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1 September 2014 - 31 August 2016
“BEST Application in Classroom practice”
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GUIDING PRINCIPLES
CLASSROOM
MANAGEMENT
Establish personal relationships of concern and care for all students.
Teach students to respect the principles of authority and the structure
itself, be a model in this regard.
Develop and demonstrate self-discipline.
Classroom management is......
All of the things that a teacher does to organize time, materials,
students and space in which learning takes place.
The techniques teachers use to maintain control in the classroom.
The dimensional structure of classroom
management
1.The ergonomic dimension:
layout of furniture in the classroom;
classroom arrangement;
2. The psychological dimension:
Its core elements relate to awareness, application and
exploitation of individual characteristics and age of the
students.
3. Social dimension:
Classes can contain a number of 20 to 30 students in the most frequent
cases, 30- 35 in difficult situations and 20-22 the happiest ones. In our
school we have classes from 15 up to 35 students. If the number drops
under 15 the class disappears and the students are distributed to other
classes
4. The normative dimensions:
normativity in the classroom includes:
explicit rules (known and clearly stated) – School Regulation;
implicit rules (rules produced by the common life of groups)
TEACHERS
Set the tone for everything:
behavior, procedures, grades, work ethic, attitude…everything!!
Be fair, firm and consistent…remember that students are, by nature, the
morality police.
Teach students to manage their own behavior
Teach, teach, and re-teach routine classroom procedures
Engage students' curiosity, their individuality, their creativity
LOVE
YOUR
STUDENTS
STUDENTS
Students learn to be on-task and engaged in the learning activities
you have planned for them
“It is more natural to be off-task than on!”
They can spot inconsistencies a mile away and take joy in calling you ou
on it!!
Students may not enjoy consequences of inappropriate behavior but they
will respect your decisions if they know that you are fair and apply
discipline/consequences fairly
POSITIVE is a PLUS for TEACHERS
Build a positive, PROFESSIONAL rapport with students
Establish a positive classroom environment…greet students at the door
everyday with a smile
Model the positive behaviors and attitude you desire in your students
THE IMPORTANCE of PLANNNING
Plan engaging, purposeful lessons is one of the best recipes for a smooth,
orderly classroom
Over plan your lessons to minimize down time…down time is every
teacher’s worst enemy
Plan lessons that address multiple learning styles and allow all students to
experience success
Be organized
Be on time
Be prepared for changes to your even the “best laid plans”
Have a plan B and a plan C
Anticipate possible hiccups in your lessons and activities
CLASSROOM RULES
Establish simple classroom rules, procedures and daily routines
Remember that even adults can only process 3-4 instructions at a time
effectively!!
MAKE RULES UNDERSTABLE:
Keep rules posted on the wall and let students sign it (they have to know
and obey it)
Assign consequences of breaking the rules
Keep classroom procedures simple
Give clear and simple instructions during classroom activities
CLASSROOM ARRANGEMENT
Make sure all students can see and hear clearly (and you can
see them clearly)
Arrangement is determined by learning activity (lecture, class
discussion, small group work, etc.)
Allow room and easy access for proximity control
Think through class procedures and learning activities and
arrange the room in the best possible way
Eye contact, facial expressions, gestures, physical proximity to
students, and the way you carry yourself will communicate that
you are in calm control of the class and mean to be taken seriously.
Be free to roam
Avoid turning back to class
Focus attention on entire class
Don’t talk over student chatter;
Silence can be effective
Use softer voice so students really have to listen to what you’re
saying
Raise your hand
Use humor when appropriate
Be able to laugh at yourself but NEVER use sarcasm
Sarcasm puts students on the defensive and damages your relationship
Kids make poor choices…that is what they do!
Kids misbehave…that is their job!
Kids test boundaries and limits…it is a natural part of growing up!
Kids don’t always do what we want them to…no matter how much they
like us!
DON’T TAKE IT PERSONNALY!!
Develop Positive
Parent and Community
Partnerships
Parents are their children's
first teachers:
they are life-long teachers
Make parents your allies
and keep parents informed
Have close links with community representatives
DEALING WITH
STUDENTS MISBEHAVIOURS
Students misbehave because they
are bored
want to feel good or attain control
don’t understand the purpose of the lesson
the lesson is not interesting
the pace of the instruction is incorrect (too slow or too fast)
have behavioral problems ( they are hyperactive or can’t
concentrate)
In case of students' misbehaviour teachers should:
Remain focused and calm; organize thoughts
Either respond decisively or ignore it all together
Distinguish between off-task behaviors and off-task behavior patterns
Control the time and place for dealing with off-task behavior
Provide students with dignified ways to terminate off-task behaviors
Make specific references to behaviors, do not make it a personal
attack
Teacher’s intervention
in educational crisis
Moments of teacher's intervention in crisis situations are:
Raising awareness of the problem;
Diagnosis of the problem;
Choosing solutions;
Consulting a group of specialists, if needed;
Listing all possible solutions and consequences for each;
Choosing the best solution;
Action Plan to implement the solution;
Action;
Evaluation of results
Reflecting on the solution;
Negative consequences of bad
class management
Fatigue
Overloading
Lack of motivation of the class
Depreciation of climate - school dropout
Lying
Aggressiveness
CONCLUSION
Classroom management is the engine of achivement
Teachers are the lifeblood of the school
The real role of classroom management is raising a climate of
possibilities
Research has shown that teachers who had high-quality relationships
with their students had fewer discipline problems and rule violations
than those who did not have high-quality relationships