Appropriate classroom rules and consequences are created, communicated, and displayed in the classroom for students to see and allow for periodic review. Class rules and consequences are impartial and are consistently enforced in the classroom. Through positive reinforcement and great encouragement, an effective teacher empowers students to take charge of their own behavior and consequences. An effective teacher uses proximity, nonverbal methods, and eye contact to quickly and unobtrusively keep students in check on their behavior and, ultimately,