Teaching Tips

The Teacher/Student Game: A Fun and Effective Behavior Management Tool

Are you looking for a positive way to boost student engagement and classroom behavior? The Teacher/Student Game offers a simple, playful approach that reinforces good behavior through friendly competition between teacher and students. This strategy helps maintain a 3:1 positive-to-negative interaction ratio, builds motivation, and fosters group cohesion, all while keeping things fun.

When paired with Direct Instruction programs like DISE, the Teacher/Student game reinforces expectations, boosts student engagement, and helps ensure consistent, high-quality implementation across classrooms.

Learn how to implement the Teacher/Student Game in your classroom or across your campus by reading the full article here.

DISE is now available on Amazon!

To help our international customers save on high shipping costs, we have made DISE available through Amazon’s print-on-demand service. Just search Direct Instruction Spoken English on your local Amazon website.