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Classroom Management and Student-Centered Activities

Classroom Management and Student-Centered Activities. Steven Chuang Central High School School District of Philadelphia wenchangchuang@yahoo.com. Why is Classroom Management Important?. Classroom management issues are of the highest concern for beginning teachers.

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Classroom Management and Student-Centered Activities

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  1. Classroom Management and Student-CenteredActivities Steven Chuang Central High School School District of Philadelphia wenchangchuang@yahoo.com

  2. Why is Classroom Management Important? • Classroom management issues are of the highest concern for beginning teachers. • The key element of a successful lesson. • The first thing how your supervisors evaluate you on

  3. Classroom Management is Different for Everyone • Different student population • Different school setting • Different teaching styles • Try different strategies and see if they work for you

  4. Common Features of Good Classroom Management • Students are trained to follow different orders. • Students are engaged in learning activities and are on task. • Teacher acts more as a facilitator to learning than a lecturer.

  5. Tips for Better Classroom Control • Set up expectations from Day 1 • Give clear explanation to direct your instruction • There must be a consequence for bad behavior • Be consistent

  6. Tips for Better Classroom Control • Don’t talk over student chatter • Silence can be effective • Avoid direct confront with students during class • Get parents involved all the time

  7. Positive feedback > Negative feedback • Discussion (5 minutes) • Positive feedback: Please give some examples • Negative feedback: examples • Give more positive feedback will create a more constructive learning environment.

  8. Lessons I have learned over years • Students need to earn teachers’ niceness • Teachers need to earn students’ respect • If you are alone with only one student, always keep your door open

  9. How to Stay out of Trouble • Be familiar with school policies from the very beginning. • Try to avoid any physical contact with students • Avoid any comments related to religion and racial background except when directly part of the curriculum.

  10. How to Stay out of Trouble • Keep your supervisor (Department chair, Principal) informed all the time • Keep students’ guardians updated • Keep a record of any phone contact

  11. Discussion • Give an example of a problematic student and how you dealt with the situation. • Did the strategy work? • What resource do you have?

  12. Student-Centered Activities • Teacher’s role • Student’s role • Time management • Meaningful learning

  13. Teacher’s role in a Student-Centered Activity • More as a facilitator • More flexible • More on-going assessments • Formative assessment V.S summative assessment

  14. Student’s role in a Student-Centered Activity • More opportunity to practice their 4 skills (LSRW) • More chance to interact with their classmates (pair or groups) • More active and kinesthetic • More responsible for their own learning

  15. Time management in a Student-Centered activity • Things you need to consider when creating activities: • A. Grouping (battleship) • B. Does this activity involve most students (grammar drills) • C. Does this activity get everyone involved in a reasonable amount of time.

  16. Meaningful Learning • Is the activity related to students’ real-life situation? • Can students practice their higher order thinking skills from this activity?

  17. Discussion • The teacher was teaching different classroom items. • He asked each student one by one to repeat after him • He asked each student “What is this?” and student answered the question.

  18. How to sustain your Chinese program • Enrollment • Public relations • Community involvement • Networking with other Chinese programs. • Action speaks louder than words

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