Effective Strategies for Classroom Management

 
Classroom management
 
 
 
 
Elizabeth Karakehagias
Educational Consultancy Group
 
1
 
What is challenging
behaviour?
 
Constant calling out
Interrupting
Distracting others
Distracting the teacher
 
 
2
 
Code of conduct
 
Does the school have a policy or a
code of conduct
 that includes
procedures?
Whose responsibility is it to
establish and monitor the code of
conduct?
Are there common classroom rules?
 
3
 
Guidelines for Defining Behavioural
Expectations
 
 
Identify Classroom rules and expectations
Establish School Rules (Rights and
Responsibilities?)
 Rules should be broad enough to cover all
potential problem behaviours
 Make rules positive
 Post them in your classroom
 
4
 
Why 3-5 Rights and
Responsibilities?
 
 
Easier to learn and remember than a long
list of specific behavioural expectations
Posting them creates a visual cue for
students and staff to remind them of the
rules
State rules positively – What TO DO!!!
    as opposed to what Not to do
 
5
 
Rights and Responsibilities in the
Classroom (1)
 
In this classroom, students and the teacher
have the right to do as much work as
possible.
Therefore, their Personal responsibilities include:
o
Students should bring all their equipment to class
o
Students should listen when others are speaking
o
Students should be on time
o
Students should attempt all work
 
 
6
 
Rights and Responsibilities in the
Classroom (2)
 
Their Communal responsibilities include:
o
Students should encourage others to bring all
their equipment to class
o
Students should encourage others to listen
when others are speaking
o
Students should encourage others to be on
time
o
Students should encourage others to attempt
all work
 
 
7
 
Rights and Responsibilities in the
Classroom (3)
 
In this classroom, students and the teacher
have the right to feel comfortable and safe.
Therefore, their Personal responsibilities
include:
o
Students should pass all objects hand to hand
o
Students should speak politely
o
Students should keep their hands to
themselves
 
8
 
Rights and Responsibilities in the
Classroom (4)
 
Their Communal responsibilities include:
o
Students should encourage others to pass all
objects hand to hand
o
Students should encourage others to speak
politely
o
Students should encourage others to keep
their hands to themselves
 
9
 
Be Proactive! & less reactive
 
We need to explicitly teach expected and
    desired behaviour, rather than take the risk, or
    expect, that students “should know”, or they
will
    figure it out on their own
 Our tendency when students don’t follow
     behavioural expectations is to punish students
     rather than teach students…
 Would we punish a student for not reading a
word correctly?
 
10
 
Plan Ahead
(before school year & each day)
 
Set habits early… rather than waiting to
change students’ habits later
 Before we can teach, reinforce, and
    enforce anything in our classrooms we must
clearly define:
 
1. fair behavioural expectations
 
2. effective behavioural routines
 
11
 
Strategies to avoid disruption (1)
 
Keep the lesson flowing:
Know exactly what you are going to do and
have all necessary resources ready
At the beginning of the lesson tell the
students the activities they are going to do
Set up an accepted and fully understood
pattern for distribution of materials, roll-
marking, going to the toilet
 
 
Keep the lesson flowing: (2)
 
Let students know when an activity is about
to be changed so they prepare to finish what
they are doing and mentally get ready for the
next activity
Attend to the needs of the majority and have
them engaged before dealing with individuals
Give all instructions clearly and concisely
 
Some important don’ts.
 
Don’t spend more time on any activity than
necessary
Don’t interrupt a discussion or activity to
jump from one thing to a different one
Don’t allow yourself to be sidetracked into
answering irrelevant questions
 
Strategies to avoid disruption (2)
 
Keeping students interested.
Vary the volume, speed and tone of your voice
Be enthusiastic about what you are teaching
Vary the way you teach e.g. use a variety of
procedures such as assignments, debates,
excursions, group work
Move around the room
Ensure that the lesson content is challenging but
achievable and whenever possible relevant
 
Strategies to avoid disruption (3)
 
Keeping students focused:
When asking a question, take a number of
answers before saying whether they are
correct
After asking a student to answer, allow a few
seconds for them to answer
Collect and correct all homework
 
Strategies to avoid disruption (4)
 
Making students feel monitored.
Try to position yourself so that by lifting your
eyes you can see all or most of the class
Try to make eye contact with as many
students as possible during the lesson
When talking to one student do not become
oblivious to the rest of the class
 
General tips for behaviour
management (1)
 
Label the behaviour not the child
Children aren’t born with behaviour
problems, they learn them
All behaviour has a purpose
What you see is what you can change
Nip behaviour problems in the bud
School needs to be seen as a good place
 
General tips for behaviour
management (2)
 
Students and teachers both have rights and
responsibilities to ensure a good learning
environment
Consider the curriculum – tasks may be too
easy or too difficult or just not motivating
Changes in the seating arrangements or time
for certain activities
Children need freedom to move within
clearly-defined limits
 
General tips for behaviour
management (3)
 
Start on one aspect of behaviour first
Always be consistent and clam in your
approach
Catch the child being good rather than
focusing on the negative
Students need to feel they belong. Devise
classroom rules (Rights and Responsibilities)
together
 
General tips for behaviour
management (4)
 
All students want to feel valued and
respected and to be part of the group. A
positive self-image is vital.
It is important to communicate effectively
with students. Make sure you listen to them.
Students need to know the consequences
Modelling and imitation are valuable
techniques for students to acquire
appropriate behaviour.
 
