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Classroom Management

Classroom Management. St. Thomas Sunday School, Philadelphia Fr. Gheevarghese John, M.Div., M.Ed. Classroom Management. True or False Classroom Management and Lesson Planning are mutually exclusive. T or F Some kids don’t want to learn; or they don’t like learning. T or F

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Classroom Management

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  1. Classroom Management St. Thomas Sunday School, Philadelphia Fr. Gheevarghese John, M.Div., M.Ed

  2. Classroom Management True or False • Classroom Management and Lesson Planning are mutually exclusive. T or F • Some kids don’t want to learn; or they don’t like learning. T or F • If I plan my lessons well, I will have less behavior issues in my classroom. T or F • If a child is not interested or engaged in a lesson, I as a teacher should be held responsible. T or F

  3. Classroom Management Good instruction leads to good behavior. • Plan in advance. Have a written lesson plan—at least an outline. • Students should know what they are learning, and why they are learning it. • What & Why • Students will be able to…In order to… • Develop collaborative groups for every lesson. • (Direct Instruction-Group Work-Whole Group-Closing Session) • Think-Pair-Share • Teacher Visibility • Stand Up. Walk around. Keep eye contact. • Connect the lesson to what the students are experiencing. Make real-life applications in every lesson. • H.S, Friendships, Church-life, Family-life • Keep students accountable to what they are learning. • Quizzes. Tests. Oral Questioning.

  4. Classroom Management • Develop Positive Relationships with Students • Provide advice for struggling students on how to improve in class. • Encourage excelling students and struggling students. • Demonstrate that you care. • Individual conversations. • Wrong answers are opportunities for student growth. • All answers don’t have to be exactly correct. Teachers should probe and allow the student to think and form the correct answer. • Use Positive Language • Wonderful answer… • I really like how you said that, however… • Great try but let’s look at it another way… • Give opportunities for struggling students to get the correct answer.

  5. Classroom Management • Connect with disengaged students. • Ask questions in their area of interest. • Singing-Sports-School • Praise and encourage them. • Give them opportunities in their area of strength. • Students should be given an opportunity to test in their learning style, e.g. Speech , Poster-Board, Song, Drawing, Essay, Role Play, Peer-to-peer Projects • Have students & teacher develop classroom rules. • Engage in conversation first. • Have them write it down. • Develop common rules. • Teacher can add rules.

  6. Classroom Management • Managing behavior through signaling • Verbal • 1, 2, 3 • Red, Yellow & Red • Non-Verbal • Clapping • Silence

  7. Classroom Management Remember… • At the end of the day, how you prepare for your class, will determine how well your students behave. • Every child wants to learn, and it’s your job to make sure that it happens. • If a child has behavior issues, reevaluate your lesson planning and figure out ways to engage that child. • “Get to know your children.” • God has chosen you…you are a child’s teacher, mentor & advisor.

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