Class Climate Classroom Management and The Learner Environment By Terrence Bomar

You should learn: How classroom management contributes to productive learning environments How classroom management contributes to productive learning environments How cognitive approaches to classroom management develop learner responsibility How cognitive approaches to classroom management develop learner responsibility How effective planning can prevent management problems How effective planning can prevent management problems How effective intervention techniques can eliminate management problems How effective intervention techniques can eliminate management problems

Classroom Management Classroom Management: the effective planning done by teachers that produces and upholds an organized learning environment. Classroom Management: the effective planning done by teachers that produces and upholds an organized learning environment. Jacob Kounin first discovered that the key to organized classrooms is the teacher’s talent of stopping problems before they arise. Jacob Kounin first discovered that the key to organized classrooms is the teacher’s talent of stopping problems before they arise. “Effective classroom management has been shown to increase student engagement, decrease disruptive behaviors, and enhance use of instructional time, all of which result in improved student achievement.” (Wang et al., 1993) “Effective classroom management has been shown to increase student engagement, decrease disruptive behaviors, and enhance use of instructional time, all of which result in improved student achievement.” (Wang et al., 1993)

Characteristics that make classroom management difficult Multidimensional and Simultaneous Multidimensional and Simultaneous Immediate Immediate Unpredictable Unpredictable Public Public Large number of events and tasks may occur at the same time Classroom events may occur very fast Classroom events may take unexpected turns Observation of the teacher’s procedures could have unintentional costs

Expert teachers make sure students follow and value the rules and regulations of the classroom because they feel they are responsible for their actions.

Planning for Effective Classroom Management Teachers that plan effectively take their students characteristics and the physical environment of their classroom into consideration. Teachers that plan effectively take their students characteristics and the physical environment of their classroom into consideration. Student’s characteristics and the physical environment of the classroom give birth to the rules and regulations based on the characteristics and physical environment. Student’s characteristics and the physical environment of the classroom give birth to the rules and regulations based on the characteristics and physical environment. Planning for effective management The physical environment Student characteristics Procedures and rules

Misbehavior within the Classroom teachers have the option of taking a Cognitive approach or a Behaviorist approach towards intervention in their classroom teachers have the option of taking a Cognitive approach or a Behaviorist approach towards intervention in their classroom by incorporating both approaches to the management of the classroom, the teacher creates a more productive positive learning environment by incorporating both approaches to the management of the classroom, the teacher creates a more productive positive learning environment

Cognitive Interveners should be:  good listeners  aware of the way they talk towards students  make sure both their verbal and non- verbal communicational skills are consistent  aware of who is creating the problem before deciding intervention (whether it is the student or the teacher)

Behavioral Interveners should:  use punishers as occasionally as possible to avoid negative emotional reactions  use punishers only as far as to eliminate behavior  do not use punishers as seat work

Communication with Parents Communication helps teachers understand and learn more about their students Communication helps teachers understand and learn more about their students Teachers learn about their student’s backgrounds as well as their student’s lives out side the classroom the more they communicate and establish a relationship with parents Teachers learn about their student’s backgrounds as well as their student’s lives out side the classroom the more they communicate and establish a relationship with parents Relationships then can help eliminate misbehavior and reinforce classroom management because of teacher-parent collaborations Relationships then can help eliminate misbehavior and reinforce classroom management because of teacher-parent collaborations

Remember: It is important that teachers plan effectively about their rules and procedures in relation to their student’s characteristics before they establish them. Teachers must have their students think cognitively towards learning and when it comes to misbehavior, it is smart to collaborate with parents as they use both cognitive and behavioral interventions to solve problems that may send class off task. It is important that teachers plan effectively about their rules and procedures in relation to their student’s characteristics before they establish them. Teachers must have their students think cognitively towards learning and when it comes to misbehavior, it is smart to collaborate with parents as they use both cognitive and behavioral interventions to solve problems that may send class off task.

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