Classroom management

Teachers play various roles in a typical classroom, but surely one of the most
important is that of classroom managers. Effective teaching and learning cannot
take place in a poorly managed classroom .

Classroom management is a term used by teachers to describe the process of

ensuring that classroom lessons run smoothly despite disruptive behavior by
students. The term also implies the prevention of disruptive behavior.
Classroom management refers to the wide variety of skills and techniques that
teachers use to keep students organized, orderly, focused, attentive, on task, and
academically productive during a class.

Importance.

Classroom management is important to the whole education process because it

offers students an ideal learning environment, helps prevent teacher burnout and
makes students and teachers feel safer and happier. Classroom management
involves more than just discipline and rules.

An Effective Classroom Management Context (these four things are fundamental)

i. Know what you want and what you don't want.

ii. Show and tell your students what you want.
iii. When you get what you want, acknowledge (not praise) it.
iv. When you get something else, act quickly and appropriately.

There are some techniques for an effective learning process

1. Have a Plan
Your lesson plans need to be crystal clear. You need to begin each day with clarity
about what students should know and be able to do by the end of the class period,
and every second of your day should be purposefully moving you toward that end.

In addition to clarity about student knowledge and achievement, you should have a
clear sense of the behavior you expect at each point in the class period. When you
see them making the choice to behave as you expect them to, narrate it. And when
you don't see it, confront those misbehaviors clearly, directly and with love.

2. Motivation

Motivational speakers inspire all of us. You can take a few tips from them in your
own teaching. Put positive mottos or inspirational statements on your syllabus and
communicate them to the students in class. Encourage our students to want to excel
in your class by helping them to do more than they thought they could.

When you describe the goals of the course, do so with enthusiasm. do so with
enthusiasm. Personal connections make a big difference. Get everyone’s attention
before beginning class. Remember, don’t start teaching until all eyes are on you
and everyone is in their seat . Try to learn your students' names as quickly as
possible, and refer to them by name. If you have a large class or if you are not.
3. CLASSROOM ARRANGEMENT
While good classroom arrangement is not a guarantee of good behavior, poor
planning in this area can create conditions that lead to problems.
There are some steps of classroom management which teacher should follow for
best understanding of students .
 The teacher must be able to observe all students at all times and to monitor
work and behavior.
 The teacher should also be able to see the door from his or her desk.
 Frequently used areas of the room and traffic lanes should be unobstructed and
easily accessible.
 Students should be able to see the teacher and presentation area without undue
turning or movement.
 Commonly used classroom materials, e.g., books, attendance pads, absence
permits, and student reference materials should be readily available.

4. Good teacher-student relationships

Some characteristics of having good teacher-student relationships in the classroom
involves the appropriate levels of dominance, cooperation, and awareness of high-
needs students. By creating and giving clear expectations and consequences for
student behavior, this builds effective relationships. Such expectations may cover
classroom etiquette and behavior, group work, seating arrangements, the use of
equipment and materials, and also classroom disruptions. Assertive teacher
behavior also reassures that thoughts and messages are being passed on to the
student in an effective way. Assertive behavior can be achieved by using erect
posture, appropriate tone of voice depending on the current situation, and taking
care not to ignore inappropriate behavior by taking action.

5. Use of Classroom Assessment Techniques

Classroom assessment techniques (CAT) are relatively quick and easy formative
evaluation methods that help you check student understanding in “real time”.
These formative evaluations provide information that can be used to
modify/improve course content, adjust teaching methods, and, ultimately improve
student learning. Formative evaluations are most effective when they are done
frequently and the information is used to effect immediate adjustments in the day-
to-day operations of the course.

6. Use of Teaching aids

Teaching aids are important because they create a visual and interactive experience
for the students. As the students become more engaged, they are more likely to
understand the topic being taught.
Teaching aids assist students in learning. These aids consist of video, audio and
hands-on tools to help involve the students and enhance the learning
experience.How a teacher chooses to use learning aids in a classroom can vary
dramatically. The main factor in the effective use of teaching aids is that a skilled
teacher is behind the tools being used.

7. Physical Environment
You’ve spent countless hours creating the perfect curriculum. You’ve searched the
deepest corners of the internet to find creative lesson plans. You’ve stayed after
school to give students extra help more days than not. One of the first aspects
related to the learning environment is the physical environment. A well-designed
utilization of classroom space is of utmost necessity if the aim is to be able to
manage all learning activities to a successful completion. . A safe, clean,
comfortable and attractive classroom can stimulate learning and help build a
classroom community. The first things to consider when organizing your
classroom are cleanliness, light and temperature. Although you may not have
complete control over some of these elements, try to make or suggest
improvements as necessary. Some degree of decoration will help add to the
attractiveness of the room.
They should find a seat that they will keep permanently all year. When students
choose their seats, they have “ownership” in those seats and tend to behave well in
order to avoid being moved.When your classroom setup is in harmony with your
teaching style, your students, and the space and furniture you have to work with,
the benefits can be endless.

8. PROMOTING APPROPRIATE USE OF CONSEQUENCES

 In classrooms, the most prevalent positive consequences are intrinsic student
satisfaction resulting from success, accomplishment, good grades, social
approval and recognition.
 Students must be aware of the connection between tasks and grades.
 Frequent use of punishment is associated with poor classroom management
and generally should be avoided.
 Milder punishments are often as effective as more intense forms and do not
arouse as much negative emotion.
 Misbehavior is less likely to recur if a student makes a commitment to avoid
the action and to engage in more desirable alternative behaviors.
 Consistency in the application of consequences is the key factor in classroom
management.

9. Common mistakes

 Not enforcing classroom rules 100% of the time. This is by far the biggest
mistake, and it’s a common problem for a majority of teachers. For every time
you let something go, you create more misbehavior in the future.

 Praising students for what is a common expectation or praising them in order to

influence other students (i.e., caught being good). These are dishonest
methods.Teachers who rely on false praise typically do so shortsightedly to get
 through the day, the week, or the year. But false praise doesn’t change behavior;
it’s a momentary fix devoid of meaning. Students are perceptive and see right
through inauthenticity.

 Not smiling or showing your personality the first month, semester, or, for some,
the entire school year. Likability is the key to building rapport. And rapport
makes everything easier, especially classroom management.

 Some instructors don’t effectively use the entire class period, which means
they don’t give their students what they paid for. They arrive late, use the first
part of class for their own preparation time, waste time telling stories and
chatting, grant long breaks, and dismiss class early. Pretty cushy job if you can
get it. Some seem to think this was the job they signed on for, but sooner or
later learn they were wrong.

Conclusion
Clearly, individual classroom teachers can have a major impact on student
achievement. Of the three roles of the classroom teacher—making choices about
instructional strategies, designing classroom curriculum, and employing classroom
management techniques—classroom management is arguably the foundation.
Research on classroom management supports this argument, as does the meta-
analysis on which this book is based.Discipline often comes to mind at the mention
of classroom management, but the crucial component of teaching is much more.
Classroom management creates a set of expectations used in an organized
classroom environment. It includes routines, rules and consequences. Effective
classroom management paves the way for the teacher to engage the students in
learning
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