classroom management

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CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT

1 WHAT IS CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT?

Teacher´s most important job is “to create the conditions in which learning can take place”.

GROUPING AND SEATING

ACTIVITIES

AUTHORITY

CRITICAL MOMENTS

TOOLS AND TECHNIQUES

WORKING WITH PEOPLE

The “right” way

Essential basic skill

LOOK OPTIONS ACTIONS

(events) (finding options &

making

decisions)

Experience

INCREASING YOUR OPTIONS

Recall what happened

Reflect on

Observing other teacher at work

Getting feedback from observers

Ways increasing your range of options Deciding and acting on decisions

appropriately

HOW CAN YOU DECIDE WHAT´S BEST TO

DO?

Here are some factors to bear in mind:

 What is the aim of these activity?

 What would the best thing to do now?

 How do the Ss.feel?

 Is it time for a change of mood or pace?

CLASSROOM DECISIONS & ACTIONS ARE

ALSO GREATLY DETERMINED BY YOUR OWN ATTITUDES, INTENTIONS, BELIEFS & VALUES.

2.CLASSROOM INTERACTION

DIFFERENT ARRANGEMENTS:

Varying groupings

Use of pairs

Small groups

Whole-class work

TEACHER TALK AND STUDENT TALK

Student learn:

 The instructions

 The discussions

 The jokes

GIVE LEARNERS OPPORTUNITIES TO HAVE USEFUL INTERACTION WITH OTHER PEERS.

BE INVOLVED IN A LESSON.

MAXIMISING STUDENT INTERACTION IN CLASS: SOME IDEAS

 Ask questions rather than giving explanations

 Allow time for Ss.to listen, think, process their answer & speak

 Really listen what they say

 Increase opportunities for STT

( Student Talking Time)

 Allow Ss.to finish their own sentences

 You don´t always need to be at the front of the class

• CHANGING Ss ARRANGEMENTS

• MOVEMENT

STRETCH THEIR LEGS

FIXED, SEMI-FIXED & LARGE SEATING

• The T has to consider whether a long-term rearrangement might be useful

The horseshoe arrangement, proved very suitable for the English classes

MOVEABLE SEATING

 If the classroom is too noisy, make the

discussion of that.

 If the Ss.normally sit in rows, try forming a circle.

 Intentionally place your seat off-centre(not

at the front).

 How can we reorganise this classroom to make it a nicer place to be?

SEATING POSSIBILITIES IN A STANDARD CLASSROOM

4.GIVING INSTRUCTIONS

 How to talk to Ss.become crucial when we give them instructions

 The best activity in the world is a waste of time if the Ss.don´t understand what it is they are

supposed to do

HOW CAN WE GIVE CLEARER INSTRUCTONS?

THERE ARE 5 STEPS:

1 LISTEN TO YOURSELF or RECORD YOURSELF

2 PREPLAN ESSENTIAL INSTRUCTIONS

3 MAKE EYE CONTACT

4 DEMOSNTRATE RATHER THAN EXPLAIN

5 CHECK THAT Ss HAVE UNDERSTOOD WHAT TO DO

HOW TO GET LEARNER´S ATTENTION

Here are some tips of getting attention before giving

an instruction, explanation, etc

MAKE EYE CONTACT.

GESTURE.

JUST WAIT.

ESTABLISH YOUR AUTHORITY.

PROJECT YOUR VOICE CLEARLY.

5.PARTICIPATE, MONITOR OR VANISH?

DECIDING ON YOUR ROLE WHILE Ss.DO AN

ACTIVITY

STEP 1: THE FIRST 30 SECONDS: ARE THEY DOING THE TASK SET?

STEP 2: THE TASK ITSELF

 MONITOR DISCREETLY OR VANISH.

 MONITOR ACTIVELY OR PARTICIPATE.

SPECIFIC WAYS.

DEVELOP A RANGE OF GESTURES.

TO BE

CONTINUED… NEXT CLASS.