Classroom Management: Building Classroom Structure


Editable PowerPoint Module


A 2015 study found that, of all the different aspects of teaching, teachers felt least prepared to deal with classroom management, especially right out of prep programs. Many teachers feel classroom management is a skill you either have naturally or will never have, like the ability to cross your eyes. We, on the other hand, firmly believe it’s something that can be taught, and we offer a clear, step-by-step guide to developing a strong classroom management plan.


Classroom Management: Building Classroom Structure (CM:S) is a great resource to use with an entire staff or for differentiated professional development that targets those teachers who need a little support in developing an intentional classroom management plan.


This module will allow you to go in depth with your staff about how to avoid student humiliation, gather student input, and utilize conflict resolution tools like Restorative Practices. The module concludes with our Eight Tips for Finishing Strong, a valuable toolbox for maintaining quality instruction and engagement during those final months of the school year.

Concepts covered include: The Importance of Structure, Teacher Management Styles, Classroom Environment, Four Steps to a Classroom Management Plan, Restorative Practices, The First Two Weeks of School, Maintaining and Sustaining, Eight Tips for Finishing Strong, and more!


This module, like all of our modules, can be used by elementary, middle, or high school teachers. It can also be used completely on its own, or alongside our other modules for a more long-term professional development plan. Save 20% by purchasing our four-module bundle.


Additional info: 

  • Ready-to-go presentation in multiple formats, featuring more than 80 slides with presenter scripts. 
  • Research-backed content with up-to-date statistics and examples.
  • Uniquely formatted emailable file with more than 60 engaging and easily digestible slides, perfect for remote work situations. 
  • Applicable for elementary, middle, or high school staff.
  • All files are 100% editable.
  • Files can be used completely on their own or with our other modules for a more long-term professional development plan.
  • Material typically takes 1-3 hours to present.
  • 100% money back guarantee



Edit if you want or use right away!

Every file is completely turnkey. You can download immediately and let the professionally-designed slides and copy-edited presenter notes guide you through a top-notch presentation. And if you want to get into the details and customize to your content, have at it! Every page is 100% editable!

Email it instead!


How many times have you overheard, "This could've been an email"? No problem. We've included an editable document featuring the same material that can be attached to an email and sent to your staff in seconds. Also a great option to catch up colleagues who have to miss a meeting.

Additional materials included

With your download, you'll get a planning workbook with a word-for-word presenter script and suggested sequencing to optimize your training.

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Module Contents


Each download contains:

  • Two presentation-ready PPTX files
  • Emailable file
  • Planning workbook including presenter notes
  • PD Sequence document to guide this module on its own or alongside our other modules


System Requirements


Microsoft PowerPoint files are formatted as .PPTX files. Recommended PowerPoint versions include PowerPoint 2008 or newer on a Mac or PowerPoint 2007 or newer on a PC. Additionally, a compressed version of the Email it! PDF is included. If edits to the Email it! file are desired, it's recommended that you export the file to a PDF and compress the file to reduce the overall size of the email. Suggestions are provided in the Support Documents folder included with the fie on how to compress PDFs on both Mac and PC.


Licensing Information


By purchasing a "module" from Cogent Solutions, LLC, which includes all "files" (i.e. PowerPoint, Word, PDFs, etc.), you (the "user") obtain a a non-exclusive and limited license with respect to the module contents. Each license is granted to an individual school and cannot be shared with other schools, even within the same school district. This limited license allows for the following uses:


Can be used for

Unlimited professional development use at your school. Any file may be distributed to or edited by administrative staff members only, or those staff members at your school responsible for delivering professional development. At no time should teachers have access to editable files. 


Cannot be used for 

Professional development at more than one school. Any distribution of files to any staff (i.e. Principal, Assistant Principal, Instructional Coach, etc.) not assigned directly to your school is expressly prohibited. This means that staff are prohibited from sharing files with other schools for any purpose, even if schools are part of the same district. For multiple school pricing or districtwide pricing, please contact [email protected]. 


All files provided in a module are for presentation purposes only. Files may not be distributed to teachers in any format, with the exception of the "Email it!" PDF version provided in the module. Any edits made to the "Email it!" PowerPoint file by administrators must be exported to a non-editable PDF version before being distributed to teaching staff.