Classroom Management

Trainer
Karam Ali Shar (PhD Edu Sch:)
Vice Principal
IBACC Jacobabad
 Classroom Management is…
 …..making efficient use of time,
resources, space and
students to maximise learning.

 …..how you maintain an

environment where learners can
learn and teachers can teach.
Classroom management refers to all
of the things that a teacher does to
organize students, space, time, and
materials so that instruction in
content and student learning can
take place.
 What is Classroom Management?
 Classroom management is a term
used by teachers to describe the
process of ensuring that
classroom lessons run smoothly
despite disruptive
behaviour by students.
 Good Classroom Management is
important because it…

 …creates the right conditions

for learning, leading to a
positive learning environment
and experience.
Characteristics of an Effective
teacher
Because of the complexity of teaching
& individual variation among students,
Effective teaching is not like the
“one-size-fits-all” sock.
Teachers must master a variety of
perspectives and strategies and be
flexible in their application.
 An Effective Teacher needs:
(1) Personal Qualities

(2) Professional Knowledge &

Skills.
(3) Commitment & Motivation.
 Personal Qualities
 Be Caring
 Be proactive
Personal Vision over Teaching and
Learning.
 Begin with the End in mind
Personal Leadership
 Put first things first
Personal Management.
 Think win-win
Principles of Interpersonal Leadership
 continue
 Seek first to understand. . . Then to
be understood
Empathic Communication with students
Synergize
Creative cooperation
 Building Teacher-student
Relationship
Social interaction
 PROFESSIONAL
KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS
 (1) Subject Matter Competence.

• Having a thoughtful, flexible & conceptual

understanding of subject matter is
indispensable for being an effective
teacher.
• In their wish lists of teacher characteristics,
School Students have increasingly
mentioned “Teacher Knowledge of their
Subjects”.
 (2) Instructional strategies.

• Direct-Instruction Approach:
• Constructivism: (An approach to
learning, which emphasizes that
individuals actively construct
knowledge and understanding.)
• Collaboration: (Children working with
each other in their efforts to know and
understand.)
 (3) Goal-Setting & Instructional
Planning Skills.
• Effective Teachers set high goals for their
teaching & organize plans for reaching
those goals.
• They develop specific criteria for success.
• They organize their lessons to maximize
students learning.
• They plan to make learning both
challenging and interesting.
 (4) Classroom Management Skills.

• An Effective Teacher keep the Class as a

whole; working together & oriented
towards classroom tasks.
• They establish & maintain an environment
in which learning can occur.
• To create such optimal learning
environment, they establish rules &
procedures, organize groups, monitor and
pace classroom activities & handle
misbehavior.
 (5) Motivational Skills.
• Effective Teachers help students in
becoming self motivated to learn.
• Students are motivated when they can
make choices that are in line with their
personal interests.
• Effective Teachers give students the
opportunity to think creatively and deeply
about projects.
 (6) Communication Skills.
• Communication skills are critical not only in
teaching but also in interacting with
parents.
• Effective Teachers use good
communication skills when they talk with
students, parents & administrators.
• They keep criticism at a minimum.
• They have a assertive rather than
aggressive, manipulative or passive
communication style.
 (7) Technological Skills.
• Effective teachers develop technological
skills & integrate computers appropriately
into classroom learning.
• They know how to use & how to teach
students to use computers for discovery
and writing.
• They know the effectiveness of
instructional games & computer
simulations.
COMMITMENT & MOTIVATION
• This includes having a good attitude &
caring about students.
• Each day effective teachers bring a
positive attitude & enthusiasm to the
classroom, which helps make the
classroom a place where students want to
be.
• The better teacher you become, the more
rewarding your work will be.
• The more respect and success
you achieve in the eyes of your
students, the better you will feel
about your commitment to
teaching.
STUDENTS IMAGES OF THEIR
BEST AND WORST TEACHERS.
 Ponder (10 mins)
 Think Pair and Share:

Think of some of the characteristics

of BEST teacher and WORST
teacher.

