May 12, 2022
There are behavioural issues in every classroom, albeit some have more than
others Hue, M., & Li, W. (2008). Teachers are frequently eager to respond to
misbehavior with verbal intervention and reprimands, which can negatively
impact student learning and damage the classroom environment. It's easy to
forget that the purpose of classroom management is to train children to be
self-disciplined, not to control them.
Instructors' interventions frequently elicit negative emotions from students and
lead to greater conflict, but this may be reduced if teachers tailor their replies to
the severity of the misbehavior: until substantial disruption persists, no verbal
intervention or logical consequences should be used in the first
instance.Teachers should use a continuum of intervention tactics, starting with
the least intrusive proactive intervention skills and ending with the most
intrusive vocal intervention.
The learning environment can be organized in a variety of ways.
The Jones, Bailey, and Jacob study (Colette Bennett, 2018) found that
combining social emotional learning with the concepts of planning,
environment, relationships, and observation enhanced classroom management.
They found that these four elements of effective management utilizing social
emotional learning are consistent across all classrooms and grade levels:
Planning and preparation are essential for effective classroom management.
Effective classroom management is a result of the room's interpersonal
interactions.
The school environment supports effective classroom management; and
Observation and recording are constant procedures in effective classroom
management.
The first concept is that successful classroom management requires advance
planning, particularly for transitions and anticipated interruptions. Take into
account the following ideas:
1) In the classroom, names have a lot of weight. Address students by their
first names. Access or prepare seating charts ahead of time; build name
tents for each student to grab on their way into class and carry to their
desks, or have students make their own name tents on paper.
2) Determine the most prevalent moments for student disruptions and
misbehavior, which are usually at the beginning of the lesson or class
session, when topics are changed, or at the end of the lesson or class
period.
3) Be prepared for actions that occur outside of the classroom to be brought
into the classroom, especially when classes change at the secondary level.
Plan ahead of time to engage students with opening activities ("Do
nows," "anticipation guide," "entrance slips," etc.) to make transitions
into class easier.
4) Educators who prepare for unavoidable transitions and disturbances can
help students avoid negative behaviors and make the most of their time in
a positive learning environment.
Teachers must understand how social and emotional learning (SEL) impacts the
quality of teacher-student connections and how that relationship effects
classroom management design in order to accomplish successful classroom
management. (Colette Bennett, 2020) Less disciplinary action is required in
classrooms with management that satisfies academic and SEL goals. Even the
finest classroom manager might benefit from a few pointers now and again to
compare his or her methods to evidence-based examples of success.
These seven classroom management techniques prevent disobedience, allowing
teachers to concentrate their efforts on making the most of their teaching time.
Plan for Blocks of Time
Plan Engaging Instruction
Prepare for Disruptions
Prepare the Physical Environment
Be Fair and Consistent
Set and Keep High Expectations
Make Rules Understandable
Also the 5 key points must be mentioned to illustrate the best approach to the
planning the classroom activity.
One of the most difficult age groups of students for me is teenagers aged 15-16.
And once I had to work in a class of 16 students. In our schools, any class is
divided into groups of seven to eight so that the teacher can give attention to
each student. However, in the case of a large group it was decided to keep the
class as a whole. Moreover, there were weak and strong students of different
levels.
And I was helped by the Harry Potter character to organize lessons, discipline
and the subsequent exciting process of organizing space. The 16 students split
up into faculties, created their own posters of the four Hogwarts faculties,
helped each other prepare for lessons, got point-buttons for correct excellent
answers and helped maintain discipline in class. It was the most successful
experience of teaching English in all my years at the school.
References
Classroom Behavior Management (Part 1): Key Concepts and Foundational
Practices
https://iris.peabody.vanderbilt.edu/module/beh1/#content
Colette Bennett, January 21, 2020 7 Ways to Take Control of Your Classroom
to Reduce Student Misbehavior
https://www.thoughtco.com/classroom-management-reduce-student-discipline-7
803
Colette Bennett , July 18, 2018 “4 Principles of Classroom Management and
Social Emotional Learning”
https://www.thoughtco.com/principles-of-classroom-management-3862444
How To Get A Noisy Classroom’s Attention by Terry Heick
https://www.teachthought.com/pedagogy/noisy-classroom/
Hue, M., & Li, W. (2008). Classroom management : Creating a positive learning
environment. Hong Kong University Press. p 64
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