Classroom Management
Summary
TLDRIn this educational video, instructor Franca Vella delves into effective classroom management strategies. She emphasizes the teacher's role in shaping student behavior and the importance of creating a safe, respectful environment. The video covers establishing authority, setting clear classroom rules and expectations, and implementing consequences for misbehavior. Vella also discusses building a positive classroom culture through shared goals, rituals, and meeting student needs. Additionally, she provides guidance on handling various types of classroom disruptions and the significance of well-planned, engaging lessons to minimize behavior issues.
Takeaways
- 👩🏫 The teacher's role is pivotal in shaping the classroom environment, influencing student behavior directly.
- 🌟 Building a culture involves setting clear rules and expectations, and creating a shared vision with students for success.
- 🧩 Establishing oneself as an authority figure involves exuding confidence, being direct, and maintaining composure.
- 🏗️ Classroom culture is strengthened by incorporating rituals, themes, and meeting the basic human needs of students.
- 📚 Effective classroom management includes creating a safe, clean, and aesthetically pleasing learning environment.
- ✅ Rules should be clear, positive, and involve student input; they must be consistently enforced for all students.
- 🔄 Procedures are essential for maintaining order and should be developed for various classroom activities.
- 📝 Consequences should be known, logical, and documented meticulously for serious incidents.
- 🚫 Addressing disruptions involves different strategies for minor, chronic, and major disruptions, with safety being paramount.
- 📈 Instruction for classroom management should be well-planned, engaging, and differentiated to cater to various student needs.
Q & A
What is the main purpose of classroom management according to the video?
-The main purpose of classroom management is to create a safe and organized learning environment where students can thrive, focusing on behavior before learning.
How does the teacher's role influence student behavior?
-The teacher's role is critical in shaping student behavior. The classroom environment set by the teacher directly influences how students behave, as seen when the same group of students behaves differently under different teachers.
What are some key elements of becoming an authority figure in the classroom?
-To become an authority figure, a teacher must exude confidence, challenge students when necessary, be direct in communication, maintain composure, and dress in a professional manner.
Why is building a classroom culture important, and how can it be achieved?
-Building a classroom culture is important as it supports learning and discipline. It can be achieved by creating shared visions and goals with students, implementing rituals, and meeting students' needs.
What are SMART goals, and how do they apply to classroom culture?
-SMART goals are Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Realistic, and Timely. In the classroom, these goals help create clear objectives for students to work towards, reinforcing a growth mindset and classroom culture.
How should rules be established and enforced in the classroom?
-Rules should be limited to 3-5, clearly stated, and framed in a positive way. They must be enforced consistently for all students to ensure fairness and should be posted in the classroom for visibility.
What is the importance of procedures in classroom management?
-Procedures are crucial for maintaining order and safety in the classroom. They help streamline tasks like distributing materials, taking attendance, and managing group activities, ensuring the class runs smoothly.
What are some examples of consequences for student misbehavior?
-Examples of consequences include emails to parents, detention, timeouts, moving seats, loss of privileges, and personal talks. Consequences should align with the school's vision and reinforce positive behavior.
How should teachers handle minor classroom disruptions?
-Teachers should address minor disruptions (e.g., pencil tapping, whispering) by using non-intrusive methods like a quick look, a note on the desk, or tapping on the student's desk without halting the lesson flow.
What strategies can teachers use for dealing with chronic misbehavior?
-For chronic misbehavior, teachers should gradually increase consequences, involve parents, document the behavior, and encourage students to take responsibility. Behavioral contracts and conflict resolution strategies can also be helpful.
Outlines
👩🏫 Classroom Management Foundations
This paragraph introduces the video's focus on classroom management, emphasizing the teacher's role in shaping student behavior. It highlights the importance of creating a safe environment and setting clear classroom management goals. The instructor, Franca Vella, uses the example of 'a tale of two teachers' to illustrate how different teachers can influence student behavior. The necessity for teachers to establish themselves as authority figures through confidence and direct communication is also discussed.
🌟 Building a Positive Classroom Culture
The second paragraph delves into building a classroom culture that supports learning. It starts with establishing a shared vision and SMART goals with students. The paragraph suggests using a growth mindset to achieve these goals and reinforces the vision through regular encouragement. It also talks about creating a family-like environment, incorporating rituals and themes, and meeting students' basic human needs as per Glasser and Maslow's theories. The importance of a clean, organized, and student-inclusive classroom environment is also emphasized.