Share with your partner

 BEST TEACHERS
1) Have a sense of humor. 79.2%
2) Make the class interesting. 73.3%
3) Have knowledge of their subject. 70.1%
4) Explain things clearly. 66.2%
5) Spend time to help students. 65.8%
6) Are fair to their students. 61.8%
7) Treat students like adults. 54.4%
8) Relate well to students. 54.2%
9) Are considerate of students’ feelings. 51.9%
10) Don’t show favoritism towards students. 46.6%
 WORST TEACHERS
1) Have a boring class. 79.6%
2) Don’t explain things clearly. 63.2%
3) Show favoritism toward students. 52.7%
4) Have a poor attitude. 49.8%
5) Expect too much from students. 49.1%
6) Don’t relate to students. 46.2%
7) Give too much home work. 44.2%
8) Are too strict. 40.6%
9) Don’t give individual attention. 40.5%
10) Lack control. 39.9%
 TEACHING STRATEGIES
FOR BECOMING
AN EFFECTIVE TEACHER.
Effective teaching requires teachers to
wear many different hats. Its easy to fall
into the trap of thinking that if you have
good subject matter knowledge,
excellent teaching will follow. Being an
effective teacher requires many diverse
skills.
 You want to be the very best
teacher you can possibly be.
Put yourself in your students’
shoes & think about how they
perceive you.
Think about what they need from
you to improve their academic &
life skills. Put your heart & mind
into helping them construct these
skills.
 positive expectations for student
success.
 is an extremely good classroom
manager
 knows how to design lessons for
student mastery.
 There is absolutely no research
correlation between success and
family background, race, national
origin, financial status, or even
educational
accomplishments. There is
but one correlation with success,
and that is ATTITUDE.
 You do not get a  You dress for four
second chance at main effects:
a first 1. Credibility
impression.
2. Acceptance

 It is not what is,

3. Authority
but what is
perceived.
4. Respect
 THE IDEAL TEACHER
Observation of teachers over a good many years indicated
that the personality of the teacher is key factor in success
or otherwise. Traits and skills which students appear to
value are indicated below. How do you measure against
the ideal teacher?

The Ideal Teacher:

• is expert in own subjects
• is expert in the teaching role, well organized, well
prepared
• is confident, open to suggestions, other
viewpoints,
• is flexible and approachable
• is interested in individual students, and spends
time with them
• is consistent in the treatment of everyone 32
• is consistent in behaviour - always fair, always
even tempered
• is friendly, with a sense of humour
• shares with students the teaching aims and
objectives
• knows the students as individuals - their
strengths and their weaknesses
• communicates well in a variety of modes
including non-verbal
• leads well, with appropriate pace
• is flexible and willing to change the approach
• gives feedback within an appropriate timescale.
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Within the school

• start the dialogue

• greet the students in corridors etc
• do not ignore standards of speech, manner and
dress
• enjoy relating to students

In the Classroom
• arrive before the class and begin on time
• be prepared for the less interested class
• keep everyone occupied and interested

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• extend and motivate all students
• mark all work promptly and constructively
• encourage student contributions
• keep the room clean and tidy
• maintain interesting display

Try to avoid
• humiliation Students resent it:
• shouting it diminishes you
• overreacting the problem will grow
• blanket punishment the innocent will resent
it
• over punishment always have something
in reserve
• sarcasm it damages you 35
Try to

• Use humour it builds bridges

• listen it earns respect
• be positive and build
relationships.
• know your students as
individuals.
• be consistent

If you have a problem, do not brood. Talk over

the issues with a colleague
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 Tutorial 1
 Read Article 1– Effective Teaching
(Santrock, 2006).
 Prepare a mind map on the
characteristics of an effective
teacher
 Present it to the whole class on the
characteristics of an effective
teacher