CLASSROOM CLASSROOM MANAGEMENTMANAGEMENT

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August, 2008August, 2008

The Single Most Important The Single Most Important Factor…Factor…

The single most important factor The single most important factor governing student learning is governing student learning is classroom management.classroom management.

The first day of school is THE The first day of school is THE most important day of the school most important day of the school year.year.

EFFECTIVE VS. INEFFECTIVEEFFECTIVE VS. INEFFECTIVE

Effective teachers MANAGE their Effective teachers MANAGE their classrooms.classrooms.

Ineffective teachers DISCIPLINE Ineffective teachers DISCIPLINE their classrooms.their classrooms.

WHAT IS CLASSROOM WHAT IS CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT?MANAGEMENT?

All of the things that a teacher All of the things that a teacher does to:does to:

Organize studentsOrganize students SpaceSpace TimeTime MaterialsMaterials

So that instruction in content and So that instruction in content and student learning can take place.student learning can take place.

THE DEPARTMENT STORETHE DEPARTMENT STORE

You expect a department store to be You expect a department store to be well-managed. Some well-managed. Some characteristics:characteristics:

The store: Its layout, organization, The store: Its layout, organization, and cleanliness.and cleanliness.

The merchandise: Its display, The merchandise: Its display, accessibility, and availabilityaccessibility, and availability

The help: Their management, The help: Their management, efficiency, knowledge, and efficiency, knowledge, and friendlinessfriendliness

THE CLASSROOMTHE CLASSROOM

What are some characteristics What are some characteristics of a well-managed classroom?of a well-managed classroom?

Think-Pair-ShareThink-Pair-Share

What does the research say?What does the research say?

Students are deeply involved with Students are deeply involved with their work, especially with academic, their work, especially with academic, teacher-led instruction.teacher-led instruction.

Students know what is expected of Students know what is expected of them and are generally successful.them and are generally successful.

There is relatively little wasted time, There is relatively little wasted time, confusion, or disruption.confusion, or disruption.

The climate of the classroom is The climate of the classroom is work-oriented, but relaxed and work-oriented, but relaxed and pleasant.pleasant.

PREDICTABLE PREDICTABLE ENVIRONMENTENVIRONMENT A well-managed classroom is a A well-managed classroom is a

task-oriented environment task-oriented environment where students know what is where students know what is expected of them and how to expected of them and how to succeed.succeed.

Power comes when you make Power comes when you make life predictable for people.life predictable for people.

Howard H. StevensonHoward H. Stevenson

Establishing RoutinesEstablishing Routines

What types of routines need to What types of routines need to be established?be established?

Think-Pair-ShareThink-Pair-Share What will students do when they What will students do when they

walk in?walk in? When/how will they turn in work?When/how will they turn in work? When/how will you take roll?When/how will you take roll? How will they get into groups?How will they get into groups?

BEFORE YOU LEAVE HOMEBEFORE YOU LEAVE HOME

Half of your effectiveness is Half of your effectiveness is determined before you leave home.determined before you leave home.

The amount of work you will accomplish will be determined before you even leave for work.

Half of what you will accomplish in a day will be determined before you even leave home?

Three-quarters of what you will accomplish in a day will be determined before you enter the school door.

PREPARATION IS KEYPREPARATION IS KEY

The three most important words to The three most important words to a painter, pilot, or chef are…a painter, pilot, or chef are…

preparation, preparation, preparationpreparation, preparation, preparation

The three most important words to a The three most important words to a teacher are…teacher are…

preparation, preparation, preparationpreparation, preparation, preparation

THE ROOMTHE ROOM

A cluttered or barren room sends A cluttered or barren room sends a negative message to your a negative message to your pupils. A well-organized, pupils. A well-organized, attractive room gives an “in attractive room gives an “in control” image that students control” image that students respect. It is imperative that you respect. It is imperative that you have your room ready and have your room ready and inviting before students come on inviting before students come on the first day of school.the first day of school.

MORE PREPARATIONMORE PREPARATION

Floor spaceFloor space Work area(s)Work area(s) Student area(s)Student area(s) Wall spaceWall space BookcasesBookcases Teacher areaTeacher area MaterialsMaterials Strategic location for behavior Strategic location for behavior

interventionintervention

YOUR REPUTATION YOUR REPUTATION PRECEDES YOUPRECEDES YOU Right or wrong, accurate or not, your Right or wrong, accurate or not, your

reputation will precede you.reputation will precede you. If you have a good reputation, the students If you have a good reputation, the students

will enter your classroom with high will enter your classroom with high expectations, and this will be to your expectations, and this will be to your benefit.benefit.

If you have a poor reputation, the students If you have a poor reputation, the students will enter with low expectations, and this will enter with low expectations, and this will be to your detriment.will be to your detriment.

Protect your reputation and create a Protect your reputation and create a positive image. You have nothing to lose positive image. You have nothing to lose and everything to gain.and everything to gain.

