Creating Learning Environment
To achieve an effective and successful learning experience, there should be a focus on engaging students. There are many ways that, as a teacher, you can improve the level of student engagement in your classroom.
Ecology in The Classroom
Multidimensional : Classroom are comprised of people, tasks, time pressures, goals, preferences, abilities, and the list goes on and on. All of these dimensions interact to make the classroom a very complex place.
Simultaneous: Many things are happening at one. The teacher is explaining, Ss are writing, or not, and the T must have 50 eyes to watch all that is transpiring.
Immediate: Classroom life is fast paced. T have literally hundreds of exchanges with Ss throughout the day.
Unpredictable: Even when you are completely prepared, your Ss are engaged and responding, you can bet that someone will mow the lawn right outside of your window.
Public: You will always be observed. Your Ss will judge how you equitably interact with Ss, handle situations, and acknowledge their efforts.
Histories: All the events that transpire combine to form the “Classroom history”. Your responses to your Ss will evolve as history develops.
The Goals of Classroom Management
Classroom management: techniques used to mantain a healthy learning environment, relatively free of behavior problems.
Allocated time: time set aside for learning
learning environment, relatively free of behavior problems.
Engaged Time: time spent actively learning.
Time on Task: learning task at hand.
Academic Learning Time
Participation Structures
Self-managemen
How to Become Good Classroom Managers.
Administrative routines.
Ss movement
Housekeeping
Routines for accomplishing lessons
Talk among Ss
Rules for Making Rules
Do’s and don’ts
Often written down and posted
Set the atmosphere
Consistent with school rules
Consistent with principles of learning
Make a few, good rules.
Age Related Needs
Early elementary: teach rules & procedures
Middle elementary: monitor & maintain
Diplomatically deal with defiance
Motivate those immersed in social life
Senior high school:
Manage curriculum
Adapt academics to student needs & interests
Teach self-management
Room Arrangements
Be aware of the action zone
Horizontal rows: whole group presentations
Clusters or circle: student interaction
Fishbowl or stack: close up demonstrations
Dealing with Discipline Problems
Make eye contact,Verbal hints: name dropping
Ask students if they are aware of the consequences of their behavior
Remind students of the relative rule or procedure
Ask the student to state the correct rule or procedure and follow it
Assertively tell the student to stop the misbehavior
Offer a choice
Bibliographic Link Title
Edgar Sanum