References
 
“The developmental management approach
to classroom behaviour.”
   
Ramon Lewis
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  1. Classroom management Classroom management Elizabeth Karakehagias Educational Consultancy Group educongr@hotmail.com 12/04/2012 1

  2. What is challenging behaviour? Constant calling out Interrupting Distracting others Distracting the teacher 2

  3. Code of conduct Does the school have a policy or a code of conduct that includes procedures? Whose responsibility is it to establish and monitor the code of conduct? Are there common classroom rules? 3

  4. Guidelines for Defining Behavioural Expectations Identify Classroom rules and expectations Establish School Rules (Rights and Responsibilities?) Rules should be broad enough to cover all potential problem behaviours Make rules positive Post them in your classroom 4

  5. Why 3-5 Rights and Responsibilities? Easier to learn and remember than a long list of specific behavioural expectations Posting them creates a visual cue for students and staff to remind them of the rules State rules positively What TO DO!!! as opposed to what Not to do 5

  6. Rights and Responsibilities in the Classroom (1) In this classroom, students and the teacher have the right to do as much work as possible. Therefore, their Personal responsibilities include: o Students should bring all their equipment to class o Students should listen when others are speaking o Students should be on time o Students should attempt all work 6

  7. Rights and Responsibilities in the Classroom (2) Their Communal responsibilities include: o Students should encourage others to bring all their equipment to class o Students should encourage others to listen when others are speaking o Students should encourage others to be on time o Students should encourage others to attempt all work 7

  8. Rights and Responsibilities in the Classroom (3) In this classroom, students and the teacher have the right to feel comfortable and safe. Therefore, their Personal responsibilities include: o Students should pass all objects hand to hand o Students should speak politely o Students should keep their hands to themselves 8

  9. Rights and Responsibilities in the Classroom (4) Their Communal responsibilities include: o Students should encourage others to pass all objects hand to hand o Students should encourage others to speak politely o Students should encourage others to keep their hands to themselves 9

  10. Be Proactive! & less reactive We need to explicitly teach expected and desired behaviour, rather than take the risk, or expect, that students should know , or they will figure it out on their own Our tendency when students don t follow behavioural expectations is to punish students rather than teach students Would we punish a student for not reading a word correctly? 10

  11. Plan Ahead (before school year & each day) Set habits early rather than waiting to change students habits later Before we can teach, reinforce, and enforce anything in our classrooms we must clearly define: 1. fair behavioural expectations 2. effective behavioural routines 11

  12. Strategies to avoid disruption (1) Keep the lesson flowing: Know exactly what you are going to do and have all necessary resources ready At the beginning of the lesson tell the students the activities they are going to do Set up an accepted and fully understood pattern for distribution of materials, roll- marking, going to the toilet

  13. Keep the lesson flowing: (2) Let students know when an activity is about to be changed so they prepare to finish what they are doing and mentally get ready for the next activity Attend to the needs of the majority and have them engaged before dealing with individuals Give all instructions clearly and concisely

  14. Some important donts. Don t spend more time on any activity than necessary Don t interrupt a discussion or activity to jump from one thing to a different one Don t allow yourself to be sidetracked into answering irrelevant questions

  15. Strategies to avoid disruption (2) Keeping students interested. Vary the volume, speed and tone of your voice Be enthusiastic about what you are teaching Vary the way you teach e.g. use a variety of procedures such as assignments, debates, excursions, group work Move around the room Ensure that the lesson content is challenging but achievable and whenever possible relevant

  16. Strategies to avoid disruption (3) Keeping students focused: When asking a question, take a number of answers before saying whether they are correct After asking a student to answer, allow a few seconds for them to answer Collect and correct all homework

  17. Strategies to avoid disruption (4) Making students feel monitored. Try to position yourself so that by lifting your eyes you can see all or most of the class Try to make eye contact with as many students as possible during the lesson When talking to one student do not become oblivious to the rest of the class

  18. General tips for behaviour management (1) Label the behaviour not the child Children aren t born with behaviour problems, they learn them All behaviour has a purpose What you see is what you can change Nip behaviour problems in the bud School needs to be seen as a good place

  19. General tips for behaviour management (2) Students and teachers both have rights and responsibilities to ensure a good learning environment Consider the curriculum tasks may be too easy or too difficult or just not motivating Changes in the seating arrangements or time for certain activities Children need freedom to move within clearly-defined limits

  20. General tips for behaviour management (3) Start on one aspect of behaviour first Always be consistent and clam in your approach Catch the child being good rather than focusing on the negative Students need to feel they belong. Devise classroom rules (Rights and Responsibilities) together

  21. General tips for behaviour management (4) All students want to feel valued and respected and to be part of the group. A positive self-image is vital. It is important to communicate effectively with students. Make sure you listen to them. Students need to know the consequences Modelling and imitation are valuable techniques for students to acquire appropriate behaviour.

  22. References The developmental management approach to classroom behaviour. Ramon Lewis

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