behaviour, and how teachers can amplify positive norms, especially around academic effort.
FreeOpens at douglemov.substack.com
Jamie Clark · One-page guide · Australia
Summarises the principles and routines from Mark Dowley and Ollie Lovell's Australian book, including entry routines, gaining attention and tight transitions.
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Centre for Education Statistics and Evaluation (NSW) · 2020 · Literature review
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Substack · Australia
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Newsletter · UK
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Blog with video · USA
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Substack · UK
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