Effective Classroom Management and Leadership

1. Effective Classroom
Management
Dr.A. Michael J Leo
Assistant Professor
St.Xavier’s College of Education(Autonomous)
Palayamkottai.
amjlsxce@gmail.com
9994006762

2. Activity 1: Put the following 5 animals in
the order of your preference
a. Cow
b. Tiger
c. Sheep
d. Horse
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Education, Paplayamkottai, Tirunelveli, Tamilnadu

3. Results
• Cow signifies CAREER
• Tiger Signifies PRIDE
• Sheep Signifies LOVE
• Horse Signifies FAMILY
• Pig Signifies MONEY5/16/2020 3Dr. AMJ Leo, Asst. Prof. St. Xavier's College of Education,
Paplayamkottai, Tirunelveli, Tamilnadu

4. Classroom Management:
Rethinking

5. Listening ?
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Education, Paplayamkottai, Tirunelveli, Tamilnadu

6. Types of Evaluation
1.Formative
2.Summative
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7. Formative Evaluation
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8. Formative Evaluation
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9. A good teacher makes
you think, even when
you don’t want to.
(Fisher, 1998, Teaching Thinking)
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10. Classroom Management Vs.
Classroom Leadership
• Management: Doing the things right.
(Tradition) (Climbing on the ladder).
• Leadership: Doing the right things
(Thinking over the past take a decision
and initiate new if necessary) (Putting the
ladder against the right wall.)
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11. Classroom Management
Vs. Classroom Leadership
• Classroom Management is
incentive based motivation.
• Classroom Leadership is about
motivation through relationships,
inspiration, mutual respect and
common goals.
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12. Philosophy of Classroom Leadership
• Proactive Leaders make decisions based
on their values and beliefs, rather than
their feelings by Stephen Covey 1989.
• It is said, in a fire, every one runs away
from it. But a fireman who runs toward it.
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13. Classroom Leadership
I. Prevention - 70%
II. Intervention - 20%
III. Problem Solving - 10%
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14. I. Prevention
1. Personal Relationships for Trust
2. Prerequisite for Success
3. Parameters for Co-operation
4. Parameters for Discipline
5. Media
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15. 1. Personal Relationships for Trust
1(a). Teacher-Student Relationship
1(b). Gifts without strings
1(c). Handling Students’ Upsets
1(d). Teacher Proximity
1(e). Class Meetings
1(f). Personal Activity Time
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16. 1(a). Personal Relationships for
Trust
1.Stone after thrown
2.Word after said
3.Occasion after missed
4.Time after gone
5.Trust after lost
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17. 1(b). Gifts without Strings
( Unconditional Regard)
• Tips of a boy
• How do we share love?
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18. 1(c). Handling Students’ Upsets
Steps
1. Listen by Heart
2. Acknowledge
3. Repeat
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20. 1(d). Teacher Proximity
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21. Classroom Arrangement
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22. 1(e). Class Meetings
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23. 1(f). Personal Activity Time
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24. Personal Activity Time
• I expect my teacher must be
• I expect my classroom must be
• Hugs and bugs by an individual and
Distribute the class.
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26. 2. Prerequisite for Success
2(a). Brain Compatible Classroom
2(b). Self-Esteem
2(c). Social Skills
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27. Activity 2 : Write one word that describes
each one of the following
a. Dog
b. Cat
c. Rat
d. Coffee
e. Sea
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28. Results
• Your description of dog implies your own
Personality
• Your description of cat implies the
Personality of your partner.
• Your description of rat implies the
personality of your enemies.
• Your description of coffee is how you
interpret SEX.
• Your description of the Sea implies your
own life.
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29. 2(a). Brain Compatible
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30. Elements of Brain Compatible
• Trust
• Collaboration with peers
• Immediate Feedback
• Choices ( Academic)
• Meaningful content.
• Phase ( Relaxed alert)5/16/2020 31Dr. AMJ Leo, Asst. Prof. St.
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31. 2(b). Self – Esteem
( Image and Concept )
• Classroom is a heterogeneous group
• Everybody is Unique
• Self must be respected and recognized
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32. 2(c). Social Skills
• Recognizing and expressing facial
expressions
• Considering non-verbal language
• Introducing ourselves and finding
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33. 3. Parameters for Co-operation
3(a). Classroom Agreements
( Rules, Seating, Discipline, talking and Participation)
3(b). Activity Procedures
(Reading, Small group, While asking help, While
writing)
3(c). Task Directions
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34. 3(a). Classroom Agreements
