1. Teaching Today: An Introduction to Education 7th edition
Part 3: Teaching and Assessing
Chapter 9: Classroom Management
and Discipline
Armstrong, Henson, & Savage Teaching Today, 7th Edition
Copyright ©2005 by Pearson Education, Inc. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey All rights reserved.
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2. How Should Rules Be Enforced?
What is your position on this issue?
What do you think students learn about rules if they are enforced without discretion?
What would be a sensible rule that would protect the students from threat yet would not lead to abuses?
LINK: This video segment illustrates how societal problems, such as violence in society, impacts education. What are some other social concerns that may be impacting schools in negative ways?
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3. Management and Discipline
“. . . good teaching helps prevent management problems, and sound management provides a context within which good teaching can occur” (p. 230)
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4. Space Management Wall Space Floor Space Traffic Patterns
Teacher’s Desk
Equipment Storage
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5. Time Management Transitions Beginning Class Lesson Pacing
Providing Assistance
Establishing Routines and Procedures
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6. Teachers’ Power
Expert Power—respect because of possession of knowledge
Referent Power—respect because of trustworthy nature
Legitimate Power—respect because of a position one holds
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7. Teachers’ Power (cont.)
Reward Power—respect because of the ability to provide something of value
Coercive Power—respect because of the ability to administer punishment
“Young people are usually willing to accept leadership from teachers they perceive to be experts who are ethical, warm individuals.” (p. 240)
Armstrong, Henson, & Savage Teaching Today, 7th Edition
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8. Suggestions for Effective Discipline:
Preserve the learners’ dignity.
Correct in private.
Address the causes, not just the behavior.
Distinguish between major and minor problems.
Have the learners who choose to misbehave experience consequences.
Use consistent and fair responses.
Armstrong, Henson, & Savage Teaching Today, 7th Edition
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9. Category 1: Responses Supporting Self-Control
Reinforcing Productive Behavior
Using Nonverbal Signals to Indicate Disapproval
Using Proximity Control
Using a Learner’s Name in the Context of a Lesson
Redirecting Learner Attention
Encouraging Learners to Take Personal Action
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10. Category 2: Providing Situational Assistance
Taking Time for a Quiet Word
Providing a Rule Reminder
Removing a Learner from the Situation
Responding with Clarity and Firmness
Arranging Conferences with Misbehaving Learners
Asking Parents or Guardians for Help
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11. Category 3: Implementing Consequences
Losing a Privilege
Providing for In-Class Isolation
Removing the Learner
Making Up Wasted Time
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12. Category 4: Involving Others
Involving Parents or Guardians
Arranging Conferences with Other Professionals
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