This document provides tips and strategies for effective classroom management. It discusses building community, creating a safe and well-managed environment, involving students in rule-making, addressing conflicts quickly and wisely, integrating positive rituals, knowing your students, being consistent, and partnering with parents. Consistency, proximity, and using 30-second interventions to collapse conflicts are emphasized. Teachers are reminded that they will have bad days but should strive to get help and model the behaviors they want to see in students.
2. CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT
ď˘ "Will what I am about to do or say bring me closer
to the person with whom I am communicatingâor
will it push me further away?"
Five Questions that will improve your teaching, by Larry Ferlazzo
3. TEN TIPSâŚ
â Build Community
⥠Design a Safe, Friendly,& Well-
Managed Classroom Environment
⢠Include Students in Creating
Rules, Norms, Routines &
Consequences
4. HOW?
ď˘ Have students brainstorm characteristics of both a
âgoodâ student and a âgoodâ teacher.
ď˘ Collect their responses.
ď˘ Share the most common responses with students
(weed out the ones you canât live with)
ď˘ These characteristics can help to develop rules
and guidelines for how the class will run.
5. TEN TIPSâŚ
⣠Create a Variety of
Communication Channels
⣠Always Be Calm, Fair &
Consistent
6. CONSISTENCY
ď˘âWe are the authors of what happens in the
classroom. Students follow our lead and
behave in ways that we unconsciously
allow.â
From, Conscious Classroom Management, Rick Smith
ď˘ Beconsistent with procedures. When
students call out, we need to honour the
procedure rather that the content.
ď˘ Get all students actively on task before
handling individual conversations with any
of them.
7. CONSISTENCY
ď˘ Stay focused on your topic even as students try to
change it.
ď˘ Teaching and re-teaching procedures.
ď˘ Enforcing and following through with
consequences.
ď˘ Starting and ending class on time.
ď˘ Welcoming and encouraging students.
8. RELAXING INTO CONSISTENCY
ď˘ Being consistent doesnât mean being a
robot or machine. It arises out of our caring
for our students and caring for their
learning. As we combine an open resilient
quality with a commitment to teach students
content, behaviour, and procedures, we
naturally become more consistent without
losing our humanity or spontaneity.
Conscious classroom management, Rick Smith
9. ⼠KNOW THE STUDENTS YOU TEACH
Take a few minutes to complete the needs inventory
sheet. (Restitution Focus)
16. WHAT ARE SOME REACTIONS OF PEOPLE
WHEN FEELING CONFLICTED?
ď˘ Group brainstorm
17. ⌠ADDRESS CONFLICT QUICKLY & WISELY
Tootsie Pop Brain
Collapse Conflict
30 Second Interventions
18.
19. COLLAPSING CONFLICT USING 30 SECOND
INTERVENTIONS
ď˘ What is your job right now?
ď˘ What do you need to get started?
ď˘ What can I do to help you so that you canâŚ
ď˘ It looks like you have a problem. What can I do
to help you with this?
ď˘ Is what you are doing now helping or hurting
the lesson and learning for others?
ď˘ Is this the kind of person/student you want to
be?
ď˘ What is our rule? Can you do that?
20. PROXIMITY
ď˘ Proximity is the best method of ensuring that
students are engaged and maximizing learning
time.
ď˘ Helps to keep them focused.
ď˘ You can go near inattentive students when they are
talking.
ď˘ Remember to move away from them when they are
contributing so that the whole group can hear.
ď˘ You can pause in your proximity procedure long
enough so that disruptive students donât just pause-
--they stop.
21. TEN TIPSâŚ
⧠Integrate Positive Classroom Rituals
⨠Keep It Real
⊠Partner with Parents and Guardians
22. PLEASE ASK FOR HELPâŚ.
Synonyms for helpâŚ
ďľ Advice
ďľ Collegiality
ďľ Collaboration
ďľ Educational Consulting
ďľ Professional Development
23. FINAL THOUGHTSâŚ..
What do we believe to be the
characteristics of a good teacher?
Image from Learn This, http://learnthis.ca/2009/05/6-steps-to-setup-an-
effective-brainstorming-session/
24. HOW ABOUTâŚ.
ďąSometimes makes mistakes
ďąSometimes has bad days
ďąSometimes feels helpless
ďąSometimes feels overwhelmed
ďąSometimes feels stresses
ďąSometimes feels unappreciated
27. SOURCES
ď˘ Conscious Classroom Management, Rick Smith
ď˘ The First Days of School, Harry Wong
ď˘ Google Images, Google
ď˘ Larry Ferlazzo
ď˘ Restitution, Diane Gossen
Hinweis der Redaktion
Keep it real â Being a new teacher is like trying to fly an airplane âŚ.while building it! The job description of a teacher is infinite. If you go to bed at night feeling a though your job is never done, you are on the right track.Unrealistic expectations of yourself can give you undue stress.Be realistic, be prepared and always work in the best interest of students.Take care of yourself. As teachers we are so focused on the success of our students, that we sometimes forget to take care of ouselves. We canât give what we donât have. So remember to slap on your oxygen mask and breathe.Teachers who are good to themselves will ultimately deliver the best teaching.Ask for help when you are in needâŚSynonyms for help â Advice, Collegiality, Collaboration, Educational Consulting, Professional Development. â all describe the same thing.There is no way teachers can do it all themselves. This is true for all teachers regardless of their level of experience.
