STRATEGIES FOR MANAGING

LEARNING ROOM
( classroom/laboratory/studio etc.)

What is Classroom
Management?
The actions taken by the
teachers to create and maintain
a learning environment
conducive for successful
instruction.
Evertson &
Weinstein
2006

What Classroom Management IS...

Creating a safe, inclusive environment for all students
Building strong, positive relationships with students
Understanding the unique adolescent body and mindset
Understanding the multi-cultural and individual differences within a
classroom
Promoting a love for learning and success
Presenting engaging instruction
Consistent and fair discipline
Well-practiced routines
Stating simple and clear expectations for rules
Staging appropriate interventions

What Classroom Management is NOT:

Telling students what to do to make your life easier
Unengaging
Teaching lessons in the style you want to teach because it's
easiest for you
A power struggle between teacher/student
Overlooking of adolescent needs
Geared toward the teacher's preferences
Inconsistent discipline or overlooking of problems
Classroom favoritism
Full of numerous, illogical, overbearing rules and
consequences

Primary purpose is to gain control of the

classroom
Good classroom management results in high
levels of student engaged time.
To provide a conducive learning Environment to
the learners
Best utilization of Classroom time.
Social Development by inculcating social skills.

CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES

A strategy is a method or
plan chosen to bring about a
desired future, such as
achievement of a goal or
solution to a problem.

Five Strategies
for Classroom
Management

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

Planning
Organization
Communication
Motivation
Monitoring

1.

Planning

.How to achieve desired

goal
Providing flexible learning
goals
Establishing clear learning goals

2.

Organization
.Rules and procedures should
be aligned with teaching
strategies
Be patient with yourself and with your students.
Break the class period into two or three different
activities.

3.

Communication

.Communication should be
effective
Use assertive
body language
Use appropriate tone of voice
Don't talk too much
Make eye contact by scanning the entire
class while you speak.
Talking informally with students before,
during and after class about their interests

4.

Motivation

.Create a learning environment that encourage

social interaction
Provide the answer and ask for
elaboration
Allow and encourage ALL students to be part of
classroom discussions
Encourage collaboration

5.

Monitoring
.Monitor the activities

Give hints or clues

Question students during classroom discussions to check their
understanding of material being taught.
Circulating around the classroom during seatwork and
engaging in one to one contacts with students about their
work.
Assigning ,collecting and correcting homework ,recording
completion and grades.
Conducting reviews with students to confirm their grasp of
learning material.

Components of Classroom
Management
Good classroom
management has three
basic and necessary
components:

Rules and Procedures

Consequences
Relationships

Rules
Classroom rules should be set cooperatively.
Rules need to be established as a result of
meaningful classroom discussion.
Minimum rules with maximum consistency is the
BEST guideline.

Procedures
Procedures are usually unwritten, but have
been practiced enough so students know
them.
Procedures need to be clearly stated,
modeled, and practiced until ALL the
students know them and become
automatic.

Consequences
Do not abide by the rules negative
Abide by theConsequences
rules positive Consequences

Relationships
Clear
Purpose and
Strong
Guidance

Modeling

Effective Instruction

Teacher to Student
Relationship

Attentive to
Student
Needs

High Level of
Cooperation

Disciplinary interventions as a
way to manage the classroom:
The most effective deterrent of inappropriate
behavior is good instruction!
After that comes physical presence.
A friendly reminder.
A firm reminder in private
Go to the office!!!! should not be the first
response unless the offense is totally
reprehensible, dangerous, thoroughly disruptive
and against a hard and fast school rule.

Classroom Set-up as a way to

manage the classroom:
Make sure all students can see and hear clearly
Arrangement is determined by learning activity
(classroom discussion ,small group work etc.)
Allow room and easy access for proximity control
Think through class procedures and learning activities
and arrange the
room in the best possible way.
Make sure you have access to all parts of the room.
Feel free to assign seats, and change it will.

 Minimize the disruptions caused by high

traffic areas in the class.
Arrange to devote some of your bulletin
board/display space to student work.

Physical appearance as a way to

manage the
classroom:
Display:
Assigned duties
Calendar
Clock
Emergency
information
Maps
Student Work
Teaching Aids

Techniques for better classroom contro

Plan your lessons to ensure you fill the period

with learning activities.
Come to class prepared.
Show confidence in your teaching.
Learn student names as quickly as possible.

Principles for successful

Classroom Management
Teach learners to manage their behaviors.
Students learn to be on task and engaged in the
learning activities that have planned for them.
Deal with disruptive behaviors but also manage to
minimize off task and non disruptive behaviors.

Why Kids Misbehave?

 Attention from peers or adults

Attain power/control
Revenge or Retaliation
Feels Good/Play
Fear of Failure
Getting something
Imitation

How to intervene:
Classroom Rules
Classroom Schedule
Physical Space
Attention Signal
Beginning and Ending
Routines
Student Work
Classroom Management
Plan

Reflection
How am I doing?

How do I know?

What am I going to do
now?