Professional Professional Development Development

sessionsessionClassroom Management Classroom Management

Let’s get into groupsLet’s get into groups

- -Winter’s baby group :DWinter’s baby group :D

leader : the tallest speaker :the youngest Writer : the fastestleader : the tallest speaker :the youngest Writer : the fastest

--Spring’s baby group Spring’s baby group Leader : the one with brightest colours Speaker :one with dark Leader : the one with brightest colours Speaker :one with dark shoesshoes

Writer : the shortestWriter : the shortest

- -Summer’s baby groupSummer’s baby group ); ); Leader :short hair speaker : the tallest writer : the oldestLeader :short hair speaker : the tallest writer : the oldest

Autumn’s baby groupAutumn’s baby group: : Leader :with bright shoes speaker : wears red writer : the Leader :with bright shoes speaker : wears red writer : the thinnestthinnest

Let’s play a gameLet’s play a game

Tick TockTick Tock

You Have 5 Minutes You Have 5 Minutes to list 3 of the most to list 3 of the most common and common and serious problems serious problems your group faces your group faces with their studentswith their students ..

It’s trueIt’s true

Video TimeVideo Time

Find out the 16 Find out the 16 traits for a traits for a

successful teacher successful teacher with a good class with a good class management skillsmanagement skills

Stay In ControlStay In Control

Don’t Let them take Don’t Let them take advantage of youadvantage of you . .

“ -“ -Nothing begins Nothing begins until every bodies until every bodies attention is attention is

draggeddragged“. “.

- -Use warming –up Use warming –up questionsquestions . .

- -CorrallingCorralling

Stay In ControlStay In Control

Avoid AngerAvoid Anger

Be ConfidentBe Confident

From the secret files of From the secret files of the students up to the students up to youyou. .

Teachers with weak Teachers with weak hearts please…. hearts please…. Don’t watchDon’t watch..

Don’t feel offended Don’t feel offended that’s How it really that’s How it really

goesgoes!!! !!!

Be Fair & Avoid Be Fair & Avoid FavoritismFavoritism

The legend of the Teacher’s petThe legend of the Teacher’s pet

Is it a bless or a Is it a bless or a cursecurse??? ???

SolutionsSolutions

- -Avoid group punishmentAvoid group punishment . .

- -Equal chancesEqual chances

[ [popsicle sticks – index cards- personal popsicle sticks – index cards- personal feed backfeed back ] ]

To keep track of who has been called outTo keep track of who has been called out..-Promote student’s respect for each Promote student’s respect for each

otherother -Ex: Dignity bulletin boardEx: Dignity bulletin board

Be PunctualBe Punctual

A punctual teacherA punctual teacher..…… ..…… Is their ……… Is their ……… -Time frame your -Time frame your lessonlesson

Prepare a to do list Prepare a to do list with themwith them

Be FunnyBe Funny

IntroducIntroduce humor e humor into the into the teaching teaching materialmaterial

But….. Avoid Over But….. Avoid Over FamiliarityFamiliarity

Stay PositiveStay Positive

Reduce the DON’TsReduce the DON’Ts: :

ReplaceReplace

Don’t make so much Don’t make so much noisenoise

→→ToTo

Come in quietly Come in quietly Stop turning aroundStop turning around

→ → ToTo

Look at your bookLook at your book

Offer Opportunity For Offer Opportunity For ResponsibilityResponsibility

It works very well It works very well with trouble with trouble

makersmakers . .

Phone callsPhone calls

Interest The Class \ Keep Interest The Class \ Keep Them BusyThem Busy

Chinese whisperChinese whisper

Sudden deathSudden death

Role playersRole players

GamesGames

Tall talesTall tales

Snow ballsSnow balls

What is that What is that trophytrophy?? ??

Problem solvingProblem solving

Moving to the musicMoving to the music

Popcorn readingPopcorn reading

Math ManiaMath Mania

Avoid Personal Avoid Personal MannerismsMannerisms

Mannerisms of speech, dress, gesture on the Mannerisms of speech, dress, gesture on the part of the teacher can be intensely irritating part of the teacher can be intensely irritating or comic to children who have to sit and or comic to children who have to sit and watch them, and may well lead to negative watch them, and may well lead to negative behaviour on the part of the classbehaviour on the part of the class . .

Avoid calling them NAMESAvoid calling them NAMES RememberRemember

When threats are uttered they must be When threats are uttered they must be carried out. Constant offers of ' one last carried out. Constant offers of ' one last chance ' soon weaken the teacher's standing chance ' soon weaken the teacher's standing in the eyes of the classin the eyes of the class..

Be Well-OrganizedBe Well-Organized

Focus AttentionFocus Attention

Be AlertBe Alert

We are busy We are busy teaching than teaching than watching the classwatching the class

Move a roundMove a round

Insist they stay in Insist they stay in their places when their places when they are having a they are having a

problemproblem . .

Call out their names Call out their names while explainingwhile explaining

Be a catalystBe a catalyst

Most teachers are excellent doing this Most teachers are excellent doing this but be care of turning to be a bribe but be care of turning to be a bribe

the it will be a point of weaknessthe it will be a point of weakness . .

Thank you for your timeThank you for your time

Hope this has Hope this has inspired you inspired you even a littleeven a little

Have a nice dayHave a nice day