top proven classroom management tips
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Proven Classroom Management Tips
By Samuel Mason
-Samuel
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Being a teacher is a tough job, and working with children can be overwhelming at times. But what sets apart a good teacher for a great teacher is having that sixth sense when it comes to classroom management.
Know what works, what doesn't work, and which strategies are best for you. Check out these proven tips that have your classroom working more efficiently and effectively.
Tip #1: Establish classroom rules immediately and enforce
them consistently.
Establish rules on the first day of class and make sure to follow through with them. Create rewards for achievements and consequences for poor behavior.
If you allow a student to get away with acting up, you've opened the door to misbehavior. It’s important in the beginning of the year to enforce your rules when you're building trust in your students as the teacher.
Tip #2: Set logical rules and consequences.
Establish rules on the first day of class and make sure to follow through with them. Create rewards for achievements and consequences for poor behavior.
If you allow a student to get away with acting up, you've opened the door to misbehavior. It’s important in the beginning of the year to enforce your rules when you're building trust in your students as the teacher.
Tip #3: Use positive instead of negative language.
As soon as you tell a student not to do something, the first image in that person’s head is what you said NOT to do. To avoid the middle some subconscious, opt for positive language instead of negative language. For Example:
“Be prepared” instead of “Don’t forget your pencil”
“Please shut the door quietly” instead of “Don’t slam the door”
“Listen to peers and teachers” instead of “Don’t talk in class”
Avoid the negative word punishments, and use the word “consequences.”
Tip #4: Make your students feel responsible for their
own learning environment.
Give your students responsibility for their learning environment, this will get them feeling responsible for their own learning.
Create rules together, encourage students with leadership qualities to direct the in class discussion. Walk around the classroom while instructing to get everyone involved.
Ask students to “check” themselves, “Check to make sure you are using your indoor voice”, this sends the message that you can see the students as individuals who are capable of handling themselves.
Tip #5: Be Organized
Structure, both within a lesson and throughout the academic term, will help your students stay on top of their work.
Write the day’s activities on the board before class. Hand out a syllabus at the beginning of the semester and stick to it.
During class, be prepared for each ensuing activity; lag time waste both your and your students’ time and introduces apathy into the classroom.