1. Classroom management –
share the responsibility with
your students.
Agnieszka Łuczak

3. Showing students possible
problems and how they can
affect their learning

6. Problem 2

7. Problem 3

8. Problem 4

9. Problem 5

10. Problem 6
Problem 7

11. Problem 8

12. Teacher-student role - play

13. - I want to move up a level! I need 6.5 in
IELTS!!!
- Teacher! I need more vocabulary!
- This is very easy.
- This is borriiiiiiiiing……………
- I don’t understand him. He’s got a bad
accent.
- FINISHED!!!!
- I don’t want to work with X! Her English is
not good.
- I’ve done this before!

14. Working on the language
students use to talk to
each other

15. - Come on, say something!
- What?!
- Give me that paper!
- Be quiet!
- I can’t see the paper. Show me!
- Speak English!!!
- I can’t hear you!!!
- Hello, can you help me?!

16. Classroom conrtact
The students promise:
• To respect everyone in the class,
listen to the teacher and to each
other.
• Not to use mobile phones unless
asked to do so.
• Not to speak their first language
unless absolutely necessary.
• To be friendly and supportive to
their classmates
• To speak as much English as
possible outside the classroom.
• To be in class on time
The teacher promises:
• To be patient and supportive
• To teach useful study skills
• To make lessons interesting
• Not to shout at the students
• To try to write on the board
more clearly (this is going to be
hard)
• To be in class on time

17. Scenarios + revision board game

18. Assigning roles in class
- Bell person (volume controller)
- Classroom contract expert
- Seating manager
- Assistant for late comers
- Mobile phones collector
- Spelling supervisor
- Five-minute teacher
- Homework reminder

19. Assigning roles in group work
- Group managing ( holding a
speaking stone for example)
- Note-taking
- Reporting back to the class
- Helping with new vocabulary
- Managing time

21. Withdrawing oneself and letting the
students manage the situation

22. Any questions, comments?
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