Classroom Management: Dealing with Difficult Students

Warm Up Activity
Write a description of your most difficult classroom management situation.

Talk with your group

What is the main reason that it is important for students to behave in your classroom?

Things that Contribute to Effective Classroom Management Positive Connections Procedures Lesson Plans Consistency

No. Consequences Help

Assumption #1
Teachers should teach Content Procedures Behavior

Assumption #2

By taking time to teach behavior, teachers create more time for teaching content

Assumption #3

Procedures are the railroad tracks content is the train.

Lesson Design for Teaching Procedures

Introduction Direct instruction Check for understanding Guided Practice Independent practice Closure

Assumption #4

Making positive connections with students is the key to helping students to behave appropriately

Assumption #5

Consistency is essential to changing student behaviors

3 Keys to Consistency
Students raising their hands to speak.
Do not allow arguing with the ref Avoid the popcorn effect Going after one kernel of popcorn while the others explode

Watch this video clip of an eighth grade science teacher who is having problems with a disruptive student.

Talk with the people at your group and discuss

What are the major problems going on in this classroom? What could the teacher have done differently that might have produced a different outcome?

Please Ask for Help

Openness is the single most important quality of any teacher. It is the basis for collegiality and professional development, and it allows teachers to stay enthusiastic and flexible throughout their careers. -Rick Smith Conscious Classroom Management: Bringing out the Best in Students and Teachers