📚 Establishing Classroom Rules and Procedures
This section discusses the creation and enforcement of classroom rules, emphasizing the need for a small number of clear and positively stated rules that students can remember. It advises involving students in the rule-making process and maintaining consistency in rule enforcement. The paragraph also covers the development of classroom procedures for various activities to ensure a smooth and organized learning environment. The importance of documenting incidents and consequences for serious misbehavior is also highlighted.
🏫 Addressing Classroom Disruptions and Enhancing Instruction
The final paragraph addresses how to handle different types of classroom disruptions, from minor annoyances to major safety threats. It provides strategies for managing minor disruptions without interrupting the learning flow and suggests escalating consequences for chronic disruptions. For major disruptions, it advises consulting school policies and involving administrators. The paragraph concludes with tips for enhancing instruction through engaging lessons, clear objectives, and differentiated instruction, emphasizing the need for continuous improvement in classroom management.
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Keywords
💡Classroom Management
💡Authority Figure
💡Classroom Culture
💡Rituals and Themes
💡Consequences
💡Procedures
💡Disruptions
💡Instruction
💡Assessment
💡Behavioral Lesson Plans
💡Documentation
Highlights
The teacher's role in classroom management is crucial as student behaviors are a direct product of the teacher's environment.
Creating a safe environment is a teacher's responsibility to prevent bullying and abuse.
Teachers should focus on behavior before learning to establish a conducive learning environment.
Becoming an authority figure involves exuding confidence and challenging students when necessary.
Direct communication and maintaining composure are key to being seen as an authority in the classroom.
Building a classroom culture starts with a shared vision and SMART goals with students.
Rituals and themes can bring the class together and create a family-like environment.
Meeting students' basic human needs is essential for guiding their behavior.
Creating a proper learning environment involves making the classroom safe, clean, and aesthetically pleasing.
Classroom rules should be clear, specific, and positively stated, with student input.
Consistency is key in enforcing rules, and rules must apply to all students without exception.
Procedures for classroom activities help maintain organization and control.
Consequences should be known by students and aligned with the school's vision.
Documenting serious incidents is crucial for a teacher's protection and record-keeping.
Responding to behaviors and implementing consequences should prioritize safety and follow established rules.
Minor disruptions can be addressed with non-intrusive methods to maintain the flow of learning.
Chronic disruptions require a gradual increase in consequences and possibly involving parents.
Major disruptions endangering safety must be dealt with according to school policy and may involve administrators.
Well-planned, engaging lessons decrease behavior problems by keeping students interested and on task.
Differentiating instruction to meet the varying needs of students is essential for effective classroom management.
Rotech and reteach rules and procedures regularly as students may forget, especially after breaks.
Understanding common reasons for student misbehavior can help in managing the classroom effectively.
Classroom management should be a top priority for teachers to ensure a productive learning environment.
Transcripts
hello and welcome to teachings and
education with your favorite instructor
franca Vella this video will cover
everything you ever wanted to know about
classroom management that will cover a
variety of different topics some areas
will include building a culture setting
rules and expectations delivering
consequences and handling classroom
disruptions we will begin by exploring
the teachers role in classroom
management understand that the behaviors
of the student within the classroom are
a direct product of the teachers
environment I'll give you an example a
tale of two different teachers you might
have seen a group of students that learn
and behave well for one particular
teacher but the same group will
misbehave for another teacher the
difference is the teacher teachers have
a responsibility to create a safe
environment for their students if they
don't expect to find bullying and abuse
in the classroom teachers must first
focus on behavior get their attention
and then focus on learning as each
classroom is different each teacher
should have their own viable classroom
management goals the next topic is
becoming seen as an authority figure
when teachers present themselves in an
authoritative manner it helps them gain
the respect and Trust necessary to lead
students the best way to be seen as an
authority is to exude confidence be
confident in yourself be confident in
your ability to teach you'll never be an
authority if you're afraid to challenge
your students the ability to challenge
someone is a sign of strength next be
direct when speaking speak with
conviction use strong statements to
address misbehavior also don't get
rattled stay calm and maintain your
composure show that you're always in
control
be sure to stand up straight when
teaching in front of the classroom it's
a way to show confidence and power
when addressing the classroom speak with
a deep and steady voice do not rush your
words they should wait and lastly dress
like an authority it sends a message to
your students that you're all about
business now it's absolutely necessary
to build your own classroom culture
which will be a foundational support for
your
and instruction building a classroom
culture begins with the vision and goals
for success what you want to do is
create a shared vision with your
students ask them what they want out of
the class and out of their lives use
that vision to create some actual SMART
goals specific measurable achievable
realistic and timely
