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101585: Music Lectured.russell-bowie
Classroom Classroom ManagemenManagemen
ttStrategiesStrategiesDeirdre Russell-Bowie
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For further information see MMADD about the Arts: An introduction to Primary Arts Education
by Deirdre Russell-Bowie, published by Pearson Education Australia
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Children
Rewards, Rules and Routines
Environment
Attitudes
Time and resource Management
Interactive Activities
Variety
Effective Communication
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Children
Know your children well.
• WHO to sit them next to (and who NOT to sit them next to)
• WHAT their interests and prior learning experiences are
• WHERE they come from (home and cultural background)
• WHY they act as they do
• HOW they learn (Learning styles, intelligences, etc)
• WHAT methods of positive reinforcement work best with them
• WHAT their preferred intelligences and learning styles are.
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Rewards Set clear expectations
Use positive reinforcement (powerful tool)
Rules Set out rules, consequences and rewards
at start of lesson
Let children help make up rules
Let them see WHY the rules are in place
Routines Insist on quiet BEFORE you give instructions
Give clear explanations
Set up routines and follow them
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• Environment• Physical
• Well organised• Tidy, attractive• Warm/cool
• Emotional
• Positive• Encouraging• Healthy• Accepting
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•Attitudes• Caught and not taught
• Positive and inspiring
• Teacher should be good role model
• Respecting differences
• Teachers’ attitudes influence children’s attitudes
• Actions speak louder than words
• Children will be enthusiastic, if YOU are enthusiastic!
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Time and resource management Well-paced lesson
Relate to children’s attention span
Monitor for boredom and misunderstanding
Have activity for early finishers
Have all resources prepared and ready BEFORE the lesson
Plan distribution and collection of resources carefully
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Interactive Activities Less teacher talk, more
child-centred learning experiences
Children learn through a variety of experiences
Children have one or more preferred ways of learning / multiple intelligences
• I hear and I forget• I see and I remember• I DO and I understand
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Children remember: 10% of what they READ 20% of what they HEAR 30% of what they SEE 50% of what they HEAR and SEE 70% of what they SAY and WRITE 90% of what they SAY AS they DO
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Variety Watch a children’s TV show and note
the incredible variety
Teachers compete with TV, computer games, movies, SMS texting, etc to make an impact in children’s lives
Use variations in voice
• Faster, slower• Higher, lower
Use variations in body movements to create interest
Aim to cover all eight multiple intelligences so ALL children can learn through their preferred intelligence.
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Effective Communication Plan carefully what and how you want to
communicate information
Use body language, gestures, attitudes, visual aids as well as words
Instructions should be clear, concise and simple
Avoid chorus answers
Give clear, simple explanations
Repeat / reinforce explanations and instructions
Check understanding: questions, visual scanning
Show examples / demonstrate skills/tasks
Use positive language
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Children
Rewards, Rules and Routines
Environment
Attitudes
Time and resource Management
Interactive Activities
Variety
Effective Communication