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Classroom Management
Strategies for implementing effective classroom routines.
Classroom management that is effective and results driven! Best strategies for classroom routines and behavior management plans.
Routines give both teachers and students the ability to see clearly what is expected and know how to follow through.
Brain research shows that we look for patterns in everything we do: from reading, daily activities, to following the rules at school.
We are also built to function more efficiently when defined expectations are known.
This is known as the Pygmalion Effect. When a teacher sets strategies for classroom management and communicates high performance expectations, students will do better.
What is the definition of classroom management?
It is how teachers run the day-to-day business of teaching and learning. It is how you maximize student potential by creating an environment that is conducive to learning.
Effective teachers know how to use management procedures to produce stellar results.
The corporate world applies this principle just like schools do with classroom routines.
How to Implement Excellent Classroom Management
"Effective classroom routines are the rules and procedures that teachers consistently use on a daily basis in their classrooms," (Harry & Rosemary Wong).
1. Classroom Rules and Procedures. These are your classroom routines. 2. Discipline 3. Teacher-Student Relationships 4. Mental Set: the readiness of a teacher to bring consistency to his or her own management of the classroom
It stands to reason that the more time a teacher has to spend dealing with behavior management, the lower rate of success his/her students will experience.
There are three primary roles for a classroom teacher:
If a teacher does not understand what is classroom management, the other two roles will be ultimately ineffective.
The most important factor in the ability of a student to learn is the quality of the teacher. This is particularly important for students who show ADHD symptoms.
The Importance of Effective Management in the Classroom
Classroom routines and behavior management in the classroom are important because:
Good teachers know how to use procedures to produce stellar results
Your students will enjoy class more when they know and expect order and routine procedures
Effective teaching and learning will not take place when there exists poor management:
As teacher effectiveness increases, lower-achieving students are the first to benefit (Sanders, William L.)
The most effective teachers are able to produce 9 months (or more!) of learning than ineffective teachers (Rowan B., R. Correnti, and R. Miller)
Teacher expertise accounts for more than 90% of student variation in achievement (National Teaching and America's Future)
You will know your students so well that you can recognize if behavior issues are coming from students who are struggling with the curriculum or are possible youth at risk behaviors.
A personal thank you to the Wongs for reviewing this page. Their book, The First Days of School: How to Be an Effective Teacher, is THE handbook on managing an effective classroom. They write for Teachers.Net about the need for procedures in classrooms that want excellent results.
National Commission on Teaching and America's Future, p.9 Rowan B., R. Correnti, and R. Miller. (2002). "What Large=Scale Survey Research Tells Us About Teacher Effects on Student Achievement." Teachers College Record, 104, pp. 1525-1567. Sanders, William L. (1996). "Cumulative and Residual Effects of Teachers on Future Student Academic Achievement." University of Tennessee Value-Added Research and Assessment Center, p. 7. Wong, Harry K. and R. Wong. (2009). The First Days of School.
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, is THE handbook on managing an effective classroom. They write for Teachers.Net about the need for procedures in classrooms that want excellent results.
