EDUC 392: Classroom Management & DisciplineUniversity of St. FrancisSpring 2012

Today’s Agenda…1. Welcome! Questions/comments/concerns?2. Management comparison Tues/Thurs3. Course syllabus, Black board, assignments4. BREAK5. Class-builders/Team-builders6. How do you learn classroom management?

Components?7. Quick review of wikis (if needed)

Management Comparison

• When you arrived to class on Tuesday compared to today, how was it similar? How was it different?

• Why was today’s arrival better for elementary students in terms of classroom management?

The nitty gritty…• Course syllabus

• Blackboard/Wiki

• Assignments

Class-builders• What are they?• Networking opportunities within classroom community• Promotes familiarity and safety• Develops a sense of belonging • Improves class climate

• Five aims of Class-building:1. Getting acquainted2. Class identity3. Mutual identity4. Valuing differences5. Developing synergy

Class-builders are strategies developed by Dr. Spencer Kagan (1994)

Class-builders, continued• Ideally, class-builders should be utilized about once per

week.

Today’s class-builder activity: CORNERS!• Designed to help students know and accept themselves

and others• Sequence:

1. Announce corners2. Think time3. Students group4. Students paraphrase5. Teams review

Reflection: how would this help to promote a healthy classroom environment?

Team-buildersWhat are they?• Small-group activities that develop student communication and

collaboration skills• Can be tied easily into content• Amount of time spent on team builders in the classroom

depends on the needs and characteristics of the students• Eases tensions between students (racial, achievement level,

etc.)

Five aims of team-building:1. Getting acquainted2. Team identity3. Mutual support4. Valuing differences5. Developing synergy

Team-builders, continued• Should be utilized as often as necessary to promote equity

Today’s team-builder: Interview cards1. Cards in the middle of team, face down2. Take turns drawing a card to read to the team; teammates answer3. Use your chips! Each teammates starts with the same number of

chips; everyone uses a different color4. Continue pulling cards and answering questions for 10 minutes

Reflection: -How equal was your participation? What do you need to do to ensure that it is equal in the future?-Chips serve as a visual reminder of the number of turns each person took

What is Classroom Management?• With your team, come up with a definition for the

term, “Classroom Management.”

• “Classroom management refers to all of the things that a teacher does to organize students, space, time, and materials so that instruction in content and student learning can take place” (Wong, 1998, p. 84)

REMEMBER:Effective teachers = manage

classroomsIneffective teachers = discipline

classrooms

3 Truths of Quality Classroom Management

• Truth #1: All teachers need help with classroom management, especially early in their career. They depend on finding and using good information and advice.

• Truth #2: Most teachers do find ways to become successful in the classroom.

• Truth #3: The very best teachers become great classroom management role models and inspire and encourage other teachers to become better.

http://www.classroom-management-success.org/

Defining principles of best practice:

• Principle #1: The most important factor in classroom management is

you – the teacher.

• Principle #2: You need a vision and a plan. (That’s why you’re here!) • Principle #3: Successful teachers concentrate on what works

well. • Principle #4: Good teachers understand the needs of their

students. • Principle #5: If everybody wins, everybody’s happy. • Principle #6: Good teachers know how to involve other people. • Principle #7: Good teachers keep themselves sharp and

never stop learning.

http://www.classroom-management-success.org/

Learn by doing…• This course is designed to help you create and maintain an

effective classroom management system in your classroom

• Multiple strategies will be utilized to encompass a variety of teaching styles and grade levels

• We are all adults, but sometimes we need to put ourselves in the kids’ shoes to see which strategies will be the best fit

• Keep the bigger picture in mind as we embark on this journey together!

Dann Dunn’s Paint Jam

For next class…• Read Wong p. 83-

131 (first half of section 3)

WONGTEXTBO

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