1. The second research study that I analyzed is Investigating Pre-service Teachers’ Beliefs about Classroom Management by Soner Polat, Sibel Kaya, and Murat Akdag. The copyright to the article is by Educational Sciences: Theory and Practice and it was published in 2013. I found the study through a search on ERIC (Educational Reform Information Center) by using the search terms ‘Classroom Management’ and ‘Discipline’.…
Firstly I would use cognitive interventions for example canter and assertive discipline, i-messages and so on. When I am carrying out instructions in my classroom I would be sure to have verbal and non-verbal congruence meaning that what I say will match positively with my body language so students would know to stop a certain behavior and pay attention.…
An ideal image of a classroom includes all the children listening to a teacher engaged and eager to learn. The reality of this is that without managing the classroom using strategies such as; discipline and variety this would not be achieved, possibly leading to a distracting and ineffective learning environment for children. Strategies that will be covered in this essay are the need for clear rules in the classroom and the use of the traffic light system to help identify what areas the child is struggling with. Due to the classroom being full of children it is extremely unlikely that they all have the same rules to follow when at home, this can lead to children not fully understanding how they should act in the classroom.…
Both Wong and Jones are concepts are similar. Both believe that prevention is the best method of avoiding behavioral problems and maximizing instruction in the classroom. For example, they believe that class expectations, requirements, and rules should be clearly communicated to students and followed through with. Furthermore, both believe that it’s necessary to establish and practice classroom rules early on, specifically for the first two weeks of class in order to make sure that students understand them thoroughly. Wong and Jones assert that a structured classroom environment promotes student achievement given that it not only facilitates students to get on task quicker and more efficiently, but allows them to stay on task.…
Jones found that successful educators have a combination of competencies that enable students to willingly participate in learning and ultimately become self-disciplined. The first is that effective teachers establish a classroom structure that discourages misbehavior, which includes room arrangement, classroom rules and chores, and opening routines. In regard to room arrangement, teachers should continually be moving among the students. Jones suggests that teachers create an interior loop arrangement. Classroom furniture such as desks and tables should be arranged so that there is enough distance to walk comfortably among students.…
Having a responsibility helps students to feel needed and builds on the idea that we are a community of people that work together. I empower students by encouraging them to help make class rules, give input on the physical arrangement of the classroom, as well as designing multiple activities for them to choose from to complete work tasks. I also use behavior contracts to help encourage students to demonstrate positive behaviors. The contracts, designed with the student rather than for the student, give them control over their own behavior (Ackerman,…
This is done through having understandable rules and procedures in place while providing a safe and caring environment in which learning can take place. Students need to understand that there are positive and negative consequences put in place to maintain structure and to discourage interruptions. The classroom is another community and having an understanding…
A school-wide discipline and behavior management plan needs to be implemented at the classroom level and at the school building level to include all common areas of the school. Students must have their social, emotional, and behavioral needs met before they are prepared for learning. Dr. Knoff reminds us that “the single top predictor of academic achievement is a positive classroom climate that is conducive to learning—students getting five positive interactions for every negative interaction” (The Research Base Week 1). This means that the school-wide discipline plan must focus on positive behavior supports and teaching students and staff the skills that they need to ensure a positive classroom culture, positive interpersonal relationships,…
I believe that discipline is unique to each student and classroom. I believe that there should be the basic classroom rules that establish a respect for peers and adults and maintain safety. If the school had a Schoolwide Positive Behavior Intervention Plan, then the class rules should correlate with the school’s SW-BIP. Most children respond well to positive reinforcement. I have incentives within my classroom for positive daily behavior individually as well as for the entire class.…
All of them are there to learn and achieve their goals. It is important to maintain discipline inside and outside the classroom. Promoting appropriate behaviour help learners to be responsible. Lessons or activities have to be done in a peaceful environment and all students have to be able to behave and control themselves during the class as it is part of the school 's rules. The atmosphere of the classroom determines how effective will be the teaching.…
Looking back to when I was a child to now taking educational classes and actually being in the classrooms, opened my eyes to numerous things that I never took into consideration. Educators have a lot on his or her plate. They have a lot of little details that he or she must take into consideration before a new school year begins. One major aspect that must be taken into consideration is how to have an effective classroom management discipline plan and how to incooperate parental involvement. To have an effective classroom where learning and fostering of young minds can take place is to have effective classroom rules and procedures set at the beginning of the school year.…
According to Tom Smith, Edward Polloway, James Patton, and Carol Dowdy, the instructional pressure for all teachers to teach increasingly complex curricula, while addressing a wide array of needs, became greater (2012, p. 109). Classroom management is a huge key to students learning. Not only that but behavior management is part of that because as a teacher you exhaust your time and yourself just trying to manage students’ behavior. Differentiation in the classroom is not only your instruction but taking into account your students are diverse in learning and personal self. With that there are seating arrangements, positive reinforcement, and behavior management.…
“The more attention a school pays to rules and procedures regarding its physical environment and routines, the fewer chances there are for disruption and misbehavior” (Marzano, Marzano, & Pickering, 2003). In my readings this week, this statement stood out to me because it ties up everything I read about behavior management in one sentence. As educators or administrators, it is most important that we ensure the safety of our students both inside the classroom and also throughout the school at all times. The second most important concept in behavior management is communicating the rules and procedures to the students, as well as the parents, and training the staff so that each person is on the same page. Marzano and the Association for Supervision…
This is an area where my clinical supervisor struggles and I definitely saw this impact students and learning. The classroom always had an underlying sense of chaos and much of this was due to misplaced materials or inadequate planning. This chaos was also added to because of the lack of consequences. While positive reinforcement works wonders in the classroom, particularly in kindergarten, there are times when students need to have privileges revoked. This is something I imagine I will see more often in the later grades and I look forward to observing real-world instances of handling discipline with firm compassion.…
Effective Classroom management strategies Effective classroom management is an essential goal for all teachers. Teaching young children can be tough job, especially in a large class. A teacher needs to have the ability to manage student behavior by using effective classroom management strategies. “Classroom management is not about controlling students or demanding perfect behavior.…