Professional Documents
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Management 1
Management 1
EDUC 4128
Management Theories
Theorists
Skinner
Carl Rogers
y Experiential Learning and SelfActualization y Experiences need to be relevant, nonthreatening and participatory y Teachers need to be real, empathetic, understanding, and prize students y All students strive for self-actualization and self-fulfillment
Jacob Kounin
y Effective Teaching includes group alerting and accountability, high participation and smooth transitions y Effective teachers are with it, use the ripple effect, overlapping, and they dont dangle, flip flop or get distracted
Alfie Kohn
y Beyond Discipline: From Compliance to Community y There is a difference between working with and doing to classes y Doing to classes include compliance, punishment and rewards, grading and reliance on marks or test results y Working with classes include active participation, high interest, discovery, and love of learning
Jeanne Gibbs
y Tribes theory includes an emphasis on active listening, appreciation, mutual respect, the right to pass, a helping attitude, setting goals, monitoring progress and celebrating accomplishments y Tribes focus is on learning (incl. social learning), a caring culture, a community of learners and student-centredness y Tribes training includes various school groups including parents and administrators
Jere Brophy
y Classroom Strategy Study y Good teaching includes enthusiasm, instructional goals, organization, and teacher as problem-solver y Good teachers present the concepts, include discussions and activities and give tasks to practise working with new knowledge y Assessments are used to provide feedback, to note the zone of proximal development and to develop/revise the curriculum y Students need to see the purposefulness of the curriculum
Harry Wong
y The Effective Teacher videos and The First Days of School book y The first impressions are lasting y Classes need only 3-5 rules and the size of groups is determined by the roles to be assumed y Important aspects of a class are teacher readiness, meeting students, a seating plan, bell work and immediate feedback
William Glasser
y Reality Therapy -Control/Choice Theory y All humans have a need for love a feeling of selfworth y Steps: build a relationship, focus on behaviour not person, give student responsibility and evaluation, develop a plan, student commits to plan, follow-up and follow-through, move beyond class if necessary y Emphasize effort (redo, retake, revise), create hope, respect power, build relationships and express enthusiasm
Fred Jones
Positive Classroom Discipline The teacher systematically strengthens desired behaviour while weakening inappropriate behaviour by using proximity control, negative reinforcement, incentives, body language and peer pressure.
Thomas Gordon
Teacher Effectiveness Training (T.E.T.) Based on philosophy of Carl Rogers, I.e., children are inherently rational and, if directed and forced by teachers, will be stifled Assumptions: student is intrinsically motivated to be good, should be supported by an accepting relationship and is capable of solving own problems Teachers are taught to observe the behaviour, identify who owns the problem, demonstrate understanding, confront if necessary and use win-win problem-solving Curriculum design involves structured activities, student ownership, communication and analysis of learning
Jean Hewitt
y Playing Fair y Based on the societys concept of fair behaviour y Steps: create positive environment, support student efforts for self-control,deal with problems immediately and monitor the class y All consequences should create learning y Have specific rules that consider safety and wellbeing of others y Avoid confrontations, power struggles or rumours
Reactive Strategies
y y y y Lee and Marlene Canter Rudolf Dreikurs Barrie Bennett and Peter Smilanich B.F.Skinner
Ultimately
y The teacher is responsible for establishing a community and for maintaining classroom control y The teacher is the difference between a chaotic or caring classroom y Effective classroom management includes: planning and implementing teaching strategies thoroughly , keeping students actively engaged in meaningful learning, and preventing disruptions through proactive management strategies. y When a teacher needs to react to misbehaviour, careful thought should be applied to the situation to ensure that the self-esteem of the student is respected and to ensure that the consequences are realistic and appropriate
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