THE FIRST DAY OF THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOLSCHOOL

You greatly increase the probability You greatly increase the probability that school will start successfully for that school will start successfully for both you and your students when both you and your students when these four points are true:these four points are true:

You have your room ready.You have your room ready. You are at the door.You are at the door. You have assigned seats.You have assigned seats. You have the first assignment ready.You have the first assignment ready.

GROUP BRAINSTORMGROUP BRAINSTORM

What will your first day look like?What will your first day look like? Where will you be when they Where will you be when they

come in?come in? What will be posted?What will be posted? What are your expectations?What are your expectations? What will you tell the students What will you tell the students

about yourself?about yourself?

MANAGEMENT PROFILEMANAGEMENT PROFILE

Complete the Teacher Talk to Complete the Teacher Talk to determine your management profile.determine your management profile.

Directions: Directions: Read each statement carefully.Read each statement carefully. Write your response using the scale Write your response using the scale

provided.provided. Respond to each statement based upon Respond to each statement based upon

actual experience (student teaching) or actual experience (student teaching) or imagine classroom experience (your imagine classroom experience (your new assignment).new assignment).

SCORING THE PROFILESCORING THE PROFILE

Add responses to 1, 3, and 9 = Add responses to 1, 3, and 9 = authoritarian style.authoritarian style.

Add responses to 4, 8, and 11 = Add responses to 4, 8, and 11 = authoritative style.authoritative style.

Add responses to 6,10, and 12 Add responses to 6,10, and 12 = laissez-faire style.= laissez-faire style.

Add responses to 2, 5, and 7 = Add responses to 2, 5, and 7 = indifferent style.indifferent style.

WHAT DOES IT MEAN?WHAT DOES IT MEAN?

Your score for each Your score for each management style can range management style can range from 3 to 15. from 3 to 15.

A high score indicates a strong A high score indicates a strong preference for that particular preference for that particular style.style.

Read the descriptions of each Read the descriptions of each profile; you may see a little of profile; you may see a little of yourself in each one.yourself in each one.

HAVING A PLANHAVING A PLAN

The three most important student The three most important student behaviors that must be taught behaviors that must be taught the the first daysfirst days of school are of school are these:these: DisciplineDiscipline ProceduresProcedures RoutinesRoutines

WHY YOU SHOULD HAVE WHY YOU SHOULD HAVE RULESRULES

The effective teacher The effective teacher investsinvests time in teaching discipline and time in teaching discipline and procedures, knowing that this procedures, knowing that this will be repaid multifold in the will be repaid multifold in the effective use of class time.effective use of class time.

WHO IS RESPONSIBLE?WHO IS RESPONSIBLE?

You are primarily responsible for You are primarily responsible for communicating and maintaining communicating and maintaining behavior.behavior.

Clearly communicate both Clearly communicate both verbal and in written form to verbal and in written form to your students and parents.your students and parents.

The administration can not back The administration can not back up a nonexistent plan.up a nonexistent plan.

GENERAL AND SPECIFIC GENERAL AND SPECIFIC RULESRULES

General rules are more General rules are more successful for veteran teachers.successful for veteran teachers. Example: Respect others.Example: Respect others.

Specific rules are more Specific rules are more successful for newer teachers.successful for newer teachers. Example: Keep your hands, feet, Example: Keep your hands, feet,

and objects to yourself.and objects to yourself.

THE RULE OF 5THE RULE OF 5

You must know exactly what You must know exactly what behaviors are important to you.behaviors are important to you.

No more than 5 rules.No more than 5 rules.

Think-pair-share specific rules.Think-pair-share specific rules.

These are not good rules:These are not good rules:

Academic behavior should not Academic behavior should not appear on your list of rules.appear on your list of rules. Examples: homework, writing in ink, Examples: homework, writing in ink,

turning in assignments – these are turning in assignments – these are procedures that must be taught.procedures that must be taught.

Discipline plans are concerned with Discipline plans are concerned with behavior not academic work.behavior not academic work.

If possible, state rules positively. If possible, state rules positively. Sometimes a negative rule needs to Sometimes a negative rule needs to be direct; i.e. “No Fighting.”be direct; i.e. “No Fighting.”

Should Students Be Involved?Should Students Be Involved?

No…because:No…because: Schoolwide and district rules must be Schoolwide and district rules must be

accepted as they are.accepted as they are. Classroom policies essential to managing Classroom policies essential to managing

instruction cannot be left to student instruction cannot be left to student discretion.discretion.

It is better to involve students in discussing It is better to involve students in discussing matters such as:matters such as: Why rules are needed.Why rules are needed. Why a particular rule will help students succeed.Why a particular rule will help students succeed. Specific examples of general rules, such as Specific examples of general rules, such as

“What does it mean to ‘respect others’?”“What does it mean to ‘respect others’?”

