...Teachers play various roles in a typical classroom, but surely one of the most important is that of classroom manager. Effective teaching and learning cannot take place in a poorly managed classroom. If students are disorderly and disrespectful, and no apparent rules and procedures guide behavior, chaos becomes the norm. In these situations, both teachers and students suffer. Classroom Management- Feb./March 2009 The Difference Between Discipline and Procedures Classroom management should not be equated with discipline. Discipline is a very small part of classroom management. Procedures are not found in a discipline plan; nor should a procedure be a threat, a rule, or an order. A procedure is simply a method or process for getting things done in the classroom. Procedures and routines are different from a discipline plan. Do not confuse procedures with discipline. There are two major differences. DISCIPLINE concerns how students BEHAVE. PROCEDURES concern how things ARE DONE. DISCIPLINE HAS consequences and rewards. PROCEDURES HAVE NO consequences or rewards. CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT deals with how things are done. DISCIPLINE deals with how people behave. CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT has to do with procedures, routines, and structure. DISCIPLINE is about impulse management and self-control. CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT is the teacher's responsibility. DISCIPLINE is the student's responsibility. CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT is enhanced when procedures are: 1. explained to...
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... Canter’s Behavior Management Cycle: A Case Study It only takes one student, whose disruptive behavior impacts the entire learning environment of the whole class. Disruptive behavior can be any behavior that bothers, interferes with, disturbs, or prevents effective learning (Canter, 2006). Disruptive behavior can be broken down into three categories: verbal behavior, physical movement, and participation in an activity. The largest category of disruptions can be found in verbal behavior (Canter, 2006). The following case study deals with classroom disruptions of verbal behavior. Case Study Eric is 15 years old. He is a sophomore at Everyday High School. Eric was a very good student last year with little behavioral issues. However this year, Eric has been displaying disruptive behavior in the classroom. Over the summer, Eric’s parents got divorced. Eric’s dad, Dennis, was having an affair, and moved in with his girlfriend thirty miles away. Eric’s mom, Julie, caught Dennis cheating on her which tore her to pieces. Julie has not taken the split of very well. She has begun drowning her sorrows with the heavy use of alcohol. Julie is also meeting with a counselor to help her work through this tough issue in her life. She has been having so much trouble dealing with the situation, that she sent Eric to live with her parents for a while. At his grandparent’s house, Eric has no room of his own. He sleeps on...
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...narrow classrooms composed of a minimum of 50 and a maximum of 60 pupils per class, but its nature is much more difficult backbreaking responsibility to do than other obligations of the teacher and in this situation she should be able to bridge the between discipline and pupils behaviours. Militant, disobedient, socially inadequate and withdrawn behaviours of pupils are disruptions of class and establish a set of problems to public school teachers. As a teachers they claim it a great burden to deal with in their daily lives. Most teachers are claiming that their effort do not to effectively handle disruptive pupils. With fifty or more pupils in the classroom per section, almost one half of the members of the lower sections are disruptive. These behaviour pupils constantly disrupt classroom situations. Behaviour control is important. Success in teaching is often directly proportional to a teachers ability to use appropriate disciplinary measures. Teachers play a vital role in the total development of the child’s values. He is the key figure in the success or failure on the childs behaviour enhancement. It should be borne in mind that the ability of the teacher toimpose discipline in the classroom is an important factor inthelearning – teaching situations. Teachers ability is disciplining the pupils is indeed vast andthe challenge for him is great. As a teacher therefore, he should strive his best to maintain a classroom atmosphere...
