Overwhelmed by middle school chaos?

Let’s calm the chaos with systems that actually stick.

Managing Middles is a flexible, take-what-you-need course that helps you replace classroom stress with structure—

so you can focus on teaching, not putting out fires.

 
 

This is for you if...

✅ You feel like every day is Day 1 no matter how many times you’ve explained your expectations.

✅ You’re constantly redirecting behavior, answering repeated questions, or managing movement.

✅ You want systems that feel positive, consistent, and middle-school appropriate—without being the “mean teacher.”

✅ You’re ready for a practical reset that gives you calm, flow, and confidence.

 

What You’ll Get

Each module includes short, actionable lessons + printable tools you can start using today.

 

Bite-sized, watch-on-your-planning-period videos you can actually finish.

✅ 3-10 Minutes Each

✅ No fluff

✅ Just real strategies that actually work!

 

Downloads that save your sanity—not add to your to-do list.

✅ Posters

✅ Routine slides

✅ Editable Digital Forms & More!

 

Built for real teachers who don’t always have time to binge-watch — pick a topic, apply it today.

✅ Go in order or jump around

✅ Each module stands on its own

✅ Take what you need, skip what you don’t

 

No fluff, no theory — just what works in real classrooms like yours.

✅ Built by a middle school teacher who’s been doing this longer than TikTok’s been around.

✅ Every system has been tested with real students

✅ Designed to save time, reduce chaos, and actually stick


Inside the Course: Module Menu

Each module focuses on a key piece of classroom management. Click through what you need—or go in order to build a complete system from the ground up.

  • Lessons include:

    ✅ What Middle Schoolers Need

    ✅ Rules vs. Procedures

    ✅ Predictability & Consistency

    ✅ Your Role as the Calm Anchor

    ✅ The 3-Part Framework

  • Set expectations, manage misbehavior, and create buy-in—without yelling or power struggles.


    Lessons include:

    ✅ Core Behavior Expectations

    ✅ Teaching Expectations

    ✅ Consequences That Work

    ✅ Using Incentives

    ✅ Managing Technology

    ✅ Handling Conflict Calmly

  • Reduce decision fatigue and build momentum with smart daily systems.


    Lessons include:

    ✅ Agenda Slides & Bell Ringers

    ✅ Managing Student Questions

    ✅ Consequences That Work

    ✅ Managing Student Movement

    ✅ Tardies & Bathroom Systems

    ✅ Keeping Early Finishers Engaged

  • Teach repeatable routines for tech use, transitions, and movement so your class runs without constant reminders.


    Lessons include:

    ✅ Entering Class with Calm

    ✅ Smooth Dismissals

    ✅ Refocusing Without Yelling

    ✅ Tech Time Boundaries

    ✅ Emergency Drill Prep

    ✅ Movement Systems

    ✅ Managing Turn & Talk

  • Create systems behind the scenes that let you teach instead of track papers or chase down supplies.
    Lessons include:

    ✅ Student Jobs & Table Leaders

    ✅ Seating Charts

    ✅ Absences & Late Work

    ✅ Paper Flow & Handouts

    ✅ Timers

    ✅ Daily Slides

    ✅ Locker Management

 

The Systems Are Simple — The Results Are Big

What teachers like you are saying…

 
 
 
 
 

Built on Research & Real Experience

Managing Middles combines proven classroom management practices (like visual routines, preventative procedures, and calm authority) with strategies tested in real middle school classrooms.

You’ll find techniques aligned with:

📚 Marzano’s research on expectations and engagement

📚 Harry Wong’s systems-first approach

📚Practical, brain-based insights on middle school behavior

Ready to stop surviving and start managing?

Whether you're mid-year, prepping for next fall, or just need a fresh reset -

this course will walk you through systems that bring calm, consistency, and clarity to your teaching day.

 

Start today. Your classroom, your pace.

Pull out your flair pen and journal, grab an iced coffee, and tap that button below to get started managing your middles!

Updated Course Releases June 16th! Grab it this original price before the increase!

You will have access to the original course AND the updated version!

 
 

Still Thinking?

here’s a freebie to get started!

Feel free to use my expectations or create your own to match what your ideal classroom looks like.

I have a worksheet available for you, so you can create expectations that meet your needs.

Fill out the form below to access Google Doc with links to the worksheet, video, and free Google Slide template so you can present your expectations to your students on day one.