creating learning enviroments Flashcards
what are the goal of good classroom management?
to make ample time for learning ; improve the quality of time use by keeping students actively engaged; make sure participation structures are clear, straightfoward, and consistently signaled; and encourage student self-management, self-control, and responsibility
what are the challenges of classroom management ?
full of simultaneous, fast-paced and immediate, unpredictable, public and affected by the history of students’ and teachers’ action
distinguish between rules and procedures
rules are the specific dos and don’ts of classroom life
procedures cover administrative tasks, student movement, housekeeping, routines for accomplishing lessons, interactions between students and teachers, and interactions among students .
consequences should be established for following and breaking the rules and procedures so that the teacher and students know what will happen
what management issues do computers raise in the classroom?
they need to think through what several students will need to know, teach procedures, and provide easy-to-find and follow written instructions for common tasks
contrast the first school week of effective and ineffective classroom managers
classroom managers spent the first several days of class teaching a workable, easily understood set of rules and procedures by using lots of explanation, examples, and pratices.
quick, firm, clear, and consistent responses to infraction of the rules characterized effective teachers. they had planned carefully to avoid any last-minute tasks that might have taken them away from their students.
How can teachers encourage engagement?
activities with clear steps are likely to be more absorbing because one step leads naturally to the next
what are some challenges in secondary classrooms?
be prepared to handle students who don’t complete school work, repeatedly break the same rule, or openly defy teachers
What are some sources of teacher expectations?
intelligence test scores, gender, notes from previous teachers, and the medical or psychological reports found in cumulative folders, ethnic background, knowledge of older sibilings, physical characteristics, previous achievement, socioeconomic status, and the actual behaviors of the student.
what are the two kinds of expectation effects and how do they happen?
self-fullfilling prophecy; the teacher’s beliefs about the students’ abilities have no basis in fact.
the 2nd is a sustaining expectation of effect; teachers are fairly accurate in their initial reading of students’ abilities and respond to students appropriately but teachers do not alter their expectation to take account of improvement.