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...Classroom and Behavior Management Plan Dr. Renee Murley Learning in the Urban Environment ICL 7709 July 31, 2009 Rules and Procedures On the first day of class, the students and I will have a conversation about my expectations and the students’ expectations for the classroom. From these expectations, together, we will create a set of guidelines for conduct in the classroom. We will also discuss common occurrences in the classroom such as late arrival, preparation for class, etc., and how they should be handled. From this class forum, we will derive the rules and procedures that will govern our classroom. Whereas, not all rules and procedures will be negotiable, we will discuss the meaning, rationality, and fairness of each rule, and also how these rules fit into the framework of the school’s guidelines. This is done with the idea in mind that if students have a part in creating the classroom rules and procedures that they will be more apt to follow them. These rules will be posted permanently in the classroom, on the teacher’s website, and also printed in written form so that the information may be given to the students, parents, and administrators. General guidelines for behaviors will be as follows: 1) Be respectful of the thoughts, feelings, personal space, and property of others and self. 2) Be on time and prepared for class. 3) Be in your desk and prepared to work when the bell rings. 4) Do ask permission before speaking or getting out of your...
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...good morning to our respective teachers and my fellow friends. Today I will be talking about the effects of smartphones. Smartphones is a cellular phone that performs many of the functions of a computer, typically having a touchscreen interface, Internet access, and an operating system capable of running downloaded applications. Nowadays, most of the students own smartphones. According to an article posted in Trends in Ed, 50% of students own it. The use of phones is usually discouraged on the first day of class by teachers and professors, or talked about in the class syllabus with consequences for even the first infraction. After all, since smartphones pretty much allow you to do anything you want these days, having them in the classroom might be distracting students more than ever. Smartphones allow students to text, check, and interact on social networking sites such as Facebook, Myspace, and Twitter, check their e-mails, play games online, and even watch TV. This is extremely distracting for not only the student because they are obviously not paying attention, but can also become distracting for other students around them. If a professor or teacher has to stop their lecture or instruction to ask a student to turn off...
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...Influences in the Teaching Enviornment By Grand Canyon University (EDU-450) 8/25/2013 In any classroom there will be positive and negative influences in it. The way at which these negative influences are handled will have a lasting effect on the students learning process. There are a vast array of theories and styles to choose from to help and control these behaviors from getting out of hand. The main point to remember is to find a strategy that works well for each individual. I will be addressing 10 possible behavior problems and how they should be approached. What could be the most important aspect of trying to keep negative influences at a minimum is the teacher’s ability to connect with the students. The teacher needs to keep the students from becoming bored in the classroom. Once a student gets to the point of boredom they can start disrupting other students and even forget assignments that are given in class due to a lack of attention. To keep boredom at a minimum The Institute of Education Sciences recommends that modifying the learning environment as well as teach and reinforce new skills to the students is a key concept (Epstein 2008). This in my opinion translates to the teacher needs to be able to recognize when a possible situation can occur and be able to change before the possible problem arises. The teacher could just offer some alternative actions to those who might become a possible disruption. Teachers sometimes tend...
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...Apple Classrooms of Tomorrow Research Report Number 10 Teaching in High–Tech Environments: Classroom Management Revisited First – Fourth Year Findings Judith Haymore Sandholtz, Ph.D. Cathy Ringstaff, Ph.D. David C. Dwyer, Ph.D. Apple Computer, Inc. Apple Computer, Inc. 1 Infinite Loop Cupertino, CA 95014 acot@applelink.apple.com Introduction Since 1985, the Apple Classrooms of Tomorrow (ACOT)SM research project has provided teachers and students at five public school sites with individual computers for use at school and at home. Consequently, these teachers have spent more time teaching in high-tech classrooms than any other teachers in the world. Although most ACOT teachers taught for years before entering the project, the introduction of computers into their classrooms significantly altered their teaching environments. In many ways, they felt like novices again. None anticipated the range of student misbehavior, changes in the physical environment, shift in their teaching roles, and technical problems that would accompany the new technology. Nor did they anticipate how quickly they would learn to utilize the technology to their advantage in managing the classroom in areas such as grading, individualizing instruction, developing materials, and increasing motivation. While preservice teacher education typically includes training in classroom management techniques, little is known about classroom management in high-access-to-technology environments...
