Classroom Management

1. Classroom Management
- is a term used by the teachers to describe the process of ensuring that
classroom lessons run smoothly despite disruptive behavior by students.
- implies the prevention of disruptive behavior.
- negative students attitude
-clear communication of behavior and academic expectations as well as a
cooperative learning environment
-effective classroom managers organized their activities on hte first day of
school consistent with the emerging needs of the students
-First Day Activities
- Personally greet students
- Advance organizer for the session at the bell
- Roll and seating (attendance)
- student information cards
- introduce 5 core rules
(entry, listening, raising hands, leaving others stuff alone and
finally exiting the class)
- describe class goals, instructional and grading system
- assess preferred learning styles
- self-disclosure
- preview of next session
- access after class
- Classroom management is closely linked to issues of motivation, discipline and
respect
Techniques
- Corporal Punishment
- Rote Discipline
- Preventive Techniques (creating contract)
- Good Teacher-Student relationship (dominance, cooperation, recognizing the
needs of students)
Systematic Approach
- Culturally Responsive Classroom Management (CRCM)
- an approach to running classrooms with all children, in a culturally
responsive way.
- Teachers as culturall responsive classroom managers, recognize their
biases and values and reflect on how these influence
- Discipline with Dignity
- one of the most widely practiced behavior management philisophies in the
world
- Positive Classroom
1. how teachers regard their students (spiritual dimension)
2. how they set up classroom environment (physical dimension)
3. how skillfully they teach content (instructional dimension)
4. and how well they address studnet behavior (managerial dimension)