Classroom Management

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Reflecting and Improving on Practice in Positive
Approaches to Behaviour

• By Geraldine Brady and Bethany Young

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What is classroom management?

• It is how a teacher organises their students
  time, environment and resources so students
  learning opportunities can be maximised.

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Learning environment (use of space and resources)
Engaging through the curriculum
Personal teaching style
Aspects of Classroom Management
Managing behavioral difficulties
Government and School wide approach (boundaries,
discipline procedures)
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Understanding human behavior

• Behavior is learned
• Behavior is related to environmental factors
• Behavior can be changed and manipulated

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Students are

• Not born with bad behaviors
• Do learn better ways of behaving though teaching
  and positive feedback

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For example
Student off task
Teacher shouts at student for being lazy and
issues Cs
Student reacts and argues back
Student refuses to work at all
Teaching and learning objectives fail
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Unknownfactors not excuses
Student off task
What we dont realise
Student is kept awake during the night through
parents arguing
Teacher checks understanding of task
What we dont realise

Student is too afraid to ask for help
Student still off task but has been given the
choice to settle
Teacher issues C1 with clear reason
Student holds responsibility
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Dealing with individual student needs

• Questions to consider

What sort of problem is the student
presenting with? What is the impact of the
students problem? What factors have initiated
and maintained the problem?
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Understanding pupil needs

• Behavioural difficulties - use of seating
  plans/Cs
• SEN recognising and targeting/levelled
  questions
• Peer Pressure pressures to conform (/-)
• Hormones self conscious/independent exploration
  

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Structure

• Gender
• Be sure of expectations
• Short/Quick tasks with levelled learning

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The Right Climate!

• The classroom Climate established by the teacher
  can have a major impact on pupils motivation and
  attitudes towards learning
• Chris Kyriacou

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A Positive Classroom Climate

• Planning and Preparation
• Presentation of the lesson
• Lesson time management
• Positive classroom climate
• Discipline
• Pupil understanding and achievement
• Reflection and evaluation

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Control!!!!!

• Set explicit boundaries
• Wait for silence
• Positive speech looking and listening please,
  I want silence in 321,listen carefully.
• Non verbal signs
• Responsibility given to pupils
• Maintain logical thinking
• Be positive
• Firm but fun style
• Engage pupils at the start
• Pick up on the small things
• Ask for help

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Teacher can feel pressured to achieve an
impossible task
Colleagues/faculty/deputies/heads
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Students View of Teachers
Ineffective appear confused and seem
uncertain about what to do when faced with bad
behaviour..when they threaten and dont take
action Effective ..wont be messed
aroundthey sort out those misbehaving..they are
hard but fair with discipline..they have clearly
defined boundaries and guidelines for
behaviour..they respond in a confident manner
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Listen when the teacher is talking. Do not
interrupt or shout out.
Arrive on time to lessons
Be a nice person to know! No arguing, teasing, or
put-downs
Stay on task when working on the computers
What are our class rules?
Try your best in each lesson
Do not graffiti or damage equipment
Be silent straight away when asked by the teacher
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In Summary
Respond dont react
Immediate relief- remove student
Help!
Positive reinforcement
Familiar with School behavoir strategies
Reflective teaching- Be prepared
Check understanding
Avoid confrontational language
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• What worked well/didnt and why..what was done?
• Your interaction with students
• How planning/del of curriculem affected bahavior

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A teacher is not there to intimidate
But is there to encourage and engage