Principles and

Guidelines
• Plan rules and procedures in
advance.

Effective classroom management begins with

advanced planning through the intended curriculum
and its implications about the kind of learning
Establish clear rules and procedures
when needed.
 Students assume
responsibility.

There is no reason for teachers to do what

students can do for themselves. With people
planning and instructions, students can
 Minimize Disruption and delay

Management problems start

and spread more easily when
students are idle or distracted.
 Plan independent activities as
well as organized lessons.

Disruptions often originate with students who are

not working on their tasks or who have finished
early and have nothing else to do.
Guidelines for Classroom
Management
( Arthur Ellis, 1986)
 Involve your students in
management

• Tell them how you operate. Give them

the opportunity to decide on certain
rules and procedures.
See behavior problems and
management problems as content
for problem solving.

Apply the same inquiry methods that

students use as they investigate problems.
 Do not humiliate
students.

• Deal with the issue if a behavior

problem has occurred, and do it
Do not punish the whole group for
difficulties caused by one or a few
persons.
Discuss goals
individually.
Distinguish between behavior
problems and learning
problems.
 Create a climate of
interdependence.

Cooperative tasks and shared assignments

will help create an interdependent
 Schedule some free
time.

A few minutes of free time each day allow

students the opportunity to relax, to reflect on
what they have been doing, and to make choices
about the use of at least that part of the day.
 Be a democratic
leader.

The authoritarian rule

contributes to tension and
problems with pupils’ self-
Thank you for
listening!!!