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CLASSROOM OBSERVATION TASK 1: Options and decisions

The term classroom management refers to the moment-by-moment decisions made and actions taken by the
teacher in class, e.g. writing on the board, giving instructions, organizing the class into pairs, etc. For every
decision made, there will have been other options that the teacher did not choose.
For each of the following headings:
1. Note one example of a classroom situation in the lesson you are observing. What does the teacher do?
2. Note one or two options that the teacher had at that point in the lesson, but did not choose.
Example: Dealing with unexpected problems
Situation:
A student arrived twelve minutes late for the lesson.
Action:
Teacher said hello politely. (The student then sat down quietly and found out what was going
on from his neighbor.)
Other options: Teacher could have asked why the student was late.
Teacher could have pointed out the time to the student
Student participation in the lesson
Situation:
A student raised his hand in order to ask a question
Action:

The teacher asked another student to answer the question made by his classmate

Other options:

Teacher could answer the question by himself

Grouping of students; arrangement of seating


Situation:
Students were sitting in a circle and a student arrived late,
Action:
making noise.

The student had no space in the circle so he had to ask for another sit and include it in the circle

Other options: This situation could be anticipated in advance including some extra sits in the circle
Setting up activities; instructions
Situation:
After the teacher explained the task, one student ask him to clarify it
Action:

Teacher repeated the instructions given before.

Other options: Teacher could ask another student to explain the activity in order to check students comprehension
Board; classroom equipment; visual aids
Situation:
The teacher wanted to make a conceptual map on the board, but he has not a marker
Action:

A student gave him a marker

Other options: Teacher could have an extra marker in this kind of cases
Dealing with unexpected problems
Situation:
The teacher did not know how to turn on the data
Action:

Teacher had to ask for help to the janitor

Other options: Teacher could turn on the data before start the class
Teachers role and participation
Situation:
While teacher monitor students work he noticed that some of them were not working
Action:

Teacher asked them to work

Other options: Teacher could explain the task again in order to clarify students doubts in case of
misunderstanding
Other notes about the lesson

Taken from Scrievener, J. Learning Teaching. Macmillan Publishing Limited, 2005

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