Classroom Management By Taylor Reid

Classroom Management  How to be an Effective Teacher  How to have a Well-Managed Class  How to Have your Classroom Ready  How to Introduce Yourself  How to Arrange and Assign Seating  How to Start Class Effectively  How to have an Effective Discipline Plan  How to Teach Students to Follow Procedure  How Procedures Improve the Opportunity to Learn

How to Have a Well-Managed Classroom Characteristics  Classroom Management Skills  Teach for Lesson Mastery  Practice Positive Expectations “The aim of education is to provide children with a sense of purpose and a sense of possibility and with skills and habits of thinking that will help them live in the world” – Alice Waters

How to Have your Classroom Ready  The work is ready- The desks, books papers, assignments, and materials are ready when the bell rings.  The room is ready- The classroom has a positive environment that is work-oriented.  The Teacher is ready- The teacher has a warm, positive attitude and has positive expectations that all students will succeed. Have your classroom ready, every single day, especially the first days of school

How to Introduce Yourself to your Class  Post a Sign on your door  Your Name  Room Number  Section or period  Grade Level or subject  An appropriate welcome or greeting  Stand at the door on the first day of school. Have a smile on your face!  As the students stand there to see if your are the right teacher- Welcome them to the new school year!  Check each student’s registration card.  After you greet a student they should see the same information that was on the door displayed in the room.

How to Arrange and Assign Seating  The teacher is present in the room or at the door when the students arrive.  Assign seating to everyone upon entering the room.  Age, Height, Alphabetical Order, Peer-group tutoring, Paired Problem Solving, Challenging Students at the front of the room.  Has an assignment on each desk ready for the students.

How to Start Class Effectively  Have an assignment ready.  Students know where to find the assignment.  They know why they are to do the assignment. Your very first priority when the class starts is to get the students to work.

How to Have an Effective Discipline Plan  Rules: What the student is expected to follow.  Consequences: What the student encounters if a rule is broken.  Rewards: What the student receives for appropriate behavior. If you do not have a plan, then you are planning to fail.

How to Teach Students to Follow Classroom Procedures  Teach- State, explain, model, and demonstrate the procedure.  Rehearse- Rehearse and practice the procedure under your supervision.  Reinforce- Reteach, Rehearse, Practice, and reinforce the classroom procedure until it becomes a student habit or routine.

How Procedures Improve the Opportunity to Learn  Stating a class  Movement of paper  Transition  The pencil problem

References Wong, H. K., & Wong, R. T. (2009). The First Days of School. Mountain View, CA: Harry K. Wong Publications, INC.