Classroom management

MARIA JUAN maria.juan@uib.eu

(based on various sources)
 Crisis? What crisis?

´ During your visits to different schools have

you encountered any discipline problems?
´ If so, what sort of problems were there?
´ How were they solved?
´ Have you dealt with such problems
yourselves? What did you learn?
The worst possible scenario
OM….
 Group dynamics: some tips!

´ If SS are to learn English, a

certain amount of noise is to be
expected
´ We can change the dynamics of
each lesson to make the class
more lively
´ Working in pairs & small groups
SS develop their communicative
skills
´ If your class has mixed abilities
you can try to balance groups
´ Allow some time for SS to move
about
Classroom distribution 1
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Classroom distribution 2

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Classroom distribution 3

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 Teacher to whole group

´Useful for:
´ activitiy presentation by the T
´Advantage:
´ easy discipline
´Disadvantage:
´ SS’s participation is limited
 Small groups

´Useful for:
´ communication activities, project work
´Advantage:
´ co-operation btw SS, autonomy
´Disadvantage:
´ Increased noise levels, disputes btw SS
 Pairwork

´ Useful for:
´ guided dialogues & roleplay. T walks about
checking & correcting
´ Advantage:
´ All SS get the opportunity to speak in class
´ Disadvantage:
´ not possible to correct and check all the mistakes
 Individual work

´Useful for:
´ writing exercises in the WB where every S works
alone, also testing. T walks about correcting
students
´Advantages:
´ it allows quiet thinking time
´Disadvantages: a S might do an entire exercise
wrong, others might finish soon
Classroom management ingredients

´ In small groups, think about possible

classroom management ingredients
which will help you make your classes
more effective (e.g. managing discipline)
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Problems & remedies

´Boredom ´Try more variety &

challenge SS
´Aggressive ´Speak to S
behaviour privately & try to
integrate S in class
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´Lying
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´Stealing
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´Bullying
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Say not to bullying
Fact file: Say no to bullying
Fact file: Say no to bullying
Fact file: Say no to bullying
Fact file: Say no to bullying
 Working with children
´ Try to build a relationship based on
mutual respect
´Avoid favouritism
´Show care & understanding towards SS
´Let SS express their opinion & involve them
in some decision making
´When doing oral work, if a S talks too
much, you can break eye contact & let
someone else talk
´Try to build an atmosphere of mutual trust
 In this unit we have…
´ Looked at some of the problems that young TTs face
at the beginning of their teaching career
´ E.g. discipline problems
´ Provided some tips about group dynamics
´ Looked at different types of classroom distribution &
considered the pros and cons in each case
´ Talked about classroom management ingredients
´ Explored common problems and remedies
´ And we have illustrated the problems with some
information about bullying
´ In short we have tried to provide a brief account of
classroom management!