Elli had worked on classroom management since her senior year of high school. During her senior year of college, she had a really good class. She would talk about something and then apply it the next day. It is important to be consistent. Consistency is important in the classroom because students thrive on routines and consistency. A well managed classroom is even more important to students than teachers. It gives them a sense of security. In a classroom that is consistent, students know from day-to-day how the classroom is structured and organized. In Mrs. Mason’s class, the first day of school is full of practicing, but getting to know each other. During this, there are tons of building relationships, practicing rules, and setting expectations. During the first week, students are still getting to know peers through team building activities, trying to get each student caught up to the same level. Mrs. Mason thinks it is important students know where everything is at in the room and where to go in case of emergencies. She uses the first two weeks of school to get expectations and practices, as well as building relationships with students. I think it is important for the students to learn about the expectations and rules during the first two weeks. The first two weeks are the most hectic weeks of the year for elementary students. Once the students know the rule and expectations and kind of has a feel of how the classroom runs, the class will run more smoothly. Learning
During the first few weeks of school teachers should focus on teaching students appropriate classroom behavior, expectations and consequences. If they notice a student not interested in learning about the rules of the classroom, the teacher can take a little extra time with teaching the rules and its best that the teacher review the expectations each month, allowing the students to remember them. Following these guidelines will ensure a positive learning environment for every
Classroom management promotes students greatest ability to learn. A teacher who exhibits positive classroom management makes the biggest difference in the
This would include everything from the way desks should be arranged and the order subjects are taught, to the type of activities given to enhance a lesson. Planning of these things will help classroom management run much more smoothly. Finally, classroom management requires consistency, particularly with discipline. Inconsistent teachers who discipline only half of the time it is needed, send mixed messages to that child as well as to his/her classmates. Teachers need to remember that following through with what they said helps the child remember that their undesirable behavior will not be tolerated and that there are consequences for their actions. Consistency is a skill that teachers should make sure they have when they step into a classroom. Flexibility, careful planning and consistency are key components, I think, that teachers would find helpful when dealing with classroom management.
Managing your classroom determines how effective you are as a teacher. In this training, it talks about many different ways you can create structure in the classroom. One of the ways was setting rules. Another was to set individual and whole group goals in classroom and commit to completing each goal. It is very important to have complete control over your classroom it promotes maturity, safety, trust and easy flow.
Throughout my time on professional placement not only was I given opportunities to teach, I was also given opportunities to observe my mentor teacher and other teachers. Through these observations I gained an understanding of multiple aspects of teaching and classroom management that I would often miss or be unaware of during my own teaching. When analysing my observations, there were a number of themes that stood out. However, it was the students that interested me the most. The school is largely multicultural with over 35% of the school population was born outside Australia in 52 different countries. When observing both theory and practical classes, I noticed a wide range of abilities in physical terms including skill and fitness, as well as cognitive abilities. On a number of occasions, I witnessed students lack of engagement with a task or activity, which would then in turn affect students’ motivation and ability to stay on track with the task leading to off task behavior. Sallis and McKenzie (1991) argued that positive experiences in PE could influence children to adopt physically active adult lifestyles which can improve public health. It is, therefore, important to understand the motivational, cognitive, and affective processes that can determine whether children will regard PE as a valuable, enjoyable, and rewarding experience, or as a worthless, boring, and humiliating one. The following essay will reflect and analyse on the themes of, ‘motivation’ influenced by a
My classroom philosophy begins with what type of teacher I will be in my classroom. To have successful classroom management, one must be an effective teacher. Some qualities that make an effective teacher include maintaining high expectations, being consistent, and caring. As a teacher, it is important to have high expectations for your students academically, but also behaviorally. In my classroom, I will uphold the traits and characteristics that I want to see in my students, through my own actions and words. Another quality that I will instill in my classroom and myself is consistency. In my classroom, I will be consistent in my classroom management. I will not favor a student and let them get away with something, and I will not be overly harsh on a student who is having a bad day or week. One of the most important qualities in an effective teacher is their ability to care for their students. In order to have successful classroom management, I must build relationships with my students. The more that my students know that I care for them and want to help them,
Observing teachers is a great way to see the day to day operations of what goes into the setting of the class. Within the first few months of school, by then the students should have a good understanding of the expectations of the class. It is important to realize that the teacher trains the students what the rules and expectations are from day one in their classroom. These rules and expectations come from their classroom management plan.
