EDUC 4464 Management Class 1 Dr' Glenda Black http:www'nipissingu'cafacultyglendabEDUC4464Mindex'htm - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Title: EDUC 4464 Management Class 1 Dr' Glenda Black http:www'nipissingu'cafacultyglendabEDUC4464Mindex'htm


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EDUC 4464 ManagementClass 1Dr. Glenda
Blackhttp//www.nipissingu.ca/faculty/glendab/ED
UC4464M/index.htm

• FIRST IMPRESSIONS
• What do you think is going on in the classrooms?

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WELCOME!

• Please copy the EDUC4464M folder from the Memory
  Stick to your laptop.
• Bell Work
• Read and discuss the case study on the table.
  What would you do??

First off, always identify and corral the ring
leader!
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Classroom Management Plan

• Please read the outline carefully
• Note that there is a list of guiding questions
• and an assessment rubric- hand in a copy of the
  rubric with your submitted plan
• Your assignment is due on the date that you have
  Management Class 5
• You should begin working on the plan as soon as
  possible and continue refining it as we cover
  topics

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Practicum Debriefing
Management problems are the major cause of
teacher stress

• At your tables, have one person act as
  secretary and prepare a table with three columns.
  
• What kinds of behaviour did you observe?
• What kinds of management techniques did you
  observe?
• Leave third column blank.

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Management issues are often the area which
directly and indirectly cause teachers to

• require intervention during teacher
• evaluations
• frustration in the classroom and their work
• environment
• experience stress as it is one of the leading
  causes of teacher stress which can result in the
  teacher leaving the profession

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The Vicious Cycle of Poor Classroom
Management (1) Poor Classroom Management High
Stress (2) High Stress Poor Health (High Blood
Pressure, Headaches, anxiety, etc.) (3) Poor
Health Job Dissatisfaction (4) Job
Dissatisfaction Poor Relationships (partner,
family members, and friends) (5) Poor
Relationships Depression (leads to addictions
like overspending, drinking, etc.) (6)
Depression Poor Classroom Management
Bottom Line Poor Classroom Management Ultimately
Spells Disaster!
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The Difficult Truth to Accept

• 1. There is no quick fix no simple solution ?
• 2. Any class can be managed and work well ?

Provided you

• are proactive in your lesson planning
• proactive in your classroom set up
• you are consistent and follow-through

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When is a behaviour considered a discipline
concern?A discipline problem exists whenever
behaviour interferes with teaching, the learning
of others, is unsafe, or destructive Define
proactive? If You Fail to Plan, You Plan to
Fail!Classroom management is intricately
related to the level of planning a teacher
engages in.
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Where does Management fit into Teaching?
Affective Domain
Cognitive Domain
Analytic Intellectual
Rational Reasoning Thinking
Influence Inspire Impress
Persuade Touch
Good Teaching
(Venn Diagram)
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Back to being proactive

• How important is the affective domain? Designing
  learning activities that give students
  opportunities to be
• Successful
• Self-directed
• Social
• Inspired
• ...
• ...

What do we hope being PROACTIVE will achieve? How
does that influence classroom management?
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Some statements to challenge usbased on examples
contested in Beyond Discipline From Compliance
to Community by Alfie Kohn, Chapter 1

• If the teacher isnt in control of the
  classroom, the most likely result is chaos.
• Children need to be told exactly what the adult
  expects of them, as well as what will happen if
  they dont do what theyre told.
• You need to give positive reinforcement to a
  child who does something nice if you want to keep
  him acting that way.
• At the heart of moral education is the need to
  help people control their impulses.

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Back to the observations you made earlier...

• Look at the charts you filled out earlier
• As a group, choose one instance of disruptive
  behaviour
• Use what you know about Junior/Intermediate
  learners to situate the event in a context
• How would you go about resolving the effects of
  the behaviours you identified?
• How common do you think your example is?

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Closure some points to consider...

• Lesson format- clear steps, continuous clues
• Withitness- knowing what is going on
  everywhere
• Clear and consistent routines- dependability
• Guidance during tasks- scaffolding the
  learning- helping students be successful
• Creating tasks that value a variety of learning
  styles
• Establishing strong rapport with learners based
  on your genuine desire to know them as real
  people and your ability to let them know who you
  are

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Food For Thought

• Good teaching is one-fourth preparation and
  three-fourths theater.
• Gail Godwin
• (American Novelist and Short Story Writer)

And before you go
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Homework

• Open a new document titled Classroom Management
  Plan Assignment 1. Note a subheading -
  Philosophy and Rationale. Write one small
  paragraph on the importance of paying attention
  to the affective domain when planning lessons
  based on our discussion in class today. Give an
  example in your paragraph.
• Read slides 16- 32 and complete a reflective
  practice chart using a variation of
  Plus/Minus/Interesting-PMI-organizer)
• The plus side
• The minus side
• Surprises
• Questions
• Recommended Reading Levin, J., Nolan, J.F.,
  Kerr, J. Elliot, A.E. (2008). Principles of
  classroom management A professional
  decision-making model Second Canadian edition.
  Toronto, ON Pearson Education Canada, Inc.
  Chapters 3 and 5 Enjoy your weekend!

