Classroom Management and Learning Environment ( Classroom management)

CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT

 " classroom management is the provision and procedures necessary to create and maintain an environment in which teaching and learning can occur"

" children now love luxury, they have bad manners, dislike for authority, and they love chatter in the place of exercise. children are now tyrants, not the servants of households".

Classroom Management Applies to All.

• Effective classroom start in time
• Students know the classroom procedures
• Teachers understand how to teach for mastery
• Teachers have high expectation for students success.

Developing classroom rules 

1) Material

• chalkboard
• chart paper
• marker

2) Method

• Gather the students around the chalkboard and tell them that you want them to describe all the ways what they can think of to wreck their classroom
• When finished, discuss what type of a classroom it would be if all of their ideas actually happened.
• From there, talk about what kind of rules they can create so that none of these ideas would be allowed to happen in their classroom.

Characteristics of an Effective Classroom

1) Behavioral expectations are clear.

- Clear and concise classroom rules and discipline plans should be posted in the room. Students should understand exactly what the consequences are for misbehavior.

2) Assignment and assessment expectations are clear.

- Students need to understand their teacher's expectations for both school work and classroom behavior. Assignments that are often repeated, like book reports, should have a standard rubric that students understand. Finally, grading should be completed quickly so that students have feedback from which they can review for quizzes and exams.

3) Students are engaged.

- Teachers who are able to have students involved and working have the best chance of success. One way to accomplish this is to help your students become more involved in decision making for their own educational experience. For example, have students help create the rubric for a large assignment with your guidance. Another way to give students more control is by giving them choice when they are completing assignments.

4) Learning is student-centered.

- In a classroom where the teacher does little more than stand in front of the class and talk, there is a much greater chance of losing student interest. Lessons should be developed with the students, their interests, and abilities in mind.

5) Instruction is varied.

- A mix of learning activities like whole group discussions, teacher-led discussions, and role playing exercises can help keep students involved in the curriculum while meeting the needs of those with different learning styles.