First, I believe teachers’ clear and direct demonstration is the essential factors in classroom management. Whenever setting classroom rules and procedures, teachers have to show students what those are and how they are expected to behave so that students can follow them without any problems.
My philosophy of classroom management is to allow students to be responsible for their own behavior at all times. I believe allowing students to be responsible for their behavior and actions allow them to have a sense of freedom. When students have freedom, they seem to be more successful and respectful. Classroom management is more successful when the class is student-centered. Students should be included in the planning of classroom rules, room arrangement, and communication should flow smoothly between teacher and student. Although the class is student-centered the teacher should be in control of the classroom. The teacher should know what is going on at all times, plan interesting and informative lessons, and be
Classroom management is a popular topic in education. Teachers are always looking for ways to improve their classroom environment, or new ways to deal with problem behaviors. For every person who has ever worked with children, there is an idea, a theory, as to how to best meet children’s needs. Early theorists provide the basis for many current behavior management ideas, and often include a combination of ideas. Theorists such as Abraham Maslow, Rudolf Dreikurs, William Glasser, and Stanley Coppersmith offer insight into the behavior and motivations of children that help teachers design strategies to prevent disruption and provide a positive learning environment for all students.
My philosophy for teaching is that all students deserve the best possible education a teacher can provide them, and that education begins with classroom management. Classroom management is the foundation to a proper education. The way a teacher manages his or her classroom determines how the classroom will function and how much information the students are able to learn throughout the school day and school year. Students need rules to follow in order to keep the classroom running smoothly. Without rules, students will be unruly and will cause disruptions that will prohibit their fellow classmates from being able to focus and comprehend the material being taught.
An important attribute for teachers to possess is maintaining a strong classroom management plan. It all starts at the door on day one, this sets the tone for the school year. With this classroom management plan you must remain consistent. Students strive under consistent environments. This consistency ensures that all students understand the expectations and rules of your classroom. Along with this consistency, you also must maintain a nurturing and compassionate classroom. Having a nurturing and compassionate classroom allows for students to feel safe and accepted. With today's schools becoming more multi-culturally diverse and the implementations of inclusion, it is important for teachers to have the ability to adapt their classroom environment
Spending the first three weeks of class devoted to making a consistent and predictable classroom environment through establishing, modeling and teaching clear rules, routines and expectations is a fundamental technique found among effective teachers (Borich, 2012). These expectations and routines should not be vague (e.g. “Stay on task” or “Be in the right place at the right time”) but should be clear and precise (e.g. “Check off your name as you first come in the class, and immediately sit down to review the day’s itinerary”). Building daily itineraries that can be followed will improve class predictability and are valued by elementary students (Savage, 2009), resulting in an emotionally safe classroom.
Classroom management helps to enhance a well-organized classroom with effective classroom planning, effective lessons plans and preparation; which then enhances the productivity in the classroom. With establishing classroom procedures that are clear, students are able to understand the expectations/goal of each class, whether the procedures are for behavior or learning objectives students can stay consistent throughout the day or within a different class setting. Moreno argues the effectiveness of classroom strategies. i.e., , “the routines for accomplishing recurring classroom tasks such as how students will turn in homework, go to the restroom, or transition from one activity to another” (Moreno, 2011,417).
As a future educator, it is extremely important to prepare for what is in store for each year. Every single class is different, and will bring something different to the table based on the different students in each class. It is extremely important to have a classroom management plan for a group of diverse learners for several reasons. From reading Wong’s book First Days of School, How to be an effective teacher, he states that after doing research in a study reviewing 11,000 pieces of research that spanned 50 years, three researchers determined that there are 28 factors that influence student learning, and the number one factor is classroom management. This is very clear that research backs up how important classroom management is. It is what allows teachers to be effective teachers for their students and are able to keep the students on track. Classroom management also offers organization in the classroom. It refers to all of the things a teacher does to organize students, space, time and materials so that learning can take place (Wong 1998). Without classroom management the entire class would be out of control and very little to no learning would take place.