Proximity

Something that I learned over the summer at NTI and used was "proximity control". During the first few weeks (days) of school I applied this technique.  When I was just a few days in and I spotted some one not following our assignment, I went and stood near them (proximity control).  It was then that the students realized why I have the rule of clear pathways around the room.   Mrs. A likes to "walk around a lot",  I heard one student remark.  Most of the time it's works well.  One time it didn't work and I had to think about why that student was causing a discipline issue.