Classroom
Management
Classroom Management vs. Discipline
Effective teachers manage their classrooms.
Ineffective teachers discipline their classrooms.
Discipline
Punishment
Controlgained by obedience
To impose order upon another
Classroom Management
Refers to the steps teachers take to:
◦ organize their classroom for optimal learning
◦ engage student learning
◦ minimize disruptive behaviors
◦ encourage positive behavior
Classroom Management
How to create effective classroom management
◦ Build a positive relationship
◦ Respect students
◦ Keep students involved
◦ Present engaging lessons
◦ Manage your transitions
◦ Acknowledge student success
◦ Arrangement of the room
Results of Positive Classroom Management
Foster student involvement and cooperation in
all classroom activities
Establish a productive working environment
More Teaching/Learning Time
Relationship Building
Preparation for Workforce
Safety
Discussion:
Without including names
Discuss teachers
Exhibited
positive and negative classroom
management skills
Please support your opinion with facts
Classroom Management Styles
Authoritarian
◦ Regulations and consequences for everything
◦ Seeks control of behaviors
◦ Teachers exert their power
◦ May result in lower student self esteem,
creativity, and provoke hostility
Permissive
◦ There are some rules, but little follow through
◦ There are few expectations
◦ The teacher tends to be inconsistent
◦ Anything goes!
◦ Students often lack respect for the teacher
Authoritative
◦ High expectations of students
◦ It is clear what is and is not acceptable
◦ There is follow through with consequences
when students do not follow through with
expectations
◦ Teachers are firm but friendly
Which management style do you think
you will have?
Discussion Questions:
Do you play a sport?
Have you ever played Monopoly or Clue?
Do you have your driver's license?
Are there rules for these activities?
What if there were no rules?
What would happen if there were no rules?
Classroom Expectations
• Rules
• Consequences
• Rewards
• Procedures
also called: Expectations
What would happen in your classroom if you
were missing one of these components?
Two Kinds of Rules
General Rules
◦ Offer flexibility
several behaviors can be covered by a few general rules
◦ Must be explained
could be multiple understandings of the rule
◦ example: respect others
Specific Rules
◦ To the point and clearly cover one behavior
◦ example: be in your seat when the bell rings
Classroom Rules: Examples
Classroom Rules: Examples
Classroom Rules:
Examples
Characteristics of Effective Classroom Rules
Created with student involvement
Consistent with school rules
Understandable
Doable
Manageable
Stated Positively
Stated Behaviorally
Consistent with teacher’s own philosophy of how students
learn best
Two Kinds of Consequences
Positive
◦ Rewards that result when students abide by the rules
◦ Should correlate with the desired behavior
◦ Example: students stay on task during lesson; 15 minutes of
free read at end of class
Negative
◦ Penalties that result when students don’t follow the rules
◦ Should correlate with the undesired behavior
◦ Example: 2nd tardy to class; stay after school for 15 minutes
Consequences: Effective use
Specific
Have a wide range of alternatives
Can be a reminder or a warning
Related to the rule
Promote positive behavior
Consequences: Examples
Consequences: Examples
Consequences: Examples
Consequences:
Examples
Consequences:
Examples
Classroom Procedures
Explain how things are done within in the
classroom
State very clearly
Reduce discipline issues
Your Turn: Classroom Procedures
What procedures can you think of that would
be important for a student to be aware of?
◦ start / end of day routine
◦ job helpers
◦ bell ringer
◦ bathroom policy
◦ homework
Classroom Procedures: Examples
Classroom Procedures: Examples
Classroom Procedures: Examples
Classroom Procedures: Examples
Your Turn: Journal (5 minutes)
How will I manage my classroom?
Authoritarian / Permissive / Authoritative
Rules
Consequences
Procedures
Possible questions to ask yourself:
How will I involve students in developing class expectations?
How will I handle a sleeping student?
What will I do when a student is late to class one time? What if they are late every
day?
How will I start class? End class?
How will I communicate class expectations to my students?
What will I do if a student refuses to follow a class rule?
Will I have a reward system?
How will I motivate students to participate appropriately?
