Burden & Byrd Chapter 9: Classroom Management

What are some of the

responsibilities of a teacher
for classroom management?

1. Select a philosophical model of classroom

management and discipline
2. Organize the physical environment
3. Manage student behavior
4. Create a respectful, supportive learning
environment
5. Manage and facilitate instruction
6. Promote classroom safety and wellness
7. Interact with colleagues, families, and others
to achieve classroom management objectives

How can teachers prevent

misbehavior?

Maintain focus on major teaching tasks

Understand students needs
Respect cultural differences
Know the causes of misbehavior
Provide clear rules and procedures
Have a behavior management plan
Reduce punitive methods of control
Develop cooperative classroom
Involve students in making decisions
Involve families in an appropriate way

How can I effectively make

instructional preparations?

Long-range plans
Supplementary materials
Skeleton plans
Weekly time schedules
Daily lesson plans
Preparing a syllabus
Preparing policy sheets
Tentative student assessment
Planning for homework
Backup materials
Opening class routine
Folder for substitute teachers

What should a teacher have

ready for the first day of
school?

1.
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4.

Rules, procedures, and expectations

Uncomplicated lessons
Strategies to deal with potential problems
Plan to be available

What is the procedure for

developing rules for a class?

Examine need
Select rewards and consequences
Teach and review rules
Obtain commitments
Select rules
- Examples: follow the teachers
directions, obey school rules, speak politely to

everyone, and keep hands, feet, and objects

to yourself.