Classroom Management PreparationRelationships Behaviour Personality Variety Parents Room organisation Routine

Preparation Lessons planned at their level Students have a purpose…… Whiteboard / blackboard / smartboard items written/organised. Photocopies done work areas ready – pencils, pens, books paper…… Specific & explicit teaching Time for students to guide their own learning Transitions ready Early finishers tasks…

Routine Routines are the standard operating procedures or predicable sequences of events that promote smooth and timely accomplishment of specific classroom activities. Their purpose is not to reduce the class program to a set of rules but to avoid the teacher having to make repetitive statements about what pupils should do. Tchg_11_Establishing_classroom_routines.pdf

Routines For example: Routine for money, absent notes, permission notes Routine for bookwork Routine distributing art materials Routine for canteen lunch orders Routine for handing in completed work Routine if the teacher is called out of the room. Routine for going to the toilet Routine for working in small groups Routine for lining up

Relationships 1. Committed 2. Listening 3. Compassionate 4. Confident 5. Tough 6. Fair 7. Resourceful 8. Flexible 9. Supportive 10. Advocacy 11. Prepared 12. Approachable 13. Reliable 14. Tolerant

Management tester 1 … It is straight after the lunch bell, your class has just seated themselves, in run group of boys to explain that a boy is locked in a cubicle in the boy’s toilets and appears to be unconscious. The principal is there but needs your assistance….. How will you manage to leave your class and deal with this emergency?

Behaviour Speak when you are angry and you will make the best speech you will ever regret. Lawrence J Peter

A clear set of rules

85% students prosper within classroom management strategies 12% will explore the boundaries of classroom management strategies 2% - 3% may require intervention strategies

Behaviour The problem student… Take time to understand the behaviour Medication? Late nights? Poor diet? family? Classroom disruption? Work too hard Too easy? Bullying? Centre of attention?

Behaviour

Have a buddy / supervisor you can send student to Send on a message Refer to LST, counsellor Have a time out area for the student Share your problems

Parents Be available… Be aware of any positions they hold within the school. E.g. P & C member, canteen supervisor/helper, book club. Keep them informed… notes home, information afternoons / evenings, informal chats. Be positive … you are talking about their nearest and dearest… Utilise them as classroom helpers….

Room Organisation Clearly marked function areas … trays, books, bags, seating, Bright visual displays – word charts, tables charts, published work, art, science Furniture arranged for easy flow, easy visual access to ‘board’ areas…. ‘Areas’ …. Computers, mat, reading, wet….

Variety Teach the whole curriculum…. Key Learning Area Proportion of Time English 25% - 35% Mathematics 20% Science and Technology 6 % - 10% PDHPE 6 % - 10% HSIE 6 % - 10% Creative and Practical Arts6 % - 10% Additional activities up to 20% curriculum/foundation-statementshttp://k6.boardofstudies.nsw.edu.au/go/k-6- curriculum/foundation-statements

Personality You are a major part of each individual’s life… Be positive…. Allow time for humour…. Show enthusiasm for your teaching….

Poor preparation 9 – 3 teacher. Silly humour. King of the kids. Poor standards. Routines not established. Humour. Groups.Cooperative learning. VAK – variety of teaching styles. Motivational techniques. Accelerative strategies. MI. SUCCESSFUL RANGE. confidence. Routines & procedures. Modelling examples. Specific & explicit teaching. Clearly and often stated standards, expectations & rules. IDEAL TEACHING STYLE. Rule by fear. Sarcasm. Put downs. Same teaching style. immobile Excellent planning. Conditions of learning. Warm relationships.

I am going to close my eyes and cover my ears…and I expect that the student …

Who took my chair, desk and whiteboard…will bring them back!