now after you come up with these class
goals you need to market them post these
goals in the classroom on the walls use
a growth mindset to achieve the goals
it's about continually working and
getting better and better until you
achieve that goal
be sure to reinforce the vision whenever
you get a chance give your students a
pat on the back encourage them and
everything begins and ends with
assessment evaluate your progress toward
the vision so here are some vision
examples for at-risk students it may be
as simple as an increase in attendance
or an increase in reading proficiency
creating a family-like environment in
the classroom fostering friendship
decreasing bullying while getting your
students on the right path in life the
next step to building classroom culture
is to incorporate rituals and themes
teachers can use classroom rituals and
celebrations to bring the class together
know your students birthdays and
celebrate their birthdays take the time
to plan a field trip for the class get
them out of the building bring in a
class pet something like a fish I love
when I see some high school teachers
greet their students with a special
handshake every once in a while show a
movie as a break as a reward
sending a positive note home will make
all the difference in the world
for that one child celebrate student of
the month change it up every month and
display all your students work showing
the world and them how proud you are of
them the third component to building a
classroom culture is to meet your
students needs all children have basic
human needs that guide their behavior
teachers should observe and ensure their
student needs are being met the two
leading theories in education or by
Glasser and Maslow class are states that
teams will behave in a way to meet their
the first need being survival as all
children will need food shelter and love
the next need is to feel empowered
children want to feel power over their
lives they want to feel freedom they
want to be able to make decisions and
choices that affect their lives human
beings are social creatures everybody
wants to belong so do students and
lassie your students are going to want
to have some fun on Tomaso's hierarchy
which is similar to glasses in masses
hierarchy the most basic needs are at
the bottom and they move upward these
needs include physiological safety love
and belonging esteem and at the top
self-actualization and the last step to
creating a classroom culture is to
create the proper environment for
student learning teachers must make
their classroom safe clean and aesthetic
the room should be neat and clean it's
not just a generous responsibility it's
also the teachers ensure students are
not on top of one another they just like
anyone else need their personal space
lighting should be adequate in the room
they have to be able to see the board to
see their papers arrange the classroom
in a way that limits traffic and allow
students to easily move try and provide
a quiet space it could even be used for
a timeout if necessary your classroom
should be decorated accordingly science
posters for science classrooms don't
forget to include your students cultures
the classroom environment should be a
blend of the personality of the teacher
and the personality of the students
that's how you decorate your room the
next section is classroom rules and
regulations and we're going to first
look at rule establishment rules are
important because they inform students
of the behavior that is expected of them
when creating rules you want to have
about 3 to 5 rules any more than 5 and
don't expect the students to remember
have them written in positive statements
say arrive on time instead of don't be
late
they must be clear and specific avoid
writing them as long sentences and
lastly give the student a say in the
rules ask them if they have a problem
any suggestions about the rules
next you have to enforce the rules a
teachers rules must apply to all
students all of the time no exceptions
consistency is key you have to enforce
rules day in and day out and that means
enforcing them in a manner that is fair
for all students you cannot play
favorites
to further enforce the rules have them
posted somewhere in the classroom for
all students to see also if you're on
the flow of your lesson maybe enforce
the rule a little later on teachers
should avoid having the principal
enforce the rules for them principals
are often too busy and it's a sign of
weakness lastly to enforce rules you
have to be able to track them an example
is elementary teachers using stop signs
we're moving on to the next section
procedures which will have your class
running like a well-oiled machine
procedures can create an organized safe
and controlled classroom here are
several areas where you should develop
procedures for your students to follow
the first was to have a procedure for
distributing materials have a procedure
for taking attendance and it should
start with everybody showing up on time
you must have a procedure in place for
taking tests voices off face forward
have procedures for group activities in
order to stop students from talking over
each other practice speaking procedures
bathroom use procedures are useful at
all levels that way learning isn't
interrupted as the student has to leave
have a bin for students to place their
homework so you don't have to wait for
them to find it and you definitely want
a procedure in place for what students
should do if they should finish early
their boredom will lead to misbehavior
on to the next section which is
consequences and I'll start with the
basics first off the consequences should
be known by the students they should
know what they are getting into when
they misbehave stress the cause and
effect relationship clearly explain to
the student what caused the consequence
when creating consequences try it and
align them with your school's vision
reinforce positive behaviors whenever
you can give high classwork grades for
those who behave let your students know
it's not personal when you issue them
consequences it's just business here are
just a few examples of consequences
email to parents detention timeout
