Classroom Management

Objectives
• Explain the concepts of classroom management by
sharing their insights.
• Discuss the Suggestions and Tips for Classroom
Discipline through recitation.
• Discuss the Effective Classroom Management
Techniques by relating to a classroom situation.
 Classroom Management

• What is your definition of Classroom Management?

• How do you describe a well-managed classroom?

• Is classroom Discipline important in your

instruction? Why?
 Importance of Classroom Management
• It engages students:
Students who are engaged in lessons and the
learning material will be able to register the information
better and be able to apply their knowledge when it comes
to test taking.
• It keeps students prepared:
When teachers and students are prepared to
learn, lessons and learning will be easier to be
administered and the results will be more effective.
• It boosts confidence:
In an effective classroom, teachers are able to give more
attention to each student and structure lesson plans to meet
certain needs. All of these factors will help in boosting the
confidence of students.
How should a teacher manage the following?

• Planned Time
• Allocated Time
• Engaged Time
• Academic learning time
• Time Needed
 Classroom Discipline
Discipline refers to all
the standard behaviors
in the classroom.

• There are rules and

regulations to follow.
 Suggestions and Tips for
Classroom Discipline
• Serve as example for • Have a wholesome,
students to emulate winning personality
 Suggestions and Tips for Classroom Discipline
• Establish good routine habits • Demonstrate fairness in
imposing punishment
 Suggestions and Tips for Classroom Discipline
• Adjust punishment according to the character of the
offender and the nature of the offense
Suggestions and Tips for Classroom Discipline

Show enthusiasm in teaching

Suggestions and Tips for Classroom Discipline
Manifest genuine interest in the welfare of the
learners
Suggestions and Tips for Classroom Discipline
Maintain wholesome work attitude to encourage
participation of learners
Suggestions and Tips for Classroom Discipline
• Be consistent in the matter of disciplining
students
Suggestions and Tips for Classroom Discipline

Learn to smile to ease tension.

 Physical Environment
• Noise must be minimized.
• Social Density– class size
• Spatial Density- size of the
space
• Reducing vandalism
• Ensuring well-ventilated &
clean atmosphere
Effective Classroom Management
Techniques
Management of:
• Time
• Instruction
• Relationship
• Discipline
• Physical Environment
• Routine
 Management of Time
Principles related to Time Management:
1. Use of substantive interaction
2. Use of monitoring
3. Provisions of opportunities for skills development
necessary for the completion of the task, access to
necessary materials, & protection from possible
disruption
4. Giving of clear-cut instructions on how to do a
particular activity as well as posting directions in
writing
5. There are several ways a teacher manages his
classroom time.
 Management of Instruction
Underlying principles:
1. Instructional competence lessens the effects of negative
forces from the environment

2. Recurring misbehaviour results from poor instruction.

3. The use of positive approaches/techniques in teaching,

arising from complete awareness of the underlying causes of
misbehaviour brings about better learning results.
4. Understanding by the teacher of the basic human
needs, such as food, security, belongings, &
recognition, eliminates behavior problems in the
classroom.

5. Teachers must be willing to recognize students’

needs for the instruction to be more fulfilling.
6. Teacher’s behavior facilitates students’
achievement.

7. Effective teaching enhances the teachers’

instructional competence and helps prevent
classroom management problem.
Management of Relationship
• Building learning communities in the classroom
-- cooperative learning activities

• Teaching social skills enhances opportunities for effective

learning. Students are made to understand the value of
treating each other with respect, love, and concern, &
providing opportunities for sharing each other’s talents and
ideas.

• Processing group functioning

Management of Discipline
There is a discipline problem when a particular
behavior:
• interferes in the teaching act
• hinders other students’ right to learn,
• becomes destructive
• makes the classroom atmosphere psychologically or
physically unsafe
• Teacher should be competent in minimizing the
effects of misbehaviour and maximizing
instead the time spent for learning

• Student achievement is measured by how much

a teacher is able to manage the classroom
effectively
 Management of Physical Environment
Relevant principles:
 Disruptive behavior is minimized given that the
environmental condition is appropriate for learning.

 Classroom guidelines are better followed by students when

teachers model appropriate classroom behavior.

 Clear communication of guidelines and their relationship to

learning promotes appropriate classroom behavior.
• Enforcement of teacher’s expectations by
teaching/inculcating the concept of responsibility
among students help them realize the consequence
of misbehaviour to learning

• Classroom guidelines match students culture of

home and community to avoid conflicting notions of
appropriate behavior.
 Management of Routines
• Classroom management techniques must be
consistent with the goal of producing self-directed
individuals.

• The use of pre-planned hierarchy of skills, planned

ignoring signal interference, proximity control, and
touch control improves the teachers’ ability to
manage misbehaviour.
• The use of coping skills like non-intrusive, non-verbal
teacher behaviors gives students the opportunity for
self-control, minimizes disruption of teaching-
learning process, reduces likelihood of student
confrontation, protects students’ safety, and
maximizes the teachers’ management activities.
 Routines
• Establishing classroom activities.
• Rules and regulations
• Academic work and activities
• Routines are the normal sequence of events like
lesson contexts, processes, schedules, and other
structures considered prerequisite for academic
performance
• Enacting processes are rule system which varies with
lesson contexts.
 Routines
• Hidden curriculum
• Monitoring
• Maintaining group lessons
• Seatwork
• Transitions
• Engaged time
• Cueing – cues & messages (verbal/nonverbal) that
teachers use to instil order and discipline
• Maintaining academic work—tasks are
selected to lower the risk for mistakes

• Cooperative learning

• Subject matter as procedure –emphasis on

practice and drill
The teacher should think about these:

• Do I develop and teach procedures for everyday

routines?
• Do I observe the same set of rules and
regulations?
• Do I religiously check the attendance of
students?
• Do I consistently assign work activities?
• Do I regularly evaluate results?
 Think-Pair-Share
• Have a partner
• Describe your ideal classroom once you become
a teacher.
• Share with the class after 3 minutes