WHAT’S IN THE PLAN?WHAT’S IN THE PLAN?

Rules (that students may Rules (that students may choosechoose to to break)break)

Positive consequencesPositive consequences Examples: praise, positive notes, Examples: praise, positive notes,

positive phone calls, tickets, free time.positive phone calls, tickets, free time. Positive consequences can be individual Positive consequences can be individual

and whole classand whole class Negative consequencesNegative consequences

Examples: warning, removed from Examples: warning, removed from group, removed from classroom, lunch group, removed from classroom, lunch detention, after school detention, phone detention, after school detention, phone call/note home.call/note home.

BE AWARE OF…BE AWARE OF…

School-wide Discipline PlansSchool-wide Discipline Plans Example: everyone uses name on Example: everyone uses name on

board OR flip-a-card.board OR flip-a-card. School-wide RulesSchool-wide Rules

Examples:Examples: When can students leave the building? To When can students leave the building? To

go to their car…go to their car… When can students go to their lockers?When can students go to their lockers? Everyone needs a hall pass. What criteria Everyone needs a hall pass. What criteria

must be on it?must be on it?

Does positive reinforcement Does positive reinforcement always work positively?always work positively?

http://psych.athabascau.ca/html/http://psych.athabascau.ca/html/prtut/reinpair.htmprtut/reinpair.htm Positive Reinforcement Positive Reinforcement

Concept Definition: Positive Concept Definition: Positive ReinforcementReinforcement

Positive reinforcement is one of the key concepts in Positive reinforcement is one of the key concepts in behavior analysisbehavior analysis, a field within psychology. , a field within psychology. Positive reinforcers are something like rewards, or Positive reinforcers are something like rewards, or things we will generally work to get.things we will generally work to get.

However, the definition of a positive reinforcement However, the definition of a positive reinforcement is more precise than that of reward. Specifically, we is more precise than that of reward. Specifically, we can say that positive reinforcement has occurred can say that positive reinforcement has occurred when three conditions have been met:when three conditions have been met: A consequence is presented dependent on a A consequence is presented dependent on a

behavior. behavior. The behavior becomes more likely to occur. The behavior becomes more likely to occur. The behavior becomes more likely to occur because The behavior becomes more likely to occur because

and only because the consequence is presented and only because the consequence is presented dependent on the behavior. dependent on the behavior.

LOGICAL AND ILLOGICAL LOGICAL AND ILLOGICAL CONSEQUENCESCONSEQUENCES

Logical Consequences:Logical Consequences: Chewing Gum – dispose of gum.Chewing Gum – dispose of gum. Turn in sloppy paper – redo the Turn in sloppy paper – redo the

paper.paper. Illogical Consequences:Illogical Consequences:

Chewing Gum – send to office.Chewing Gum – send to office. Turn in sloppy work – refuse to Turn in sloppy work – refuse to

accept the work.accept the work.

ACTIVATING THE PLANACTIVATING THE PLAN

Post your rulesPost your rules Post your consequences and Post your consequences and

rewardsrewards Immediately enact the consequence Immediately enact the consequence

when a rule is broken.when a rule is broken. Give specific, positive feedback to Give specific, positive feedback to

individuals as well as to the class.individuals as well as to the class. Make your behavior Make your behavior predictable and predictable and

consistent.consistent.

TEACH PROCEDURESTEACH PROCEDURES

Always explicitly teach procedures:Always explicitly teach procedures: Explain: state, explain, model, and Explain: state, explain, model, and

demonstrate the procedure.demonstrate the procedure. Rehearse: Rehearse and practice the Rehearse: Rehearse and practice the

procedure under your supervision.procedure under your supervision. Reinforce: Reteach, rehearse, practice, Reinforce: Reteach, rehearse, practice,

and reinforce the classroom procedure and reinforce the classroom procedure until it becomes a student habit or until it becomes a student habit or routine.routine.

Teach and review rules and Teach and review rules and procedures everyday the first week procedures everyday the first week of school. Reteach and rehearse of school. Reteach and rehearse periodically throughout the year.periodically throughout the year.

The Single Most Important The Single Most Important Factor…Factor…

The single most important factor The single most important factor governing student learning is governing student learning is classroom management.classroom management.

The first day of school is THE The first day of school is THE most important day of the school most important day of the school year.year.

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School Ideas”School Ideas”

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(Primary)(Primary) www.mrsvandyke.com/backtoschool.htmwww.mrsvandyke.com/backtoschool.htm

(Elementary)(Elementary) www.teachersfirst.com/knowyou.cfmwww.teachersfirst.com/knowyou.cfm

(K-12)(K-12) http://http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/index.shtmlwww.educationworld.com/a_lesson/index.shtml

(K-12)(K-12) http://www.gigglepotz.com/expectations.htmhttp://www.gigglepotz.com/expectations.htm

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