TLPI—41607.ppt

TLPI—4/16/07 Classroom Management Classroom Management Plan (revisited) Thematic Units What Does Effective Classroom Management Involve? Proactive (preventive) strategies Physical environment—seating patterns, equipment and materials, room arrangements Psychological environment/climate—tone (safety and security; belonging, acceptance, and recognition; aesthetic stimulation and mental challenge); student-teacher relationships; task orientation; organization; rules; routines Reactive (disciplinary) strategies Consider These 4 Areas Community - Build classroom community by connecting with students personally, academically, and socially Motivation - Motivate students by energizing lessons, energizing yourself, and energizing evaluation Responsibility - Develop responsibility in ALL students Safety - Make and keep students safe by using routines and procedures, defusing power struggles and teaching them how to handle difficult situations 3 Types of TeachersWhich description fits you most closely? Autocratic Permissive Democratic Autocratic Teachers Traits = bossy, use sharp tone of voice, command, exercise power, dominate, exert pressure, demand cooperation, tell you what you should do, impose ideas, dominate, criticize, find fault, punish and unilaterally establish all procedures, rules and consequences. Permissive Teachers Traits = place few if any limits on student’s behavior, do not invoke logical consequences when misbehavior disrupts the class, demeanor is wishy washy, tend to make excuses for students who misbehave. Democratic Teachers Traits = leadership, friendliness, inviting nature, stimulation of ideas, cooperation, guidance, encouragement, acknowledgement, helpfulness and shared responsibilities. Dreikurs believes that democratic teachers are more likely to help students become self-disciplined. Monitoring Student Behavior Holding students accountable “Withitness” Overlapping (Multitasking) Smoothness and Momentum (pace) Group alerting