UNDERSTANDING THE

CLASSROOM
MANAGEMENT
VIA ICT EXPERTISE
REQUISITES FOR
TEACHERS
Session II: Trust on their learning attributes.
Dr. Dheeraj Mehrotra (Author & National
Awardee)

VP Academics, Next Education India
"A generation ago, teachers could expect
that what they taught would last their
students a lifetime.
Today, because of rapid economic and
social change, schools have to prepare
students for jobs that have not yet been
created, technologies that have not yet
been invented and problems that we don't
yet know all arise."
Teachers dont ONLY be KNOWLEDGE
SMART


Be Street Smart too !
A Learning Atmosphere
Take advantage of the first days of class
Establish an environment in which achieving
specified learning goals takes priority over
other concerns
It is much easier to establish this environment
from the beginning rather than later
A Case Study:
For example, if two students are talking in the
back of the room and your first step in the plan
is to give your students a verbal warning, don't
stop your instruction to begin yelling at the
students. Instead, have a set policy that simply
saying a student's name is enough of a clue
for them to get back on task. Another
technique is to ask one of them a question.
Solution/ Strategy:
Meet disruptions that arise in your class with in
kind measures. In other words, don't elevate
disruptions above their current level. Your
discipline plan should provide for this,
however, sometimes your own personal issues
can get in the way.
5 steps
1. Take advantage of the new school year or
term to set the stage for cooperation
2. Be particularly prepared and organized
3. Minimize transition time
4. Utilize a communication style that establishing
non-threatening, comfortable environment
5. Clearly establish expectations for conduct
Beginning a new year
Take advantage of initial uncertainty
Ride your fences
PLAN for a favorable beginning
Classroom/lab organization
Ongoing routines
Use learning activities with easy-to-follow,
uncomplicated directions
Use a disclosure statement
Teachers to manage a class need
to be:
Used to clearly communicate expectations to
students and parents
Refer back to the guidelines throughout the
term

Essential Elements of Digital
Literacy
Cultural Look at the context in which the
literacy is situated
Cognitive How do we think when we are
using a device (vs when we are not)?
Constructive We should aim to use
technology in a constructive (vs a passive)
way
Communicative We should be using
technology to enhance our communications
Essential Elements of Digital
Literacy
Confident You need to be confident to jump in
feet first and explore/use/master/learn technology
Creative Using technology in the classroom
requires some creativity and risk taking dont
stick to the basics when you can test out a new
idea or use for technology
Critical You need the ability to look at the
technologies youre using (and what youre using
them for) with a critical eye
Civic- We should be using the technologies
available to us for greater good (which can be
widely defined)

6 TED Talks Teachers
Should Watch With
Students
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Brainstorming::
Over to Next Session:::