Instructional Practices in Education and Training More Strategies, Tips and Resources for Managing Your Classroom

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3 As Maria Montessori noted (almost 100 years ago): …create the right environment and even small children will “explode” into learning The Right Environment

Copyright © Texas Education Agency, All rights reserved. 4 Key Component for Success

Copyright © Texas Education Agency, All rights reserved. 5 Proficiency - The extent to which one possesses an acceptable level of knowledge and skills to be effective Effectiveness – The ability to produce results Keys Components for Success

Teacher as a Manager Effective teaching and learning cannot take place if the teacher manages his or her classroom poorly. Copyright © Texas Education Agency, All rights reserved. 6

Establishing Procedures “The number one problem in the classroom is not discipline; it is the lack of procedures and routines.” Harry K. and Rosemary Tripi Wong, The First Days of School Copyright © Texas Education Agency, All rights reserved. 7

Three Steps to Teaching a Procedure Teach Rehearse Reinforce Copyright © Texas Education Agency, All rights reserved. 8

Establish Classroom Procedures: –Entering the classroom –Seating chart –Submitting assignments –Tardies –Absences –Train your students FOLLOW THEM CONSISTENTLY 9 Copyright © Texas Education Agency, All rights reserved.

Build a community that has a safe, well-managed and friendly environment. Some fundamentals for working with any age of students are: Providing engaging, age-appropriate instruction Organizing a well-managed classroom Developing positive relationships with students Classroom Management Tips Copyright © Texas Education Agency, All rights reserved. 10

Create a variety of communication channels Always stay calm and in control of the classroom Know the students you teach Be consistent Address conflict wisely and quickly Keep in contact with parents / guardians Classroom Management Tips Copyright © Texas Education Agency, All rights reserved. 11

Copyright © Texas Education Agency, All rights reserved. 12 Plan for High Engagement Application of knowledge Appropriate routines Display zest for teaching Fair and equitable treatment of students Humor and games Physical movement Verbal feedback

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Explain the behavior you expect in your classroom. Your classroom guidelines might include to: Be respectful Be responsible Follow directions Be punctual Be organized Be a self-starter Be prepared Classroom Guidelines Copyright © Texas Education Agency, All rights reserved. 14

Caring and Control: Creating a Safe and Caring, Positive Classroom (click on link) Creating A Safe and Caring, Positive Classroom Copyright © Texas Education Agency, All rights reserved. 15

Copyright © Texas Education Agency, All rights reserved. 16 Tips for Getting Students’ Attention Noise maker Routine Visual reminder The unexpected Countdown (click on picture)

Copyright © Texas Education Agency, All rights reserved. 17 Getting Everyone's Attention in Class (click on link) Teaching Like a Champion

Copyright © Texas Education Agency, All rights reserved. 18 Classroom Management Resources Classroom Management (click on link)

Copyright © Texas Education Agency, All rights reserved. 19 Teaching Effectiveness Quiz Check Your Teaching Effectiveness (click on link)

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Copyright © Texas Education Agency, All rights reserved. 21 Images: Microsoft Clip Art: Used with permission from Microsoft. Textbooks: Ferlazzo, Larry. Classroom management Q & A’s expert strategies for teaching. Bethesda, MD: Education Week Press, Lemov, Doug. Teach like a champion: 49 techniques that put students on the path to college. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, Print. Marzano, Robert J., Debra Pickering, and Tammy Heflebower. The highly engaged classroom. Bloomington, IN: Marzano Research, Print. Putting It All Together, Texas Tech Curriculum Center for FCS, Reaching to Teach, The Texas Tech Curriculum Center for FCS, Wong, Harry K., and Rosemary Wong T. The First Days of School: How to Be an Effective Teacher. Mountain View, CA: Harry K. Wong Publications, Print. References and Resources

Copyright © Texas Education Agency, All rights reserved. 22 Websites: Edutopia. Ten tips for classroom management. The George Lucas Educational Foundation. Edutopia.org Harry K. Wong Publications, Inc. Check Your Teaching Effectiveness YouTube™: Classroom Management Strategies to Take Control of Noisy Students These strategies were obtained from this video. It explains a little-used and often-forgotten but very effective classroom management strategy for taking control of tough groups of students right at the start of lessons. Teach Like a Champion: Getting Everyone’s Attention in Class Author Doug Lemov shows how teachers use the 100% technique to get everyone's attention during a class. Teaching Channel Caring and Control: Creating A Safe and Caring, Positive Classroom Valuable resource for teachers and students to learn strategies for creating effective classroom environments. References and Resources