This document provides guidance on effective classroom management strategies for trainers. It discusses the importance of establishing clear rules, procedures and consequences to maintain order and facilitate learning. Different classroom management styles like authoritarian, authoritative, indifferent and laissez-faire are described. Building positive relationships with students and engaging in consistent, well-planned instruction are emphasized as key components of classroom management. Specific tips are offered such as preparing the classroom environment in advance, using assertive body language, maintaining high expectations, and giving students quiet activities to do when finished with their work. Overall, the document stresses the significance of classroom management for trainers to develop a cooperative learning environment.

1. CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT –
Mausham Banerjee

2. Rationale
Good classroom management is a key
factor in trainers’ professional life. It
helps to maintain congenial and
positive learning environment in the
class. It also helps to set standard
procedures and rules to carry out in
day-to-day training effectively and
smoothly. This subsequently helps
the students to learn skills which they
need in the adult world.

3. Remember !
Classroom management makes you
swim or sink!

4. Gardening and Knitting-an analogy !

5. Gardening:
Good training is like gardening. The most
important part of the activity is preparation of
the soil so that plants can grow.
Knitting:
If you don’t get the very first row right, later in
the pattern, you have to go back, rip out all
the yarn, and start over again…

6. What is Classroom Management?
“The actions taken by the trainers to create
and maintain a learning environment
conducive for successful instruction.”
Evertson & Weinstein
2006

7. What is your classroom management
profile?
Authoritarian Style Authoritative Style
Indifferent StyleLaissez-Faire Style

8. 1. Authoritarian Style – My
way or highway
The authoritarian trainer places firm limits and
controls on the students. Students will often
have assigned seats for the entire term. The
desks are usually in straight rows and there are
no deviations. Students must be in their seats at
the beginning of class and they frequently
remain there throughout the period. This trainer
rarely gives hall passes or recognizes excused
absences.

9. 2. Authoritative Style
• The authoritative trainer places limits and controls
on the students but simultaneously encourages
independence. This trainer often explains the
reasons behind the rules and decisions. If a
student is disruptive, the trainer offers a polite, but
firm, reprimand. This trainer sometimes metes out
discipline, but only after careful consideration of
the circumstances.
• The authoritative trainer is also open to
considerable verbal interaction, including critical
debates. The students know that they can interrupt
the trainer if they have a relevant question or
comment. This environment offers the students the
opportunity to learn and practice communication
skills.

10. 3. Laissez-Faire Style (To let)
The laissez-faire trainer places few
demand or controls on the students.
"Do your own thing" describes this
classroom. This trainer accepts the
student's impulses and actions and is
less likely to monitor the behavior.

11. 4. Indifferent Style
• The indifferent trainer is not very
involved in the classroom. This trainer
places few demands, if any, on the
students and appears generally
uninterested. The indifferent trainer just
doesn't want to impose on the students. As
such, he/she often feels that class
preparation is not worth the effort. Things
like field trips and special projects are out
of the question. This trainer simply won't
take the necessary preparation time.
Sometimes, he/she will use the same
materials, year after year.

13. Kids ! You Just Can’t beat
them!
“Survival of the fittest!”
When there is no organization,
strong start dominating the weak.

14. Your Classroom Management
starts before the first day of the
class !
Be Proactive!

15. Activity 1.2
Make a list of things to do before class
starts.
Room Environment / Ambience
Getting Organized

16. Components of
Classroom Management
Good classroom management has
three basic and necessary
components:
Rules and Procedure
Consequences
Relationships

17. Rules & Procedures

18. Rules
Facilitate best learning environment
Classroom rules should be set
cooperatively. Establish a few general rules of
classroom conduct.
Rules need to be established as a result of
a meaningful classroom discussion.
Minimum rules with maximum consistency
is the BEST guideline.

19. Procedures
Procedures are usually unwritten, but have
been practiced enough so students know
them. It helps students to know what to do
when.
Procedures need to be clearly stated,
modeled, and practiced until ALL the
students know them and become
automatic.

20. Consequences
Abide by the
rules ->
Positive
Consequences
Do not abide by
the rules ->
Negative
Consequences

21. Disciplinary Interventions
• The most effective deterrent of
inappropriate behavior is good instruction!
• After that comes physical presence.
• A friendly reminder.
• A firm reminder – in private
• “Go to the office!!!!” should not be the first
response unless the offense is totally
reprehensible, dangerous, thoroughly
disruptive and against a hard and fast
school rule.

22. Relationships
trainer to
Student
Relationship
Clear
Purpose
and Strong
Guidance Effective
Instruction
High
Level of
Cooperat
ion
Attentive
to Student
Needs
Modeling

23. Case Study
Activity 1.3
 Pick a case from the basket
 Read it and identify the reason of
mismanagement
 Discuss and suggest measures to
improve the situation

24. Action/Strategies for good classroom
Management
• Use assertive body language
• Use appropriate tone of voice
• Persisting until the appropriate behavior occurs
• Establishing clear learning goals
• Providing flexible learning goals
• Talking informally with students before, during
and after class about their interests
• Be innovative while setting your class
cont……

25. • Allow and encourage ALL students to be
part of classroom discussions
• Provide appropriate “wait time.”
• Emphasize right parts of wrong answers
• Encourage collaboration
• Restate or rephrase the question
• Give hints or clues
• Provide the answer and ask for elaboration
• Use humor
• Develop a set of written expectations you
can live with and enforce.
cont…..

26.  Be consistent. Be consistent. Be
consistent.
 Be patient with yourself and with your
students.
 When communicating a concern, be
specific and descriptive.
 Don't talk too much. Use the first 15
minutes of class for lectures or
presentations, then get the kids working.
 Break the class period into two or three
different activities. Be sure each activity
segues smoothly into the next.
 Make eye contact by scanning the entire
class while you speak.

27. What to do ………….??
 trainer, I’m Finished. Now What Do I Do?
Quiet Choices
 Control the noise element
Class Volume Control
Clapping in Pattern
 Make all the students attentive all the time
Wisdom Jar
 Reduce tiredness
Brain Break

28. Reflection
How am I doing?
How do I know?
What am I going to do now?

29. “Never forget the power of a
TRAINER to make a difference in the
life of a student.”