Chapter 12- Managing the Classroom Flashcards
Classroom Management Issues: Class Size
- the number of students in a given classroom
- smaller class size is beneficial for children from low-SES backgrounds
- difficult to accurately describe the effect of class size on students outcomes
Classroom Management Issues: Pupil-teacher ratio
the number of students in a school divided by the number of certified teachers in the school
The complex classroom: what are the characteristics of classrooms that can be problematic if not planned for?
- classrooms are multidimensional
- activities happen simultaneously
- events happen quickly
- events are often unpredictable
- there is a little privacy
- classrooms have history
How to get off to the right start?
- during the first few days of school, students learn procedures, policies, and expectations that frame the whole year
- take time to outline rules and procedures explicitly, and get students’ cooperation following them
- show your students you care about their success
- be clear and consistent in establishing and enforcing rules, boundaries and consequences
What are the two main goals of effective classroom management?
- help students spend more time on learning and less time in non-goal directed activity
- only 40 percent of the school day can be described as “instructional time”
- instructional interruptions often include assemblies, announcements, fundraisers
- it is important to maximize instruction time - Prevent students from developing academic and emotional problems
- engage students in tasks that keep them absorbed, motivated and challenged
Teaching strategies for increasing academic learning time
- maintain flow between activities- complete one activity before starting another
- minimize transition time-misbehaviours occur twice as frequently during transitions- plan to prevent this establish transition routines
- hold students accountable- help students establish goals and plans, and monitor their progress
What are the three general strategies for creating a positive learning environment?
-authoritative
-authoritarian
-permissive
“With-it-ness” - a management strategy in which teachers show students that they are aware of what is happening,
How can we develop a positive relationship with students
teachers expressed positive attitudes and held high expectations for their students
- focus was on student needs; teachers coordinated instruction and integrated content
- students and teachers committed to core values
- efforts were made to motivate students, develop school-community relations, and create a climate of care
What is Eithic of care?
2-year study in 12 Canadian secondary schools
What are the four principles for establishing and maintaining rules and routines?
- rules should be reasonable and necessary
- rules should be clear and comprehensible
- rules should be consistent with instructional goals
- classroom rules should be consistent with school rules
How to encourage students to share and assume responsibility in the classroom
- solicit students’ input
- have students consider motives
- do not accept excuses
- provide adequate time
- allow students to generate solutions
Communication Speaking and Listening Skills
Create opportunity for students to improve speaking, organizational and thinking skills
What is Active Listening?
giving full attention to the speaker, focusing on both the intellectual and emotional content of the message
What are the barriers of effective communication?
- lacking clarity
- using stereotypes and generalizations
- jumping to conclusions
- using disconfirming responses
What is an “you” message?
a undesirable style in which speakers appear to judge people and place them in a defensive position.
