Essential Classroom Management is an interactive training designed to help the general educator promote positive behaviors in the classroom. Participants will learn to define behavior expectations as well as establish rules and routines for the classroom. Specific strategies will address building relationships with students, increasing student engagement, and encouraging other positive behaviors in the classroom through classwide reinforcement systems. Strategies for responding to inappropriate behaviors will also be discussed. Each participant will create a classroom management plan. This training addresses High Leverage Practices (HLP) HLP #7: Establish a Consistent, Organized and Respectful Learning Environment; HLP #8: Provide Positive and Constructive Feedback to Guide Students’ Learning and Behavior; HLP #16: Use Explicit Instruction; and HLP #18: Use Strategies to Promote Active Student Engagement.