Classroom Classroom ManagementManagement

Classroom SurvivalClassroom Survival

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"In order to discover the rules of "In order to discover the rules of society best suited to nations, a society best suited to nations, a superior intelligence beholding alsuperior intelligence beholding all the passions of men without exl the passions of men without experiencing any of them would be periencing any of them would be needed.” needed.”

~ Rousseau ~ Rousseau

A NightmareA Nightmare

Language TeachingLanguage Teaching

Classroom ManagementClassroom Management

Classroom DynamicClassroom Dynamic

Foreign Teachers managing Foreign Teachers managing in English.in English.

Korean teachers using Korean teachers using Korean to manage in the Korean to manage in the English classroomEnglish classroom

Teachers working in strict Teachers working in strict English Only environmentsEnglish Only environments

ManagementManagement

Must be comprehensible for Must be comprehensible for studentsstudents

Must be effective when Must be effective when delivered in Englishdelivered in English

Must be reasonable for the Must be reasonable for the language classroomlanguage classroom

RulesRules

And consequencesAnd consequences

Rules in the classroomRules in the classroom

All classrooms have some All classrooms have some rules. rules.

Make sure rules are clear, Make sure rules are clear, appropriate and necessary appropriate and necessary for your classroom. for your classroom.

Creative positive rules. Creative positive rules.

RulesRules

Ms. Sara’s RulesMs. Sara’s Rules Respect yourself and othersRespect yourself and others Keep the school safe for all Keep the school safe for all

studentsstudents Listen when others are talkingListen when others are talking Keep your area cleanKeep your area clean Be prepared for classBe prepared for class

Involve the studentsInvolve the students

Publishing rules is a first Publishing rules is a first stepstep

Create activities using the Create activities using the rulesrules

Ask students to provide Ask students to provide feedback on rulesfeedback on rules

Allow students to create and Allow students to create and add rules to the classroom.add rules to the classroom.

Sample ActivitySample Activity

Rules reviewed with Rules reviewed with studentsstudents

Students play a board gameStudents play a board game On the game students see On the game students see

positive and negative positive and negative examples of the rulesexamples of the rules

Students state what the Students state what the example representsexample represents

Positive and Negative Positive and Negative ExamplesExamples

ConsequencesConsequences

Consequences should be Consequences should be consistent with rulesconsistent with rules

Consequences should Consequences should encourage better behavior encourage better behavior next time. next time.

Consequences do not have Consequences do not have to be disciplinary measures.to be disciplinary measures.

Ms. Sara’s ConsequencesMs. Sara’s Consequences

RespectRespect Others will not respect you. Others will not respect you.

““You called your friend a name. You called your friend a name. Your friend called you a name. Your friend called you a name. You need to have respect. You need to have respect.

SafeSafe The classroom is dangerousThe classroom is dangerous

““You rolled on the wheels and You rolled on the wheels and fell out of the chair. That’s not fell out of the chair. That’s not safe. You need to be safe.”safe. You need to be safe.”

Rules and ConsequencesRules and Consequences

Encourage good behaviorsEncourage good behaviors Help students understand Help students understand

the effects of negative the effects of negative behaviorsbehaviors

Teach students to care Teach students to care about their actions and the about their actions and the actions of othersactions of others

Student CenteredStudent Centered

Classroom ManagementClassroom Management

Let the student manageLet the student manage

Identify the basic procedures Identify the basic procedures of each classroom. of each classroom.

For each procedure For each procedure determine possibilities for determine possibilities for student managers or officers student managers or officers to mediate to mediate

Promotes student Promotes student responsibility responsibility

Procedures and OfficersProcedures and Officers

AttendanceAttendance Attendance keepersAttendance keepers

AnnouncementsAnnouncements Hands UpHands Up

BehaviorBehavior Student OfficersStudent Officers

When possible…When possible…

Public School TeachersPublic School Teachers Many public schools promote Many public schools promote

some form of student some form of student responsibility responsibility

Try to find out what roles Try to find out what roles students are taking in your students are taking in your school school

Use these roles in the Use these roles in the classroomclassroom

Points and RewardsPoints and Rewards

Additional StrategiesAdditional Strategies

The problem with rewardsThe problem with rewards

Students come to expect Students come to expect compensation for compensation for performanceperformance

Students only use positive Students only use positive behaviors when being behaviors when being observedobserved

Students demand rewards Students demand rewards for certain performancesfor certain performances

Can you use rewards?Can you use rewards?

Yes, but considerYes, but consider Don’t provide consistent Don’t provide consistent

rewardsrewards Don’t reward performanceDon’t reward performance Be fair with rewards, reward Be fair with rewards, reward

all all Rewards should be earned by Rewards should be earned by

everyone togethereveryone together

Points systemsPoints systems

Students earn point in teamStudents earn point in team Establish clear guidelines for Establish clear guidelines for

earning pointsearning points Guidelines are not behaviors Guidelines are not behaviors

students can “fake” to get pointsstudents can “fake” to get points ExamplesExamples Help others be successfulHelp others be successful Explain difficult words to your friendsExplain difficult words to your friends Show students how to do itShow students how to do it

The “why” or “what” The “why” or “what” question with pointsquestion with points Teacher what are points for?Teacher what are points for? Teacher what do I get?Teacher what do I get?

