Classroom Management First Week Activities.ppt

* Classroom Management First Week Activities Using the research on the first-week management behavior of effective classroom teachers, state what you would do during your first week as a new teacher and why you would do that. Discuss the difference between focusing on increasing on-task behavior or decreasing off-task behavior (Give specific, original examples, not just generalities.). Developed by W. Huitt, 1999 First Week Activities The most important factor in classroom management is getting off to a good start. In general, this means to develop and implement a classroom management plan that will prevent problems from occurring. First Week Activities In general, teachers who get off to a good start in terms of classroom management generally have more orderly classrooms in January as well as better student achievement (e.g., Emmer, Evertson Anderson, 1980; Evertson Emmer, 1982). Emmer, E., Evertson, C., and Anderson, L. (1980). Effective classroom management at the beginning of the school year. Elementary School Journal, 80, 219-231. Evertson, C., Emmer, E. (1982). Effective classroom management at the beginning of the year in junior high classes. Journal of Educational Psychology, 74, 485-498. First Week Activities One of the most important activities during the first week is to establish and teach classroom rules (guidelines for appropriate and inappropriate behavior) and procedures (specific routines for accomplishing daily activities). First Week Activities A second guideline is to work with the whole class during the first two weeks to establish group cohesiveness and solidarity. If groups are to be used, every student ought to be engaged in the same activity. First Week Activities A third guideline is to provide many opportunities for students to respond appropriately. If you want students to write their names and the date on their papers in a certain place, give several assignments each day where students will have to practice this activity. Then