Strategies for Effective Classroom Management

Definition of concepts

Classroom: This a learning space, a room in which both children and adults
learn .

Classroom management: This refers to a wide variety of skills and techniques, a teacher uses to keep
students organized orderly, focused and attentive on the task during a lesson

Effective classroom management: This refers to all things a teacher does to organize students space,
time and materials so that instructions in content and students learning can take place.

Motivation: this is the process of stimulating people to accomplish their goal. For one to achieve their
purpose well they have to be motivated to work towards their own goals, helping their dreams come
true.

Role of teacher in classroom management

1.Teaching knowledge: the most common role a teacher plays in a class is to teach knowledge to
learners. Teachers are given a curriculum they must follow. Teachers teach in many ways including
lectures and small group activities.

2. Creating classroom environment: teachers also plays an important role in the classroom when it
comes to the environment. Student often mimic a teacher's action. If the teacher prepare a warm,
happy environment students are more likely to be happy. An environment set by the teacher can be
either positive or negative. If the student sense the teacher is angry students may react negative to that
so learning can be impaired. Teachers are responsible for the social behavior in their classroom.

3. Role modeling: Teachers typically do not think of themselves as role model, however inadvertently
they are. Student spend a great deal of time with the teacher becoming a role model. This can be
positive or negative effect depending on the teacher

4.Mentoring: This is a natural role taken on by teachers whether it is intentional or not. This can have
positive or negative effect on students. Mentoring is away a teacher encourages students to strive to be
the best they can.eg Encourage students to enjoy learning, Listening to students. By taking time to listen
to what students say, teachers impart to students a sense of ownership in the classroom. This help build
their confidence and helps them want to be successful.

5. Signs of trouble- another role of a teacher is that of protector. Teachers are trained t to look for sign
of in the student. When student’s behavior change or physical signs of abuse are noticed, teachers are
required to look into the problem.

Effective classroom management paves the way for the teacher to engage the student in learning
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1. Effective teaching-a disorganized classroom without routines and expectations makes it difficult for
the teacher to do his/her job. An effective classroom management strategy helps in creating an
organized classroom environment that is conducive for teaching and learning.

2. Consistency-a strong classroom management skills creates consistency to students. The learners know
what to expect everyday when it comes to the routine activities and they may fare better when a
teacher is gone as long as everyday expectations are set.

3. Fewer behavior problems-the main goal of effective classroom management being to reduce
misbehaviors in the classroom. An organized classroom gives little time for misbehaviors as the
expectations are clearly explained and students know what they need to do.

4. Effective use of time-taking time before school starts to create routines and procedures saves you
time in the long run. When a learner knows what to do it becomes a part of the routine.

Factors affecting classroom management

Environment

The environment can have both noticeable and unnoticeable effects on how well you can manage the
classroom and how well the students listen. For example, if you have a full classroom of 30 students,
then the students in the back will not hear you as well. The environment doesn't allow them to sit closer.
This also accounts for windows and other students that can cause distractions. While you can't predict
every distraction, you can set up the classroom to encourage students to look where they need to. For
example, pull the blinds and shut off some lights without completely darkening the room. Make it
brightest at the white board or on you. Students will then focus on that area.

Teacher’s Approach

How you set up rules in your classroom will determine if students keep those rules or not. For example,
instead of telling the students what the rules are, develop an activity that lets them create the rules. It's
a lot easier for you to call a student on a rule if the student helped create it, as opposed to if you just
told the student to follow it. This goes the same for assignments. While you can't let students decide the
guidelines, you can talk to them about what your guidelines mean. This will help them feel like they had
a say in creating the assignment.

Disabilities

Students with disabilities, leaning or otherwise, will always affect the way you manage the classroom. If
one student has a learning disability, you may need to spend more one-on-one time with this student or
allow a development technician to work with him. There is no one way you can handle these situations.

Home Life
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Social construction research teaches us that nobody walks into a situation as a clean slate. When
students come into a classroom, they bring all the social stuff that happened that morning or the night
before with them. This might mean that their parents are fighting and the student doesn't feel well and
ignores you. The way you manage the classroom may trigger something from the home life, potentially
causing the child to shut down or open up. While there's no way to predict how home life will affect
classroom management, you can adapt better and help student get through whatever they are feeling.

Motivation and reinforcement

Reinforcement- refer to any stimulus which strengthen or increase the probability of a response.

Forms of reinforcement I. Positive reinforcement this strengthen a target behavior by presenting a

positive response after behavior occur e.g compliment from a teacher for a job well done. Recognition
and opportunity for free play may work for many students.

Negative reinforcement strengthens a target behavior by removing an unwanted stimulus after the
behavior occur .by removing unwanted behavior to encourage students to learn.eg step ranking when
desirable behavior is exhibited.

 Motivation is the willingness to expand a certain amount of effort for action of a particular goal.

 Strategies can be used in the classroom that help motivate students.

 Promote growth mindset over fixed mindset

 Develop meaningful and respectful relationship with your students

 Establish right expectations and clear goals

 Be inspirational.