Tips For New Educators Working With Children

1. Effective Classroom Management Strategies Tips For New Educators Working With Children

2. What is effective classroom management? • Classroom management: is having the ability to run a classroom effectively Common attributes • Students are learning • Students are engaged • Minimum disruption

3. Common Strategies cont. Keep children engaged and actively involved in the learning process through hands-on activities

4. Common strategies… Use Signals to refocus students’ attention Hmm… Must be free time Examples: • Raise your hand and students follow suit • Switch light on and off • Call and Response

5. Common Strategies… Disruptive Students • Should sit separately from each other While in the process of disruptive behavior • Use eye contact • Stand near the student(s) • Ask them questions about the lesson • If necessary, involve parents

6. Common Strategies cont. Take time to say hello or talk to students in the hallway or after class

7. Recap of Strategies • Engage students • Minimize disruption by using signals/queues • Interact with students

8. Bibliography • Brophy, Jere E. (1985). Classroom organization management. The Elementary School Journal83(4), 264-285. Retrieved January 29, 2011 from http://www.jstor.org/pss/1001161. • De Groot E., Pintrich P. 1990. Motivated and self-regulated learning component of classroom academic performance. Journal of Educational Psychology 82(1), 33-40. Retrieved January 29, 2011 from http://www.stanford.edu/dept/SUSE/projects/ireport/articles/self-regulation/self-regulated%20learning-motivation.pdf