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...This week I completed six hours of observation of a fifth grade social studies class at Westview Elementary School. The one thing that stood out in my mind from the observation was the teacher's classroom management strategy. When I first arrived, she was managing two classes of students within her classroom. My first thought was that chaos would surely ensue. However, she calmly worked through the student's arrival tasks by providing specific instructions to individual students to ensure order was maintained. Providing clear and thorough directions to the students, while minimizing side bar conversations, allowed her to complete the required tasks before the students were picked up for physical education. Throughout the day, the teacher relied on different classroom management strategies based on the structure of the lesson and the student's required activities. She managed the students during large group lectures by choosing seating assignments that helped...
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...Classroom management is the foundation of a student’s ability to have a successful year in school. No matter what academic level each student who walks into my classroom is at, learning cannot take place unless I first establish a positive learning environment. I have learned from my own children that they are happiest when boundaries are established, expectations are clear, and there is no confusion with how our household is going to run or the consequences they will face if they choose not to follow the rules. The same is true for the students within our classrooms. The boundaries I establish at the beginning of the year sets the tone for the duration of the time my students will spend with me. When there is a well thought out plan and students are aware of what is expected, no matter the activity, students will experience effective learning. Centers are an effective teaching strategy that allows self-directed learning amongst students. During a 90 minute reading block, I plan to use literacy centers while I am reading in small groups. This activity will be used every day for the entire year so it will be extremely important for my students to understand the appropriate procedures and my expectations for center time. My first expectation of my students at all center time activities is to use only a 12 inch voice, my second expectation is for my students to respect their peers and materials at each station, my third expectation is to stay on task, and my final expectation...
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...Article 9: Keeping them on the edge of their seats (Classroom management). By: Ann Gazin In her article titles “Keeping them on the edge of their seats (Classroom Management), author Ann Gazin writes on the issue of having a well-managed class while keeping students engaged and not bored. She points out that having a perfectly silent classroom might not be what we should strive for, but rather a classroom where the children can, “…explore, create and experiment.” She gives 6 tips on how to have a well-managed, active classroom; Strike the balance, set the rules at the start, have consistency, keep your cool, set up your space, and seek outside help. Striking the balance between your control and the students’ control is a big line to draw. Gazin says, “…Too much stimulation can lead to chaos. But too much control rob youngsters of their innate curiosity and exuberance.” Let the kids see that you are passionate about your subject, and it will pass on to them. Setting your rules at the start is key to letting the students know exactly what is expected of them as soon as they come into the classroom. One interesting point that Gazin brings up is allowing the students help in the rule making process. She says, “When students feel they have helped to establish the rules, they are more invested in them.” Along with setting your rules is being consistent in enforcing them. Being consistent and fair in your discipline is a must. Gazin points out that you will have those students...
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...worksheet on the desk. Five questions to go, and only two minutes left of class. The bell shatters the roaring silence that had engulfed the room before, and is sooned joined by the groan of the many students that did not finish the worksheet.Complaints that the answers had not been in the book filled the air, but the teacher would have none if it. If the student was not finished with the worksheet, it was late, and if it was late, it was a F. Not being able to find research is a problem that could be solved by implementing tablets into classrooms around the globe, instead of textbooks.More schools and districts should acquire tablets for the classroom.Tablets should be implemented in classrooms because tablets lower health risks for students, are easy to use, do not require paper, and can hold hundreds of textbooks, quizzes, and worksheets in one place.Tablets are the classrooms equivalent of the wheel, and should be implemented into classrooms across the globe as soon as possible. Textbooks have caused injuries to many students, and if schools continue to use textbooks, the students that attend these schools will continue to be put in danger.”Pediatricians and chiropractors recommend students carry less than 15% of their body weight in backpacks.”, but the total weight of textbooks for all five required classes usually exceeds that (ProCon.org). Also, “According to the US Consumer Product Safety Commission, during the 2011-12 school year more than 13,700 kids, aged 5 to 18, were...
