1. Effective classroom managers establish routines, rules, and consequences to create a productive learning environment. They teach positive behaviors and have consistent expectations. 2. Managers also aim to make students feel comfortable through classroom organization and cooperative learning. They involve parents and have high expectations for all students. 3. Maintaining routines, rules, positive reinforcement, consistency, and parental involvement helps the manager foster an intellectual, social, emotional, and physical climate conducive to learning.