1. Classroom Management Strategies Deirdre Russell-Bowie
CREATIVE
Classroom Management Strategies
Deirdre Russell-Bowie
For further information see MMADD about the Arts: An introduction to Primary Arts Education by Deirdre Russell-Bowie, published by Pearson Education Australia

2. CREATIVE Classroom Management
Children
Rewards, Rules and Routines
Environment
Attitudes
Time and resource Management
Interactive Activities
Variety
Effective Communication

3. CREATIVE Classroom Management
Children
Know your children well.
WHO to sit them next to (and who NOT to sit them next to)
WHAT their interests and prior learning experiences are
WHERE they come from (home and cultural background)
WHY they act as they do
HOW they learn (Learning styles, intelligences, etc)
WHAT methods of positive reinforcement work best with them
WHAT their preferred intelligences and learning styles are.

4. CREATIVE Classroom Management
Rewards
Set clear expectations
Use positive reinforcement (powerful tool)
Rules
Set out rules, consequences and rewards at start of lesson
Let children help make up rules
Let them see WHY the rules are in place
Routines
Insist on quiet BEFORE you give instructions
Give clear explanations
Set up routines and follow them

5. CREATIVE Classroom Management
Environment
Physical
Well organised
Tidy, attractive
Warm/cool
Emotional
Positive
Encouraging
Healthy
Accepting

6. CREATIVE Classroom Management
Attitudes
Caught and not taught
Positive and inspiring
Teacher should be good role model
Respecting differences
Teachers’ attitudes influence children’s attitudes
Actions speak louder than words
Children will be enthusiastic, if YOU are enthusiastic!

7. CREATIVE Classroom Management
Time and resource management
Well-paced lesson
Relate to children’s attention span
Monitor for boredom and misunderstanding
Have activity for early finishers
Have all resources prepared and ready BEFORE the lesson
Plan distribution and collection of resources carefully

8. CREATIVE Classroom Management
Interactive Activities
Less teacher talk, more child-centred learning experiences
Children learn through a variety of experiences
Children have one or more preferred ways of learning / multiple intelligences
I hear and I forget
I see and I remember
I DO and I understand

9. Interactive Activities
Children remember:
10% of what they READ
20% of what they HEAR
30% of what they SEE
50% of what they HEAR and SEE
70% of what they SAY and WRITE
90% of what they SAY AS they DO

10. CREATIVE Classroom Management
Variety
Watch a children’s TV show and note the incredible variety
Teachers compete with TV, computer games, movies, SMS texting, etc to make an impact in children’s lives
Use variations in voice
Faster, slower
Higher, lower
Use variations in body movements to create interest
Aim to cover all eight multiple intelligences so ALL children can learn through their preferred intelligence.

11. CREATIVE Classroom Management
Effective Communication
Plan carefully what and how you want to communicate information
Use body language, gestures, attitudes, visual aids as well as words
Instructions should be clear, concise and simple
Avoid chorus answers
Give clear, simple explanations
Repeat / reinforce explanations and instructions
Check understanding: questions, visual scanning
Show examples / demonstrate skills/tasks
Use positive language

12. CREATIVE Classroom Management
Children
Rewards, Rules and Routines
Environment
Attitudes
Time and resource Management
Interactive Activities
Variety
Effective Communication