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In order to Be Proactive and Successful

• Be organized
• Have the full year picture in mind
• Dont wing it. Be prepared...
• Create a supportive learning environment
• It is important to have a plan.....in terms of
• Classroom organization
• Clarifying expectations
• Communication
• Classroom atmosphere

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a) Classroom Organization

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a) Classroom Organization In August Have an Entry
Plan to ensure organization
An Entry Plan is an Action Plan. In August think
ahead of all the little things you need to know
and do and set about meeting these needs. It is
called an Entry Plan because it aids you in
entering the school, classroom, your teaching
assignment, and the community. In a school with
two semesters, the entry plan is repeated for
second semester
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a) Classroom OrganizationThe Environment is so
important

• Conditions heating, light, noise, ventilation
• Use of space (proximity, walking room,
  contamination)
• Placement of desks
• Seating Arrangements teacher proximity to all
  students reflects primary teaching strategy all
  students can see not interfere with high usage
  areas
• Bulletin boards and Displays recognize students
• Classroom Guidelines Procedures Rules posted

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a) Classroom organization

• Get a Class List
• Textbooks
• supplies
• Location of necessities (i.e. fire exits,
  procedures.)
• Other necessities (What do you do if a child gets
  sick?)
• Emergency Codes? Emergency Response Plan
• School Handbook?
• School Rules
• Morning Announcements
• School-wide routines?
• Mentors
• Entrance and Exit procedures
• Buses?
• OSR Allergies, Medical, IEP, Custody .
• Anything else? Be Proactive!

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b) Clarifying expectations Routines Procedures Ru
les
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Managing students involves

• Planning
• Procedures
• Routines
• Teachers need to plan how they want their
  students to proceed in the classroom. Procedures
  must be developed so that students know exactly
  what to do and how to proceed from the beginning
  to end of each lesson. These procedures must
  become routine so that there is no confusion in
  the class.

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Classroom Procedures

• TEACH procedures for the following
• Turning in work
• Bathroom passes
• Entering/exiting the room
• Anything else they will need to do often
• If you dont know your procedures, how can you
  expect students to follow them?

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Routinize

• Teachers must EXPLAIN, RE-HEARSE, and REINFORCE
  classroom procedures.
• Students need classroom procedures so that they
  always know to do and what to expect. The teacher
  must explain the procedures over and over again
  until they are clear. Next these must be
  rehearsed with the students. Finally, the
  teacher must reinforce them by supportive and
  encouraging words.
• Eventually, it becomes a Routine

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Classroom Rules

• Short, positive statements on how students should
  behave
• Limit to 5-6 statements
• ARE NOT Procedures
• Includes consequences (refer to your schools
  handbook to see what you CAN have as a
  consequence)
• Should be posted for all to view (and used a
  reminder for yourself and students)

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c) Communication

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c) Communication

• Learn student names as quickly as possible
• Non-verbal communication is key
• Move around the room so students have to pay
  attention more readily
• Communication with student is important but
  communication with parent is as well...
• Keep your parents as your ally..know their child
  better than you do (in most cases)
• Call home (on positive notes as well)
• Parents dont like surprises

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C) Communication

• Course Information Sheet to be signed
• There may be Contracts to be signed
• Have major tests and assignments
• signed
• Posting work on-line (web page)
• Internet ( cautions)
• Parent Teacher interviews, teacher/student
• conferences

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d) Classroom Atmosphere

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d) Classroom atmosphere

• Establish positive relationships with students
• Greet your students at the door
• Greet your students in the hall
• Get to know your students
• Create a warm, welcoming and safe environment
• Students feel comfortable in taking risks
• Share with your students

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c) Classroom Atmosphere

• Activate the concepts of
• Winning them over instead of over them
• Cohesive bonding
• Inclusiveness
• Safe environment

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Be proactive...well prepared, preventative
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Read slides 16- 32 and complete a reflective
practice chart using a variation of
Plus/Minus/Interesting-PMI-organizer)- The plus
side- The minus side- Surprises- Questions