moving seats personal one-on-one talks
loss of privilege making students have
written apologies and so many more you
can think of at this point I just want
to take a quick break and ask that you
don't forget to give me a quick thumbs
up a light for this video back to the
material and will enter the
documentation part of consequences a
teacher once said if it wasn't
documented than it didn't happen
teachers should document any serious
incidents that they had with the student
it's for their own protection when you
actually write down what a student did
that action becomes permanent and the
student knows it's on their record write
it down word-for-word
so everybody knows what was said it
makes a difference be sure to jot down
exact dates times locations witnesses be
as specific as possible make sure that
you're organized keep a parent log store
alright ups in the same place like in a
file cabinet however it's best to be
digitally organized today electronic
folders will work even better
now on to the last section of
consequences which is implementation the
first question is when should teachers
respond to behaviors and implement
consequences if at any time someone
safety is at risk
you must intervene never allow your
students to disrupt learning immediately
deal with the disrupter and if any of
those three to five rules you created
are broken you have to respond and when
responding you want to do it as quick as
possible unless it's a minor
interruption in which case you keep
teaching your consequences should be
logical if a student throws a paper on
the floor make them pick it up when
responding to student behavior make sure
that you the teacher maintains the
student's dignity and inherent respect
lastly consider using behavioral lesson
plans I'll post some of the description
links below
the next section is classroom
disruptions and we'll start with minor
disruptions minor disruptions are those
behaviors that do not warrant punishment
but still compromise learning some
examples include students tapping their
pencils
whispering doodling giggling etc etc etc
now one method to deal with this is to
quickly get quiet during the middle of
the lecture bringing attention to the
student if you don't want to stop
instruction maybe give the student a
quick look another way to signal to the
student is to leave a small note on the
interrupting students desk
quickly mention the student's name to
get them back on task a non-intrusive
way to deal with minor interruptions is
to quietly tap on the students desk but
the most important thing is to realize
that you don't want to be the one to
stop student learning
don't let a minor disruption ruin the
flow of learning unlike a major
disruption don't overreact and sometimes
you could actually just ignore the
behavior do be careful with the ignoring
technique though next up is chronic
disruption that is the continuation of
behaviors even after being addressed by
the teacher and the best way to deal
with chronic disruptions from a
particular student is to gradually
increase the degree of consequences like
walking a student up a ladder because
the behavior is chronic be sure to
document the exact number of times the
behavior occurs ensure that students are
taking responsibility for their actions
tell them it was your choice or
consequence both teachers and students
should move forward towards conflict
resolution strategies one suggestion for
chronic misbehavior is to have the
student sign a behavior contract with
chronic behavior students get the
parents involved schedule a conference
make phone calls to them to find the
cause of chronic behavior problem
conduct a functional behavioral analysis
now because each student is different
you're gonna have to find the most
effective consequence for each
individual student for the teacher it
always helps to take some notes and
reflect on what has been working and
what hasn't been working
on to the third type of disruption which
are major disruptions these types of
disruptions that endanger teachers and
students
examples include destruction of school
property
fighting starting fires making threats
and bringing in weapons before you
actually deal with these types of
behaviors you first have to read your
school policy also you should know your
students read their IEP s and their 504
plans check for medical issues with
major incidents you must contact your
administrator unlike with minor
disruptions be prepared to know where
the first-aid kit is located and where
the nearest exits are and if you're ever
threatened as the teacher be sure to
speak with your teachers union about
what steps to take to protect yourself
the next topic is instruction for
classroom management well-planned
engaging lessons will decrease student
behavior problems to avoid boredom
chains of your lessons don't do the same
routine every day have clear objectives
to keep your students on task working
towards a goal inquiry based learning
activities are engaging and foster
problem-solving skills I've seen wonders
using fun hands-on learning activities
like bridge building for my BD classroom
talk to your students and find their
interests and use that knowledge to
create activities an emergent curriculum
you need lesson planning for your
instruction to run smoothly and keep
children on task and some you were in
jokes to your instruction the students
will actually enjoy the class meeting
and lastly you have to differentiate
instruction the students require work
that is challenging but that they're
able to complete
now we're gonna wrap this thing up with
some final thoughts remember you're
going to have to routinely reteach rules
and procedures students are going to
forget especially after a vacation it's
important to try and understand some
common reasons that students misbehave
those reasons include unclear limits
wanting attention boredom avoiding work
home issues pick your battles not every
day has to be a war also it's okay when
your students misbehave remember many of
their problems aren't about you the
teacher classroom management is
something you have to work on make it
your number one priority right now I
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