Classroom Management for Teaching English to Kids (EFL, ESL) (Udemy.com)
How to Run Your Lessons Smoothly so Students Succeed and Everyone Enjoys English Class
Created by: Will Herr
Last updated October 2024
What you will learn
- Learn the basics of classroom management and behavior management theory
- Learn the 5 Basic Needs from Choice Theory and important points of child development
- Learn what makes students misbehave and how to help them do better
- Learn how to use routines and systems so students know what to do and how to be successful in class
- Learn useful teacher traits, habits, and mindsets so you can positively influence your students
- Learn how to design your lesson and activities to encourage good behavior.
How it compares
Against the other 503 rated Udemy courses in Teaching & Academics on CourseDuck:
- Rating4.9 out of 5higher than 97% of them
- Reviews283#317 of 504 by number of reviews
- Length6.7 hourslonger than 74% of them
- Last updatedOctober 2024more recently than 60% of them
Course Description
As teachers, we all want our classes to be filled with happy students learning English. And we know it takes a lot of different skills, like classroom management skills, to make that happen. These keep our classes organized so students know what do and how to succeed so everyone can have a great time in class. And, they're especially important in English as a Foreign/Second Language (EFL/ESL) classes because students have to learn in a language they don't always understand.
Master Classroom Management for Awesome Classes Teaching Kids English
In this course you will:
learn what children need, how they develop, and how this affects their behavior in class.
discover how to build great relationships with and among your students.
identify how to use routines, rules, praise, and behavior management systems so your students know how to get along well in class.
learn how to design lessons that use movement, fun, creativity, and more to encourage your students to learn and be their best.
learn how to handle times when students make mistakes and how to help them to do better.
I designed this course to help new and experienced English teachers use positive, practical, and effective techniques so all of their students have a chance to enjoy learning in their classes. For example, you will learn how to structure your lessons to balance your students' energy levels, organize routines to make your lessons flow smoothly, and even give instructions so everyone is on the same page.
However, this is not a entry-level Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL) certification course. It does not include sections on topics like how to teach vocabulary, grammar, or skills like reading and writing.
I have also arranged this course so you can watch it in any order you like, so pick and choose the sections that are most interesting to you.
The first two sections after the introduction cover some basic classroom management theory and how to understand our students, including their backgrounds, needs, development, and challenges while they are between the ages of 6 and 11.
Later sections cover practical class issues and techniques for building rapport, using routines, giving praise, using games with movement, and offering powerful opportunities for students to make choices in your lessons. These techniques will work for classes of 5 to 45 students.
In the final section, you will get a step by step guide for how to effectively respond when students misbehave in the classroom. You'll also review three cases of common classroom misbehavior, such as shouting during a game, and use the knowledge you learned during the course to explain why students acted out and what solutions might work best.
By the end of this course, you will have all the tools you need to create a great, well-run class for your students so everyone can successfully learn!
Instructor Details
- 4.9 Rating
283 Reviews
Will Herr
Will Herr is an EFL teacher trainer from the USA with 15 years of experience in English Education. He started teaching in South Korea and has been working in Vietnam since 2012.
He's taught children in a variety of settings including afterschool academies, public school classrooms, and preschools. He has experience teaching children in classes with as few as 5 and as many as 45 students.
On top of teaching, he has spent the last 10 years managing, coaching, and training teachers. This includes observing and mentoring teachers for their professional development and to help them solve classroom problems.
He founded Star Teacher Training in 2017 to help new teachers in Saigon and beyond succeed in their lessons, especially in public school classrooms with limited resources and large numbers of students. He runs a website, a YouTube channel, and in-person workshops for teachers and client companies including Apollo English, GELA, Yola, and more. His workshops have been attended by hundreds of teachers and have a 5-star rating with 70 reviews.
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Reviews
By Dyna Icy on 7/15/2025
Halfway through this course and I already feel more confident. I’m transitioning into teaching, so everything here is new to me — and this course has been exactly what I needed. It’s answering questions I’ve carried for a long time, and even touching on topics I hadn’t thought to ask. Clear, practical, and full of insight for anyone starting out. Highly recommended for aspiring educators.
By Oğuzhan Korkmaz on 5/21/2025
Very clear instructions and explanations. I was a little bit frustrated at the beginning of the course because the instructor was talking about the problems we may see in our classes but wasn't telling the solutions. How to solve that problem or how to approach in the situations which he was mentioning etc. But later in the course he made great explanations and approaches for us. These approaches may not work for every student but as for the general these things apply well. So thanks again Will. I am waiting for more updates in both of the courses.
By Maria Kurenkova on 7/13/2024
This course is amazing! Highly recommended. I found it very informative, clear with tons of examples and what is important, the lecturer is very charismatic so you believe everything he explains. Even tho some techniques and ways are not "new" for me, it was a good reminder!
By Chanell Jordan-Collins on 1/23/2024
The course was a refresher of techniques that I do already, however I did learn a couple of new management techniques, which I will apply in the classroom.
By Hendrik Coetzee on 11/27/2023
This course is well-organized and packed with helpful information. I'm already familiar with a lot of the concepts, but the instructor's presentation made them much clearer and more applicable. I might watch it again in the future. The course is pretty long, so if you try to cram it all in a day or two, it'll be a lot to take in. For now, I'm just focusing on the parts that are most relevant to me.
By James Robert on 11/22/2023
The course is truly beneficial. I began teaching in Asia for the past six months and struggled with large-sized classes. This course offers a wealth of practical and insightful ideas. It also provides valuable insights into student psychology. Section 3 is my favorite. The author is exceptionally generous with the content. Six hours of the course with tons of knowledge for a mere dozen bucks is an absolute steal!
By Nicolas Slunsky on 10/16/2023
This truly was an amazing course! It has taught me so many important things that I wish I had been taught much much earlier. It's engaging and informative with lots of practical examples and it never gets boring. Will, the instructor, also serves as a great role-model in terms of articulation and body language. I highly recommend this course, I doubt you could find anything better on this topic.
By Jess Michov Pereira on 9/8/2021
Ive done a F2F course with Will Herr before and this is my second one with him. For starters, the course does not feel like an online course. There are lots of useful techniques in this course and Will expands a lot on his personal experience to help the course attendee come out of this course feeling much more confident. Thanks Will!
By Gareth Evans on 9/7/2021
An fantastic course full of interesting insight about student behaviour and mis-behaviour and our roles as teachers in this. It is well-researched, easy to understand, and there were many practical ideas that I have already implemented to enhance my teaching and student learning experience.
By David R on 9/3/2021
Excellent! A six-hour deep-dive (without filler) into everything a teacher needs to know about classroom management. It looks at the real causes for 'mis' behaviour in the classroom, and gives loads of practical solutions for dealing with them, in a way that treats children with dignity and respect. The course also covers the misconceptions teachers have about what classroom management is (i.e. stars, stickers, rewards, and so on) and details the shortcomings and unintended consequences of many of those oft-used systems. Classroom management can be the bane of the new teacher's life. Its hard enough when you first begin teaching classes of young learners, without the added pressure of a few children seemingly hellbent on making your life miserable. The perspectives, tools and approaches discussed in this course can be used to improve your classes without having to go through as much of the pain and frustration of having to learning them all through direct experience, as many of us have had to. Thanks for producing an excellent resource!
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