what do you think of when you hear the term “classroom management”??
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Struggles and Successes in Classroom Management
Gabrielle Frontera6th grade Language Arts
Alexander Graham Middle School(UNCC Teaching Fellow Alumni)
What do you think of when you hear the term “Classroom Management”??
The Truth About Classroom Management
Classroom Management does not mean your discipline plan!!
Classroom Management is PROactive not Reactive.
Classroom Management is going to be a challenge!
You are going to struggle with Classroom Management… and that is OK!
3 Essentials
Procedures
Lesson Planning
Relationships
Turn and Talk
With your neighbor, brainstorm why these 3 essentials are important.
Relationships Creating a bond with a student can
make all the difference in student behavior!
Students who feel like they have a positive relationship with you will be less likely to show disrespect.
This is the easiest piece, by far!
Simple ways to build a relationship
Stand at your door and greet students each morning.
Use student surveys to gather information about their interests and engage them in conversations about those topics.
Showing students respect (sometimes you have to give it to them before they will give it to you!)
YOU CAN SMILE BEFORE CHRISTMAS!!!
Turn and Talk
Talk to a NEW neighbor! Tell that person one other way you could build a relationship with a student!
Procedures Your classroom procedures are crucial to
good classroom management. Establishing, practicing and mastering
these procedures. Structured Classroom Environment Example:
› Launch Buttons› Effective rest room/water procedures› Trash buckets› Leaving Books in the classroom› Question Sticky Notes
Lesson Planning Create lessons that keep students engaged in
learning! Think about how each portion of your lesson will
play out! Engaging lessons require careful thought!› Hands on activities cannot be planned with the same
level of thought as a lecture given with power point! Bored students WILL find something else to
occupy themselves! 10/2 Concept
› 10 minutes of content/ 2 minutes of break› Turn and talk (easy to slip into your lesson)› Student movement
IT’S NOT WORKING!!!! Now what?
Guess what? Sometimes your perfectly fabulous classroom management plan flat!
Don’t spend the rest of the year miserable and wondering how long it would take you to pay off your TF scholarship if you just quit now!
IT’S NOT WORKING!!!! Now what?
ASK FOR HELP!› Mentor teachers, Academic Facilitators, PLC
leaders, Assistant Principal or even the Principal! – These people want you to succeed and will help you!
› Have any one of the above come sit in on a few of your classes. (not just one class period) Ask if they could come for 20-30 minutes 2 or 3 times.
› This is a great way to get an outside opinion on what is not working, why and to get suggestions on new approaches!
Continue to develop your craft
Developing classroom management skills takes experience, trial and error, pursuing resources, asking for help, being flexible and understanding that YOU WILL CONSTANTLY BE GROWING AND CHANGING the skills in your toolbox!
Classroom management is not something you can master once and move on from.
Teacher Education doesn’t end this May!
Teachers are life-long learners! Continue to read new educational
textbooks Connect with peers and colleagues to
share ideas! Attend as many trainings and
conferences as you can!
Want more CM tips, strategies and advice?
Feel free to contact me with any additional questions!
Come observe me (in your spare time ha!) Attend trainings (PEAK is phenomenal if you
can go to one – or observe a teacher who uses those strategies)
Research! Great books:› First Days of School Harry Wong› Any Ron Clark book› The Power of Our Words Paula Denton› Why Didn’t I Learn this in College?