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35. Procedure and Directions
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36. 4. Parameters for Discipline
• Preventative Discipline
• Supportive Discipline
• Corrective Discipline
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37. Establishing Consequences
Level of
Significance
Reward Penalty
Mild
 Smile
 Compliment
 Cheery note on
assignment
 Small amount of
tokens traded for small
reward
• Eye contact
 Have student state rule
broken
 Change seats
 Isolation
 elimination of banned
objects or notes
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38. Establishing Consequences
Level of
Significance
Reward Penalty
Moderate
 Posting good
work
 Positive note to
parents
 Special privileges
 Staying after school
 Loss of privileges
 Call to parents
 Isolation in special room
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39. Establishing Consequences
Level of
Significance
Reward Penalty
Extensive
 Field trips
 Recognition at
award's banquet
 Write up in
newspaper
 Trip to principal's office
 Loss of special class
event (e.g., field trip)
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41. Discipline
hold the meeting in private
Keep the discussion confidential…5/16/2020 42Dr. AMJ Leo, Asst. Prof. St.
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42. • Activity 3 : Think of someone (who also
knows you and is important to you) that
you can relate them to the following
colours (Please do not repeat your answer
twice. Name just one person for each
colour.)
a. Yellow
b. Orange
c. Red
d. White
e. Green
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43. Results
• Yellow : Someone you will never
forget.
• Orange : Someone you consider your
true friend.
• Red : Someone that you really love.
• White : Your twin soul.
• Green : Someone that you will
remember for the rest of your
life.
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44. 5. Media
• Computers
• CAI packages
• LCD Projectors
• Visualizer
• Internet
• Interactive Whit
Boards
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45. What’s this
1 + 1/2 + 1/4 + 1/8 + 1/16 + … =
Simple Media : Computers
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47. 1 + 1/2 + 1/4 + 1/8 + 1/16 + … = 2
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48. Internet
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49. Visualizer
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50. Need of Intervention
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51. Need of Intervention
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52. II. Intervention
Principles of Intervention
1. Body Language (80%)
2. Oral language (20%)
3. Use of Time
4. Use of Silence
5. Elimination of threats
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53. Body Language (80%)
• Neutral Body language
• Facial Expression
• Effective use of Eye Contact
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54. Oral language (20%)
• Neutral Emotions
• Minimal Verbal
• 10% of Tone and Voice
• 10% of Words
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55. Be aware of
verbal comments
nonverbal body language
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56. Temporary Intervention Techniques
• Verbal limit setting ( Please Open Ur book..)
• Selective Listening (To get the attention of the teacher)
• Broken Record ( Repeating the statement/Instruction)
• Altering the setting ( Class under tree…)
• Removal Procedure ( Cell Phone, Electronic goods…)
• Crisis Intervention ( change the seat, seat writing, using
bad words)
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57. III. Problem Solving
• Case 1: Gang formation
in the class
• Case 2: Consumption of
Drugs
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58. Socio-Metric Technique
• Procedure
• Graphical Representation ( Sociogram)
• Interpretation
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59. Action Research
• Learner
• Learning
• Teacher
• Teaching
• Guidance and Counselling
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60. Institutional Policies
How to stay out of trouble

61. Be familiar with institutional policies
from the start!
Policies relating directly to students
• Attendance Policy
• Academic/Grading Policies
• Telephone use (school phones & cell)
• Student Dress and Grooming Policies
• Safe School Policies
– Weapons, fighting, verbal abuse, etc.
• Alcohol, Tobacco, and Drug Policies
• Sexual Harassment Policy
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62. Policies: To be aware of as a teacher
• Internet/Email use policies
• Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA)
Policies
• Policies regarding the reporting of abuse, neglect, suicide
threats, etc.
• Emergency procedures
– Fire, earthquake, bomb threat, etc.
• Field Trip policies
• Accident reporting procedures
• Reporting academic progress
• Purchasing/money collection guidelines
• Substitute teachers
– Requests for, planning, etc.
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63. Misbehaviour
1. Power ( content, esteem, socio-economic)
2. Revenge ( Continuation with the first point)
3. Attention ( Seeking attention, feeling alone )
4. Want to be left alone (i.e., disinterest or feelings
of inadequacy)
Many misbehaviors exhibited by
students are responses to a
behavior exhibited by the teacher
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64. My sincere
thanks to…
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