Students earn the points. Students earn the points. At the end of the year every At the end of the year every

team that earned points will team that earned points will receive recognition. receive recognition.

All teams have received some All teams have received some points. points.

DisciplineDiscipline

And Punish?And Punish?

DisciplineDiscipline

Many classrooms do use Many classrooms do use some kind of disciplinary some kind of disciplinary measure. measure.

First try to avoid moving First try to avoid moving towards disciplinetowards discipline

““Withitness”Withitness”

A teachers withitness can dramaA teachers withitness can dramatically reduce problems in the clatically reduce problems in the classroom that might call for disciplssroom that might call for disciplineine

Withitness refers to how well a tWithitness refers to how well a teacher knows what is happening eacher knows what is happening in the classroom. in the classroom.

Using WithitnessUsing Withitness

When teachers notice things When teachers notice things happening that could lead to happening that could lead to discipline considerdiscipline consider Proximity (move towards students)Proximity (move towards students) Removal (take away distracters)Removal (take away distracters) Remind touch (place a hand on Remind touch (place a hand on

shoulder or elbow of studentshoulder or elbow of student Eye contact (let the student know Eye contact (let the student know

you see them)you see them) Non-verbal indication (a shake of Non-verbal indication (a shake of

the head, or a hand signal to stop the head, or a hand signal to stop behavior)behavior)

When it is necessaryWhen it is necessary

There are times when it is There are times when it is necessary to use a disciplinary necessary to use a disciplinary measure in the classroom. measure in the classroom.

As with rules, make sure your As with rules, make sure your discipline policy is clear and discipline policy is clear and appropriate for students. appropriate for students.

Publish discipline policies. Publish discipline policies. When using discipline be When using discipline be

consistentconsistent

Ms. Sara’s Discipline PolicyMs. Sara’s Discipline Policy

Verbal WarningVerbal Warning Five minute standing time out Five minute standing time out

(standing at desk with students)(standing at desk with students) Second verbal warningSecond verbal warning Five minute out of group time Five minute out of group time

out (away from group or outside out (away from group or outside of class)of class)

Third verbal warningThird verbal warning Removal from classRemoval from class

Other strategiesOther strategies

For student managementFor student management

Know your studentsKnow your students

Your students know youYour students know you There is a great deal of power There is a great deal of power

in being able to use student in being able to use student names. Find a way to know names. Find a way to know your students to you can your students to you can encourage good behavior or encourage good behavior or discourage bad behaviors. discourage bad behaviors.

Ms. Sara’s ChartMs. Sara’s Chart

Seating charts are excellentSeating charts are excellent

Other tips and strategies Other tips and strategies for students management for students management Model good behaviorsModel good behaviors

We all have bad days, when We all have bad days, when this happens model for this happens model for students how you deal with students how you deal with anger, frustration, sleepiness, anger, frustration, sleepiness, anxiety etc. anxiety etc.

Show students how to handle Show students how to handle these same issues to help these same issues to help students learn to manage students learn to manage behaviorsbehaviors

State it and forget itState it and forget it

Don’t address rules once a Don’t address rules once a year. year. Incorporate rules and good Incorporate rules and good

behavior practices into behavior practices into regular class activitiesregular class activities

This helps to remind students This helps to remind students and encourage them to and encourage them to practice good behaviors in practice good behaviors in your classroomyour classroom

Work ShopWork Shop

Group and ShareGroup and Share

Consider the following Consider the following situations. What can you do?situations. What can you do?

Students have just entered Students have just entered class. class.

They are playing superman They are playing superman with the chairs with wheels. with the chairs with wheels.

Inappropriate QuestionsInappropriate Questions

Everything is running Everything is running smoothly. You are talking smoothly. You are talking about health and body about health and body issues. A student ask you issues. A student ask you how many times a day you how many times a day you go to the bathroom. go to the bathroom. Everyone in class starts Everyone in class starts laughing. laughing.

Inappropriate behaviorsInappropriate behaviors

You have to reach down to get thYou have to reach down to get the chalk you dropped off the flooe chalk you dropped off the floor. r.

One of your students goes for thOne of your students goes for the Korean “e Korean “ 똥침” 똥침” (ttong chim)(ttong chim)

Inappropriate LanguageInappropriate Language

Students are working on Students are working on classroom tasks and classroom tasks and activities. Everything is activities. Everything is going very well when going very well when suddenly one of the suddenly one of the students yells out very students yells out very loudly a Korean vulgarity. loudly a Korean vulgarity.

Open DiscussionOpen Discussion

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