2. Classroom management
10 strategies
Problems experienced at EAN
Dealing with classroom management related
problems
3. 10 strategies (5-10 minutes)
In groups of 3, please read about the following
strategies, comment them, and discuss related problems
based on your experience at EAN.
1. Focusing
2. Direct instruction
3. Monitoring
4. Modeling
5. Environmental control
6. Low profile intervention
7. Assertive discipline
8. Assertive I –messages
9. Humanistic I – messages
10. Positive Discipline
4. FOCUSING (2-3) min
Strategy
Let’s imagine: you notice several students keep
chatting in class, no matter how many times you ask
them to pay attention.
Related problems experienced at EAN
5. DIRECT INSTRUCTION (2-3) min
Strategy
Let’s imagine: you give students 20 minutes to
complete an activity. Then you realize they all
finished it in 8 minutes.
Related problems experienced at EAN
6. MONITORING (2-3) min
Strategy
Let’s imagine: The same student keeps calling you
and asking you random questions about everything.
Related problems experienced at EAN
7. MODELING (2-3) min
Strategy
Let’s imagine: You are 20 minutes late.
Related problems experienced at EAN
8. Low-profile intervention (2-3) min
Strategy
Let’s imagine: Juan keeps playing with his
Blackberry. You already told him to put it away.
Related problems experienced at EAN
9. Assertive discipline (2-3) min
Strategy
Let’s imagine: People keep coming late. They are
driving you crazy.
Related problems experienced at EAN
10. Assertive I- Messages (2-3) min
Strategy
Let’s imagine: No one studies. Ever. You keep
explaining basic things and can’t move one.
Related problems experienced at EAN
11. Humanistic I- Messages (2-3) min
Strategy
Let’s imagine: Nobody does the homework because it
doesn’t affect their grade.
Related problems experienced at EAN
12. Positive discipline (2-3) min
Strategy
Let’s imagine: Students are kissing during your class.
You think: Are they kidding me? What do you tell
them?
Related problems experienced at EAN
13. OTHER CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT
PROBLEMS EXPERIENCED AT EAN (10 MIN)
Can you think of any other classroom related
problems you’ve experienced at EAN?
How did you solve them?
Can you think of any other classroom management
strategies that we could implement?