From Compliance to Engagement in Mathematics: Maximizing Learning Through Effective Classroom Management

This interactive professional learning session invites K–12 math educators to reimagine classroom management as a catalyst for student-centered learning. Rather than focusing solely on compliance, participants will explore practical strategies for cultivating an engaging, collaborative mathematics environment that fosters deep thinking and active participation. Through a blend of research, classroom video, discussion, and hands-on planning, educators will examine how intentional routines, norms, and structures can reduce off-task behavior, streamline transitions, and create space for meaningful mathematical discourse and problem solving. Emphasis will be placed on balancing efficiency and effectiveness to ensure that instructional time is maximized and students are empowered as active learners—not passive rule-followers.