Transcript Setting Up Assessed Speaking Tasks

aggressive
dominant
positive
authoritarian
easily-riled
prepared to justify
authoritative
fair
reactionary
aware of what is directly
in your control
Flexible`
ready to punish
business-like
friendly
ready to reward
confident
like a broken record
ready to wipe the slate
clean
consistent
loud
submissive
cooperative
negotiative
well-planned
determined to win
organised
with it
IHYLC Prague 2012
Classroom Management
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‘Do you think you should try to be…?’
• ‘Oh, absolutely!’
• ‘Why?’
• ‘Cripes, of
course not, you
cad!’
• ‘Why not?’
• ‘It depends.’
• ‘On what?’
aggressive
dominant
positive
authoritarian
easily-riled
prepared to
justify
authoritative
fair
reactionary
aware of what
is directly in
your control
flexible
ready to
punish
business-like
friendly
ready to
reward
confident
like a broken
record
ready to wipe
the slate clean
consistent
loud
submissive
cooperative
negotiative
well-planned
determined to
win
organised
with it
Three Stages of
Classroom Management
• 70%
• 27%
• 3%
70%: Planning
During which
• …periods of a class…
• …stages…
• …activity types…
…does disruption often occur?
When planning, think about…
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...keeping students engaged (cognitively and physically) at all times.
...knowing what material/resources students are focussed on.
…having these ready.
...minimising distractions.
...managing the change from one activity to the next.
...making sure students have what they need to do an activity:
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language
ideas
instructions
models
so there's no excuse/opportunity for them to do otherwise than you
ask.
... attention spans, and possible lulls in concentration likely at certain
times in the class.
...managing group dynamics.
...knowing where you are going to sit/stand, and who might be
outside your field of vision.
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27%:
Real-time CM
1: authoritative classroom presence
• be well-planned
• be (or act) confident
• give them the PEP-talk
– Proximity
» move around the class
» dominate the space
– Eye-contact
– Pose questions
– talk in an authoritative voice
(not shrill or angry)
27%: Real-time CM
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2: positive classroom presence
praise
tokens & symbols
use Ss’ names
insist Ss use your name, and each others’
catch them doing something right
you control how you behave towards the
ones you don’t like
27%:
Real-time CM
3: withitness
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scan
intervene promptly
use names
stop instruction
non-verbal commands
pre-emptive reminders and warnings
3%:rules and discipline procedures
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establish rules & consequences
negotiate rules (?)
justify rules
get formal/informal acceptance of ‘our’
rules
• apply them fairly and consistently
3%:rules and discipline procedures
In cases of indiscipline…
• warn once
• follow through
• keep it impersonal
• ask as though you mean it
• PE-talk
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listen, but use the broken-record
defer discussion but require obediance
still defiant!!!!!! (0.5%)
withdraw
aggressive
dominant
positive
authoritarian
easily-riled
prepared to justify
authoritative
fair
reactionary
aware of what is directly
in your control
flexible
ready to punish
business-like
friendly
ready to reward
confident
like a broken record
ready to wipe the slate
clean
consistent
loud
submissive
cooperative
negotiative
well-planned
determined to win
organised
with it