MODULE 8 PART 4: PUTTING IT INTO PRACTICE

7. MANAGING LARGE CLASSES

Managing large classes can be difficult. This video will give you some tools to help should you
ever be faced with this situation.

PRE-VIEWING TASK – MANAGING LARGE CLASSES

1) Before you watch the video, brainstorm a list of ideas according to the following
mind map:

WHILE-VIEWING TASK – MANAGING LARGE CLASSES

2) As you watch the video for the first time, answer these questions.
a. Which three aspects of classroom management does the video examine?
b. Are any of the problems you noted down in the previous exercise (brainstorm)
mentioned in the video?

POST-VIEWING TASK – MANAGING LARGE CLASSES

3) If necessary, watch the video again in order to answer the following questions.
a. What solutions were offered to the problems you wrote in the mind map?
b. Identify at least three ideas offered in the video for each of these aspects:
 Pedagogical planning
 Classroom learning systems
 Discipline
4) TO THINK ABOUT (SELF-STUDY): Which of the ideas offered in the video do you
think YOU could incorporate into your classroom management practice? How
would you do this?