1. Classroom Management
Harry Wong
Fred Jones

2. Layer Cake Approach --Fred Jones
There are four components to Jones’ classroom
management:
Classroom Structure
Limit Setting
Responsibility Training
Backup Systems

3. Classroom Management – Harry Wong
Teacher’s
Role
Instructional
Strategies
Discipline
Procedures &
Routines

4. Both quote Julia Thompson on the Ideal Teacher:
Enjoys students.
Uses different teaching techniques.
Has a great sense of humor.
Acts like an adult and not a child (or high school student).
Keeps promises.
Is organized.
Knows the subject matter.
Admits when he or she is wrong.
Uses a pleasant voice.
Is enthusiastic about the subject.
Is willing to listen to both sides of an issue.
Has a reputation for giving challenging work.
Isn’t a pushover. Keeps misbehaving students in line.
Keeps everyone busy.
Does not have favorites.
Is polite to everyone all of the time.
Is friendly and fair.
According to Julia G. Thompson, author of Discipline Survival Kit for the Secondary Teacher

5. Wong on Effective Instruction
A structured and instructionally sound classroom will eliminate a majority of misbehaviors.
Two important key factors are:
Room arrangement
Time management

6. Wong - Movement is the key
Be able to have quick access to any student at any time.
Be comfortable moving around your room during instructional periods.
Being in close proximity to a student is an effective deterrent.

7. Jones - Working the Crowd
Natural teachers spend less time in front of the class teaching and more time circulating the room while students are working. Physical proximity of the teacher is a powerful factor that lessens the chances of students misbehaving.

8. Both agree that “Room Arrangement” helps discipline
Broad walkways- make it easier for a teacher to get from one student to another.
Remove furniture barriers between teacher and students.
Students desks are near the board for easy conversation b/w teacher and students.
Assigned seating.
Loop-type set up so the teacher can around tosee everyone’s work.

9. Jones argues that our biggest problem right now is probably Helpless Hand Raisers
Some students look for your attention as the class begins independent work. Working with that child can take up to 4 minutes, meanwhile the rest of the class is getting off task. Using guided practice and praise, prompt, and leave will help those students become more independent workers.

10. How do you fix it? Praise, Prompt, and Leave
Jones’ suggests, “be clear, be brief, be gone,” when addressing the questions of the “helpless hand raiser.”
Use visual instructional plans- describing the specific steps to solving the problem with a picture for every step and a minimum reliance on words.
VIPs are a string of visual prompts a student can access at will- making them less dependent on you and making you more available to work the crowd.

11. Little sips are healthier than big gulps
He argues that the most effective change we can make is: See, Say, Do Teaching
In a lesson, you tell and show students what to do next, then have them practice it before they forget.
Students learn by doing and the teacher continually monitors their performance.
Structured practice includes repetitions of a newly learned skill within a controlled environment by the teacher. This practice builds confidence in the learner, leading to less helpless hand raising.
Little sips are healthier than big gulps

12. Wong argues that Effective Time Management best Curbs Discipline Problems
The more engaged a student is the better he behaves.
Students tend to be more distracted during these 3 phases of instruction:
The beginning of class
Transitions
The end of class

13. Harry Wong writes in The First Days of School, “The number one problem in the classroom is not discipline; it is the lack of procedures and routines.”
Wong also states, “A procedure is simply a method or process for how things are to be done in a classroom.”
Procedures answer the question, “What do I do when…?”

14. You Must Teach Procedures!
EXPLAIN
REHEARSE
REINFORCE

15. Motivation
Motivation is managed through the use of incentives. Incentives answer the question, "Why should I?" By managing incentives, we can increase the motivation of students to work hard while working conscientiously.
-Fred Jones’ article Positive Discipline: Part 3 No Joy, No Work, 1/ 2006; posted on

16. Positive Consequences: Negative Consequences:
Both Agree that
Class Rules
Abide by the Rule
Positive Consequences:
REWARDS
Break the Rule
Negative Consequences:
PENALTIES
NEED

17. Fred Jones calls it Meaning Business
Meaning Business means:
Efficiently dealing with the daily misbehaviors of students
Working smart, not working hard
Self-preservation
Remaining calm for effective classroom management