During Teaching Practice:

Create a set of effective rules and implement these in your classroom. Include evidence of the materials
you used to present your rules and how you teach/reinforce these rules daily. How did you
teach/implement these rules?
Think about their effectiveness.

After the Observation:

Task 4-A: Classroom Management – Classroom Rules
PART 1
Kyriacou, C. (1997) ​Effective Teaching in Schools.​Cheltenham : Nelson Thornes
Read this text pages 105 -107

authority ​the power or right to give orders, make decisions, and enforce obedience.

chaos ​the property of a complex system whose behaviour is so unpredictable as

toappear random, owing to great sensitivity to small changes in conditions

conflict ​a serious disagreement or argument, typically a protracted one.

rapport ​a close and harmonious relationship in which the people or groups

concerned understand each other's feelings or ideas and communicate well.

precedence ​the condition of being considered more important than someone or

something else; priority in importance, order, or rank.

vigilance ​the action or state of keeping careful watch for possible danger or
difficulties.

What is an important aspect of teacher’s authority?

Is his or her control over classroom activities.
Why do we need rules and procedures?
To ensure that such activities do not lead to chaos and conflict.

What 2 aspects are very important in a lesson to establish authority?

​How lessons are started and ended has major significance for establishing authority.

It is important for lessons to start _​quickly​_______________.

While it is part of good rapport between teacher and pupils for some social _​interchance​____ to
take place, the need for the teacher to establish __​order​________ quickly must take
___​precedence​___________.

How should students exit?

​Be orderly and reasonably quit.

What is the simplest way to ensure an orderly exit?

​To establish a routine governing how pupils leave the room.

What must teacher regulate during the lesson?

​Teacher heads to effectively regulare classroom activities and teacher - pupil interaction.
How is effective teaching facilitated?
Is greatly facilitated if clean classroom rules are laid down and enforced, so that pupil act in
accordance with them almost as second nature.

What are pupils sensitive to?

Pupils are very sensitive to the teacher’s ability to establish such rules.

Almost every classroom activity has a __​portential​__ for pupils to challenge the teacher’s
authority and ___​control​_______ over behavior.

List some activities where teacher could lose control.

​Handing in or giving out book, moving furniture about, collecting equipment, closing a window,
and even sharpening a pencil.

What is a major issue related to control? ​The level of classroom noise

Explain what a teacher needs to do to manage this.

Once the teacher has asked pupils to pay attention, it is important to wait momentarily for quiet
before commencing the verbal exchange, so that no one has to speak loudly to be heard over a
level of background noise.
Control over classroom activities requires ___​vigilance​_______________.

What does a teacher need to do continually?

​The teacher needs to monitor pupils behaviour continually.