Classroom management involves gaining and maintaining a positive learning environment to prevent disruptive behavior. It is closely linked to motivation, discipline, and respect. Effective classroom management increases instructional and learning time, student achievement, and fosters productivity by allowing students to become active participants in their education. It also allows for meeting student needs, using different strategies, and properly assessing student ability so instruction can adequately take place. Management fosters discipline through lesson planning, structured class time, clear expectations, student engagement, motivation, and interest.

1. Classroom Management Barbara A. Bieniemy , M.A. National Board Certified Teacher Training Wheels.Ink Educational Consultation Services, LLC

3. What is classroom management? Classroom management is the process of gaining and maintaining a positive learning environment. The term implies the prevention of disruptive behavior. Classroom management is closely linked to issues of motivation, discipline, and respect.

4. Importance of Effective Classroom Management Effective Classroom management will increase instructional and learning time Effective Classroom management will increase student achievement Effective Classroom management will foster an environment of productivity and community Effective Classroom management will allow students to become active participants in their educational outcome

5. Classroom Management will Allow: for meeting student needs for the use of different strategies for the proper assessment of student ability instruction to adequately and accurately take place

6. Management Vs Discipline Discipline is a pattern of behavior, it is a code of conduct. Discipline is a manner in which one behaves. Management is a process which fosters certain behavior of discipline

7. Key Concepts in Effective Classroom Management Lesson planning and organization Structured class time Clear Expectations Student engagement Student motivation Student interest

8. Planning Look at lesson planning

9. Reflect on one or two specific strategies you’ve used Did it work or not work; if it did not work what could you have done differently? If you have one or two that worked discussed how the students related to them. Share out

10. Create a Management Plan List classroom routines Classroom Code of Conduct: Must be Positive List Consequences for disruptive behavior Methods of positive reinforcement