Classroom Management Strategies

for Effective Instruction

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Goals and Objectives…
1. To identify the characteristics of effective
teachers
2. To understand why children misbehave and
identify effective strategies for dealing with
student misbehavior
3. To identify techniques for organizing and
managing effective learning environments

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Classroom management

Two major goals…

1. To foster student involvement and
cooperation in all classroom activities
2. To establish a productive working
environment.

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 Describe a
well-managed
classroom
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Characteristics of a Well-
Managed Classroom…
Students are deeply involved with their work

Students know what is expected of them and

are generally successful

The climate of the classroom is work-

oriented, but relaxed and pleasant.

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Brainstorming Activity…
Think of as many responses to the following
statement as you can…

An effective
teacher is…..

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A Dangerous Educator…

Believes that this is just a job, and when the

school day is over, the work’s all done.
Believes that he/she can handle any situation,
alone.

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A Dangerous Educator…

Never makes time to just sit and listen

Believes that he/she can’t make a difference
Believes that punishment is more effective
than discipline

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A Dangerous Educator…

Believes that morality and values should

only be taught at home
Forgets he/she is modeling.

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The Effective Teacher…
Establishes good control of the
classroom
Does things right, consistently
Affects and touches lives
Exhibits positive expectations for ALL
students
Establishes good classroom
management techniques

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The Effective Teacher…
Designs lessons for student mastery
Works cooperatively and learns from
colleagues
Seeks out a mentor who serves as a
role model
Goes to professional meetings to learn
Has a goal of striving for excellence

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The Effective Teacher…
Can explain the district’s, school’s, and
department or grade level’s curriculum
Is flexible and adaptable
Listens, listens, listens
Knows the difference between an
effective teacher and an ineffective one

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In summary…
An effective teacher…

Has positive expectations for student success

Is an extremely good classroom manager

Knows how to design lessons for student

mastery

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Understanding Our
Students
Dealing With Student Behavior in
Today’s Classrooms

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This is not an easy time to work
with children and youth…

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We can trace out-of-control
behaviors to a variety of factors…

The physical and emotional climate of the

child's home and neighborhood

The parenting styles of the child’s parents

The power and influence of peers in a child’s

life*

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the positive and negative role models
available to the child

The child’s exposure to violent media

The child’s emotional and physical health

The child’s own attitude toward his/her

anger*

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Proactive Intervention Strategies
Classroom Rules
Classroom Schedule
Physical Space
Attention Signal
Beginning and Ending Routines
Student Work
Classroom Management Plan

adapted from the Tough Kid series, and CHAMPs

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Classroom Rules…

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The Rules for Rules:

Keep the wording simple.

Keep the wording positive, if possible.
Make your rules specific.
Make your rules describe behavior that
is observable.

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Classroom Rules, cont.

Keep the rules posted.

Consider having rules recited daily for
first two weeks then periodically..

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Classroom Schedules…

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Classroom Schedules

Begin each activity on-time.

Budget your academic time
Example: 1 hr. allotment

5 min. Teacher-directed review

10 min. Introduction of new concept

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Physical Space…

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Physical Space
Arrange desks to optimize the most
common types of instructional tasks you
will have students engaged in.
Desks in Rows, Front to Back
Desks in Row, Side to Side
Desks in Clusters
Desks in U-Shape

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Physical Space, cont.
Make sure you have access to all parts of the
room.

Feel free to assign seats, and change at will.

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Physical Space, cont.

Desks do not have to be in traditional

rows, but all chairs should face forward
so that all eyes are focused on the
teacher

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Student's Work

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Prepare the Work Area…
Arrange work areas and seats so that you can
easily see and monitor all the students and areas
no matter where you are in the room
Be sure that students will be able to see you as
well as frequently used areas of the classroom
Keep traffic areas clear
Keep access to storage areas, bookcases,
cabinets, and doors clear
Learn the emergency procedures
Make sure you have enough chairs for the work
areas

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Prepare the Work Area…
Be sure to have all necessary materials in
easily accessible areas

Use materials such as tote bags, boxes,

coffee cans, dishpans, etc. to store materials
that students will need.

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Prepare the Student Area…
Plan areas for student belongings
Coats
Binders

Backpacks

Books

Lunchboxes

Lost and found items

others

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Prepare the Wall Space…
Cover one or more bulletin boards with colored
paper and trim, and leave it bare for the purpose
of displaying student work and artifacts.
Display your discipline plan in a prominent place.
Post procedures, assigned duties, calendar, clock,
emergency information, schedules, menus,
charts, maps, decorations, birthdays, and student
work.
Have a consistent place for listing the day’s or
week’s assignments

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Prepare Yourself and Your Area…
Do not create a barrier between yourself and
the students.
Place your desk away from the door so that
no one can take things from your desk and
quickly walk out.
Communicate to your students that everything
in and on you desk is to be treated as
personal property and off limits to them
Keep your personal belongings in a safe
location

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 Teachers who are
ready maximize
student learning and
minimize student
misbehavior.
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Attention Signals…

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Attention Signal
Decide upon a signal you can use to get
students’ attention.

