“…Across all elementary and secondary schools, formal, accredited higher education coursework is not a common source for learning and practicing classroom management skills (Smart & Igo, 2010); only 18% of teachers report that they learned the skills as part of their teacher preparation programme (Merrett & Wheldall, 1993), and only 27% of teachersí preparation programmes offer an entire course on the topic of classroom management (Oliver & Reschly, 2010). The effects of sparse coursework in classroom management are compounded by insufficient opportunities to practice implementing strategies during field placements that offer direct instruction, coaching and feedback (Capizzi, Wehby, & Sandmel, 2010;Moore-Partin et al, 2010;Oliver, Wehby, & Reschly, 2011;Simonsen, MacSuga, Fallon, & Sugai, 2012;Simonsen, Myers, & DeLuca, 2010).…”