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ACTIVITY
• Please list at least three ideas that, as a teacher,
would be effective management procedures for
your classroom?
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“ Classroom management embraces all actions
teachers take to maintain a smooth, focused
flow of activity for the purpose of nurturing
learners’ academic and personal development.”
Classroom Management &
Discipline – Chapter 9
• How will you, the teacher, deal with
discipline problems?
• Good management plans reduce discipline
problems & leave learners feeling positive
about the class.
 Effective classroom management is one of
the greatest challenges facing teachers.
 Teachers must maintain a classroom
environment that supports learning.
• A poll of public attitudes rated lack of
discipline as one of the top problems facing
today’s schools.
• There is evidence that suggests that as much as
80% of all discipline problems result from
ineffective planning & teaching.
• Researchers point out that you can diminish
the probability that you will face serious
behavior problems when you plan and
implement a management strategy before the
school year begins.
• More teachers in Illinois lose their jobs because
of too much or too little discipline than for any
other reason.
Space Management
• Please consider the comfort level of your
learners. What will crowding, clutter, noise,
excessive heat or cold do to them?
• Wall Space – Display learner’s work, schedules,
rules, announcements, motivational displays, etc
• Floor Space – Configurations for whole-group,
small group, & activity centers.
• Traffic Patterns – Heavy vs. low usage.
• Teacher’s Desk – Locate in the back
• Equipment Storage – Equipment must be both
secure and accessible.
Time Management
• Researchers have found a high % of time
spent on non-instructional tasks.
• Past – Teachers believed that students needed
to be kept busy for good student behavior. (Do
worksheets / Seat Work)
• Research reveals that students in classes
where teachers spend more time on
instruction, learn more.
• Today – Teachers must make sure that students
are engaged in productive learning. (plan
activities that are authentic and motivating)
1. Transitions – Occur when there is a shift from
one activity to another. Time is lost!
Plan carefully – organize materials in advance;
provide clear instructions; establish a time frame
to finish.
2. Beginning Class – Perform routine admin.
duties quickly; Establish a signal system to begin
“ All eyes on me, 1,2,3.”
3. Lesson Pacing – Lessons should move briskly
without excessive repetition. What do you do
with learners who finish early?
Follow up activities should not be more of the
same.
4. Providing Assistance – Research shows
teachers spend too much time working one-onone with students. 20 seconds is
recommended. Must avoid doing the work for
the learner. Provide one suggestion. Build
confidence – offer praise for successful small
steps. Move on, but check back later for on task
behavior.
5. Establishing Routines & Procedures – Plan,
teach, & display procedures for handling
recurring & predictable events. What will
learners do when they enter the classroom;
personal problem to discuss with the teacher;
passing out & collecting work; daily attendance;
sharpening pencils; using the restroom, etc.
Negotiations
Are you comfortable in sharing power with members of
your class?
Effective management is better conceived of as a
process involving negotiation between teacher and
learners. We want experiences that lead to noncoercive self-discipline and self-control.
Characteristics of Negotiations:
1. Learners are more apt to exercise self-control if they
perceive environment as warm, trusting and positive.
2. If allowed to make choices they develop responsibility.
3. Learners who have better positive self-concepts
interact more positively with other classmates.
4. Learners who feel a sense of belonging take pride in
their membership.
Discipline
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Expert Power – exert influence over others
Referent Power – Trustworthy, respect
Legitimate Power – position held
Reward Power – Ability to provide
something like grades, praise, privileges.
• Coercive Power – authority to punish
Expert power & referent power are the types
most consistent with the negotiations view
of classroom management.
Basic Principles For Discipline
1. Avoid power conflicts / put downs.
2. Use private correction - isolates the
misbehaving student.
3. Seek out the causes of the misbehavior
so this situation is less likely to reoccur.
4. Learn to distinguish between minor and
major problems (Don’t Overreact)
5. Respond to each situation in a fair and
consistent manner.
Responses Supporting Self-control
• Reinforce productive behavior – use verbal
praise, incentives
• Use nonverbal signals to show disapproval –
gestures, eye movements, facial exp.
• Use proximity control – move toward & stand
near while continuing to teach
• Use learner’s name in context of lesson
• Redirecting a learner’s attention
• Have learners take personal action – Count to
ten, put head down, go to a time-out spot, etc.
Providing Situational Assistance
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Take time for a quiet word
Provide a rule reminder
Remove the learner from the situation
Respond with clarity & firmness
Arrange a conference with student
Ask parents for help
Implementing Consequences
• Lose a privilege – Be sure that what you take away is
valued by the student.
• Provide for in-class isolation – Be sure student cannot
interact with classmates.
• Remove the learner – Never leave the student alone in
the hallway; Have someone escort person to the office.
• Making up wasted time – Keep in during recess or
before or after school. Must have parent approval during
off school hours.
• Involve parents & the School Team – Document (date,
time, behaviors) all misbehaviors. Post class rules and
reiterate often. Have a plan in place to help the student.
STUDENT ENGAGEMENT
• Motivation - students are thinking about
and working on academic learning
activities. They are involved.
• Variety of activities help keep students
from becoming bored by the same lessons
day after day.
• Field Trips, Guest Speakers, Small-group
Work, Debates, Writing Activities,
Independent Work (authentic application)
HANDLING MISBEHAVIOR
Rudolf Dreikurs indicated that students
fall into one of four areas of misbehaving.
1. A student misbehaves to get recognition
2. A student seeks revenge & inflicts
emotional or physical pain on others.
3. A student defies authority to gain control.
4. A student will withdraw from learning.
ASSERTIVE DISCIPLINE
• Lee & Marlene Canter wrote an article
entitled “Teach Students Responsibility By
Giving Choices”
• Canter said teachers need to take charge
of their classroom in a firm / positive
manner.
• Rewards for compliance / consequences
for breaking rules / posting of rules
SITUATION ONE:
• A BOY IN YOUR CLASS CONTINUES TO
DISRUPT PLAY TIME FOR STUDENTS.
HE FORCES HIMSELF ON THE
SOCCER FIELD A NUMBER OF TIMES
AND KICKS THE SOCCER BALL AWAY
FROM BOTH TEAMS AND THEN RUNS
AWAY!
• WHAT WOULD YOU DO?
SITUATION TWO:
• A STUDENT CONTINUES TO TALK IN
CLASS AND REFUSES TO DO ANY
SCHOOL WORK. HE SINGS,
WHISPERS, TALKS AND DOES
ANYTHING ELSE THAT HE WANTS TO
DO.
• WHAT WOULD YOU DO?