Teach students to respond to the signal

by focusing on you and maintaining
complete silence.

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Discipline, Routines and
Procedures…

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Important Aspects of a Well-
Disciplined Classroom…
Discipline
Procedures
Routines

Effective teachers introduce rules,

procedures, and routines on the very
first day of school and continue to teach
and reinforce them throughout the
school year.
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The number one problem in
the classroom is not
discipline; it is the lack of
procedures and routines.

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 Students must know from the very
beginning how they are expected to
behave and work in a classroom
environment.

DISCIPLINE dictates how students are

to behave

PROCEDURES and ROUTINES dictate

how students are to work

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A PROCEDURE is A ROUTINE is what
how you want the student does
something done automatically
without prompting
or supervision
It is the
responsibility of the
the teacher to Becomes a habit,
communicate practice, or custom
effectively for the student

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Procedures answer questions
such as…
What to do when the bell rings
What to do when you hear an emergency
alert signal
What to do when you finish your work early
What to do when you have a question
What to do when you need to go to the
restroom
How to enter the classroom
Where to put completed work

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Beginning and Ending
Routines…
Entering Class
Goal: Students will feel welcome and will
immediately go to their seats and start on a
productive task.
Greet the students at the door.
Have a task prepared for students to work on
as they sit down.
Do your “housekeeping”.
Keep tasks short (3-5 min.)
When you’ve finished, address the task.

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Beginning and Ending
Routine, cont.
Ending Routine
Goal: Your procedures for ending the
day/class will:
Ensure that students will not leave the
classroom before they have organized their own
materials and completed any necessary clean-up
tasks.
Ensure the you have enough time to give
students both positive and corrective feedback,
and to set a positive tone for ending the class.

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Beginning and Ending
Routines, cont.
Dismissal
Goal: Students will not leave the classroom until
they are dismissed by you (not the bell).
Explain that the bell is a signal for you.
Excuse the class when things are reasonably quiet and all
“wrap up” activities are completed.
General Rule:
Dismiss primary students by rows

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Classroom Management Plan…

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Classroom Management Plan…
8 Components:
1) Level of Classroom Structure – based on
risk factors of your students.
2) Guidelines for Success – attitudes, traits,
or behaviors to help achieve success.
3) Rules – specific, observable, and
measurable behavioral objectives
4) Teaching Expectations – What, how, and
when expectations will be taught

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Classroom Management Plan…
5) Monitoring – How you will monitor the
progress of the expectations.
6) Encouragement Procedures – How you
will encourage students to demonstrate
motivated and responsible behavior.
7) Correction Procedures – How you will
respond to irresponsible behavior.
8) Managing Student Work – What
procedures and systems you will use to
manage student work.
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“No improvement will occur in
instruction until the classroom
climate improves.”

“Classrooms have personalities

just like people.”

-63 Ways of Improving Classroom Instruction

(Gary Phillips and Maurice Gibbons)

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Designing Lessons to Enhance
Student Learning…

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Why Plan?

Plan
Ahea
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The Correct Question…
DON’T ASK: “What am I going to cover
tomorrow?”

DO ASK: “What are my students going to

learn, achieve, and accomplish tomorrow?”

The role of the teacher is not to cover.

The role of the teacher is to UNCOVER.

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Learning has nothing to do with what
the teacher COVERS.

Learning ahs to do with what the

student ACCOMPLISHES.

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Thinking About Lesson
Planning
Who Am I Planning For?
What Am I Supposed To Do?

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What is a lesson plan?
Teacher’s guide
Design for the learning of the student
Series of student centered learning
Focused on what the student needs to know
and be able to do
Covers one day or several days
To teach for learning, use words, especially
verbs, that show learning has taken place.
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If the classroom is a fish
bowl…

Piranha

Catfish

Goldfish
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Piranha…..
Are usually the “trouble-makers”
Can be passive aggressive or overtly
aggressive
Have negative attitude
Have attendance problems
Are “at risk”
Etc., etc., etc……

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Catfish…..
Go with the flow
Are usually good-natured, but have
limited motivation
Are social beings
Tend to cooperate; follow MOST rules
Perform to the average or just enough
to stay out of trouble with mom/dad
Etc., etc., etc……
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Goldfish…..
Are in the top 10-15% of their class
Are “teacher pleasers”
Are highly motivated to perform well
Show enthusiasm for learning
May be “over achievers” and /or high
achievers
Etc., etc., etc…….

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 ''Effective teachers have a classroom
managrement plan with all the
procedures necesarry for a classroom to
run consistently and for learning to take
place.''

Harry Rosemary Wong

THANK YOU !