EFFECTIVE

TEACHING
TECHNIQUES: KEYS
TO CLASSROOM
MANAGEMENT

DR. DHEERAJ MEHROTRA
Session I (Day #1)
Understanding the Classroom
Management
Its effective discipline
Operant conditioning & Operant Extinction- Skinners
theories
Its being prepared for class
Blooms Taxonomy- Behavioural Objectives
Its motivating your students-
Its providing a safe, comfortable learning environment
Maslows Theory
Its building your students self esteem
Self Esteem & Individual differences
Its being creative and imaginative in daily lessons
Gardners Multiple Intelligence
The CBSE and the NCF 2005
requirements !
The National Curriculum Framework 2005
layout certain grounding principles on what
should be taught and how. It brings attention to
the fact that education is not a physical thing
that can be delivered by the teacher, but a
creative process rooted in the physical and
cultural groundwork of the child and nourished
through interaction. There is a dynamic
process between teacher and child in the
construction of knowledge.
. . . Its different for EVERYONE!!
WHY?
Teaching Styles
Personality/Attitudes
Student population
Not all management strategies are effective for
every teacher

Why is Classroom Management
Important?
Satisfaction and enjoyment in
teaching are dependent upon leading
students to cooperate
Classroom management issues are
of highest concern for beginning
teachers
Principles for successful classroom
management
Deal with disruptive behaviors but also manage
to minimize off-task, non-disruptive behaviors
Teach students to manage their own behavior-
High level of self esteem leads to self dependence
and autonomy.
Students learn to be on-task and engaged in the
learning activities you have planned for them
It is more natural to be off-task than on
Our objective as teachers
The revised learning module
Old learner vs. new learner
Our priority:
How do we improve?
The novel classroom scenario
As Educators
To our surprise
Creating the 21
st
century
classroom
The ultimate requirement in
classrooms
The new requisite lies with ::
Techniques for Better Classroom
Control
Focus attention on entire class
Dont talk over student chatter
Silence can be effective
Use softer voice so students really have to
listen to what youre saying
Direct your instruction so that students know
what is going to happen
Techniques for Better Classroom
Control
Monitor groups of students to check progress
Move around the room so students have to pay
attention more readily
Give students non-verbal cues
Engage in low profile intervention of disruptions
Make sure classroom is comfortable and safe
Techniques for Better Classroom
Control
Over plan your lessons to
ensure you fill the period
with learning activities
Come to class prepared
Show confidence in your
teaching
Learn student names as
quickly as possible
Transition vs. Allocated Time
Allocated time: the time periods you
intend for your students to be engaged
in learning activities
Transition time: time periods that exist
between times allocated for learning
activities
Examples
Getting students assembled and attentive
Assigning reading and directing to begin
Getting students attention away from reading and
preparing for class discussion
Transition vs. Allocated Time
The Goal:
Increase the variety of learning activities
but decrease transition time.
Withitness
Withitness refers to a teachers
awareness of what is going on in
the classroom
NCF defines the requirement
for:
Making learning wholesome, creative and
enjoyable. Children must be given the taste of
understanding, so that they can learn and
construct their own knowledge
Jones study of off-task behaviors
99% of off-task behaviors take one of several
forms
Talking out of turn
Clowning
Daydreaming
Moving about without permission
Antisocial, dangerous behaviors make up a
fraction of the time students spend off-task

K u d o s t o y o u T e a c h e r s ! ! !
The solution:
Begin each class period with a positive attitude
and high expectations.
If you expect your students to misbehave or
you approach them negatively, you will get
misbehavior.
This is an often overlooked aspect of
classroom management.
Proximity and Body Language
Eye contact, facial expressions, gestures,
physical proximity to students, and the way
you carry yourself will communicate that you
are in calm control of the class and mean to be
taken seriously.
Be free to roam
Avoid turning
back to class
The Solution:
Come to class prepared with lessons for the
day. In fact, overplan with your lessons. Make
sure to have all your materials and methods
ready to go. Reducing downtime will help
maintain discipline in your classroom.
Believe in your Being as a TEACHER !!

Taste the PRIDE and Enjoy Learning to Learn !!!