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...Case Studies: Disruptive Student Behavior Written by Billie Hara, Prof Hacker, The Chronicle of Higher Education The following case studies come from a series entitled “Disruptive Student Behavior” from the Profhacker blog at the Chronicle of Higher Education website (http://chronicle.com/), which detail possible classroom scenarios that faculty may potentially face. The original blog posts include caveats for each scenario, additional context, and many include responses from seasoned faculty. However, for this document we have stripped away everything except the actual case studies. Below is a comprehensive listing of case studies that focus on in-class situations, pulled from this series and presented in the following categories: The Bullies The Talkative The Entitled The Chatterers The Disrespecters The Barely Clothed The Twarters The inappropriately clothed The Smelly The Talkative (The Case of Know-it-All Nancy) February 2010, http://chronicle.com/blogPost/Disruptive-Student-Behavior/22948/ SCENARIO: You plan to facilitate a discussion in your class about readings that you assigned. As students enter the room and settle into their seats, you can feel the buzz in the air. They are excited. They want to discuss the subject. You begin class by asking a very open-ended question, a question designed to allow the students to take the subject in an area that interests them. The first student who responds to your question, a question that is barely out of your mouth...
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...Education in school to be more effective, the environment needs to be conducive to learning, allowing the pupils space and time to interact within the learning and teaching process. Creating and maintaining stimulating learning environments can be achieved through effective classroom organization, interactive and whole school displays and a climate of innovation. This ideal learning environment optimizes well being. It reflects a positive schools that makes the school an exciting, stimulating and welcoming place. Schools do this by: * developing and communicating an explicit commitment to wellbeing * acknowledging individual differences and providing opportunities for all students to learn and succeed * ensuring students have opportunities to participate in school decision-making processes * applying consistent school-wide rules and consequences that are: * collaboratively developed with students and the broader school community * clearly explained * positively enforced * rewarding of good behavior * providing pastoral care for students * maintaining a physical space, including cyber environment that maximizes staff and student safety * supporting staff wellbeing. Good facilities appear to be an important precondition for student learning, provided that other conditions are present that support a strong academic program in the school. A growing body of research has linked student achievement and behavior...
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...Youths: Improving Classroom Performance, (3), 447-454 Classroom behavior management can be one of the most difficult issues teachers face today. With the variance of personalities in one classroom, it may be difficult for a teacher to stay actively in control of the ever-changing environment. The main question is, how do the new and upcoming educators of the world change the issue of behavior management in our own classrooms? First, think about the approach. Take some time to think and strategize a plan. Clarifying a strategy will help make it easier for an educator to lead the class confidently and effectively. Next, make sure the students know what is expected of them. The rules presented to students should be positive and specific. Finally, listen to student suggestions. Keeping the students involved and allowing them to make suggestions about what should be expected of them will help create an environment in which students know the rules are challenging, but not impossible. Behavioral issues being harbored in the classroom have quickly become a hot topic for administrators and educators alike. “Educators, government officials, and members of society at large have shown increased concern about the behavior of adolescents in academic and vocational settings.” (Kelly & Stokes p. 447) This very alarming epidemic has stirred many academic leaders to come up with plans to easily communicate to students their behavioral expectations in the classroom. One of the most effective...
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...Interview Paula Widell Grand Canyon University SPE 522 February 26, 2014 As educators we may address many problems in the classroom. Some of these problems can be altered or modified. In an interview done with a special education teacher who specializes in blind and visually impaired along with the deaf, speaks about how PBS or Positive Behavior Supports help her keep her children and class in control. The ratio of the class is 6:1:2, six students, one teacher and two assistants. “Research in the field of PBS has fostered a greater awareness among professional toward furthering their understanding of the relationship between distant setting events (i.e., physical, social, and environmental variables that serve to establish operations or “set the stage”) and antecedents (i.e., events that trigger behavior) and problematic behavior” (Wheeler and Richey, 2014). Her school does have a PBS system in place and since most of the students in the building are blind or severely visually impaired, they use task sort of system to keep the students on track and focus. Jenifer says “We tell the students first you do this then you do this, or if you do this first you can do this after, sort of a rewards system of you will” (J. Kaplan, personal communication, February 24, 2014). She has a daily schedule up in her classroom and she also uses tangible cues and pictures to remind her students of what expected of them during the day. These cues she says “reminds them of...
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