This document discusses best practices for classroom management and the use of technology in the classroom. It recommends establishing clear norms, rules, learning targets and using formative assessment strategies. Specific tips are provided for managing electronic devices, including having a clear policy, focusing on engagement, and having students put devices away when not in use. The roles of teachers and students are changing with increased technology, and teachers may empower students by having them take on roles like researchers or collaboration coordinators. Both traditional management strategies and technology can be used together effectively.

1. Ch. 11
Classroom
Managemen
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Created By: Layne Rinks
ED 605

2. Tone Setting/Establishment of
Norms
 Classroom management starts at the beginning of class.
 Establishing norms and procedures at the beginning of every
class can help set the tone for the day’s instruction.
 Teachers must set a clear tone of a positive learning
environment. A classroom that feels safe, open-minded,
and inviting is established by the teacher.
 How does Señor Chang establish the tone of his classroom?
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_I_43IeRtr8
(Marzano, 2003)

3. Rinks’ Class Laws:
 1. Start onTime/End onTime
 2. Show Respect
 3. Focus on the task at hand.
 3-4 short and easy to remember rules help establish a tone of
no-nonsense and productivity.
(Marzano, 2003)

4. Today’s LearningTarget:
 By the end of our lesson today, we will be able to identify
several best practices for managing electronic devices in
the classroom.
 We will be able to evaluate the new roles for teachers and
students in a 21st Century classroom.
 We will be able to interpret and create new forms of minute
scheduling for classrooms.
 We will discover several teaching tools and strategies for
electronic learning, including: tackk, TodaysMeet,TypeForm,
& Google Apps
 We will also be able to draw conclusions about future
challenges teachers may face as technology advances.

5. LearningTargets
 Providing clarity for students about the content and
expectations for the upcoming unit can prevent confusion
and limit distraction time.
 Teachers should:
 Establish goals at the beginning of each lesson
 Provide feedback on these goals
 Continually and systematically revisit the goals
 Provide summative feedback on these goals
(Marzano, 2003)

6. Managing Electronic Devices
 As most states evolve into technology-driven institutions, many
teachers are struggling with how to effectively utilize and
manage cell phones, tablets, and laptops.
 However, research has shown that many classic management
strategies are still relevant, and can still be used as primary
tools for managing classrooms.
 Building Relationships
 Providing consistent, meaningful engagement opportunities
 What is your classroom policy toward mobile devices?
 Do you know your school/system policy toward mobile devices?
 https://todaysmeet.com/UNA_ED605_Rinks
(Kyle, 2004)

7. Strategies for Managing Electronic Devices
 1. Establish Ground Rules
 2. Focus on engagement, not
entertainment
 3. Get the “2Eyes - 2Feet” App
 4. Make Attention Important
 5. Know when to put devices away
(Tindell, 2011), (Graham, 2013)

8. When to Power Down, Power Up
 Jacobs emphasizes how the introduction of mobile devices
into classrooms has shifted the roles of teachers and
students.
 Technology has given students the ability to locate and
analyze an infinite amount of information instantly.
 Teachers designate some of their power to students to
empower and engage students.
 Ways to empower/engage students:
 Tutorial Designers (Crash Course, EITMLI5)
 Official Scribes during group work
 Researchers
 Collaboration Coordinators (Skype, Google Hangouts)
 Curriculum Reviewers

9. Using Formative Assessment as a
Management Strategy
 Formative Assessment/Classroom ManagementTools:
 Tackk.com – Great site for a daily blog, or a tool for a one-
time lesson plan.
 TodaysMeet.com – Quick, engaging, and easy feedback and
formative assessment tool.
 Typeform.com – Easy, professional-looking tool to
encourage feedback.
 Google Apps – Possibilities are endless. Google Docs, Forms,
Drive, & Calendar. It’s a one-stop shop for teachers. Google
Classroom is in beta testing right now.

10. Speed Bumps
 Teachers who are reluctant to transition their classroom
into 21st-Century curriculum are most often unsure of how
to deal with “high-needs students”.
 Students who are passive, perfectionist, aggressive, socially
inept, or have attention issues are no more likely to create
problem situations in tech-savvy classrooms.
(Tindell, 2011)

11. Tips for Classroom Management
 There is no one right answer.
 Create your own philosophy of classroom management.
 Know your system’s policy regarding discipline and electronic
devices, then share it with your students.
 The 1st day is important, but if something isn’t working, change
it!
 When devices become a distraction, take it old school.
 Maintain trust, positive relationships, and high expectations.

12. TypeForm Quiz
 https://layne.typeform.com/to/nohsQ8

13. Nick Saban on Discipline…

14. References
 Graham, E. (2013, April 1). Using Smartphones in the Classroom.
Retrieved April 7, 2015, from http://www.nea.org/tools/56274.htm
 Jacobs, H. (2010). Curriculum 21 essential education for a changing
world. Alexandria,Va.:Association for Supervision and Curriculum
Development.
 Kyle, P. (2004). Classroom Management: Supportive
Strategies. National Association of School Psychologists, (S4), 115-18.
RetrievedApril 7, 2015, from
http://www.nasponline.org/educators/hchsii_supportivestrategies.pdf
 Marzano, R., & Marzano, J. (2003, September 1).The KeyTo Classroom
Management.BuildingClassroom Relationships, 6-13.
 Tindell, D., & Bohlander, R. (2011, December 12).The Use and Abuse
of Cell Phones andText Messaging in the Classroom: A Survey of
College Students. CollegeTeaching, 1-1.