ED2425 Lecture 3: Preparation and Prevention
Psychological Principles of Classroom Management - Lecture 3 - Week 3
Preparation and Prevention
What is your biggest concern as a pre-service teacher?
-Develop an orderly learning environment so that students can engage in meaningful activities
Be Prepared:
-Make sure you have clear objectives of what you want the students to achieve
-Also, a clear plan of how you are going to achieve your objectives
-Fun, interesting, interactive lesson activities
-Materials organised and ready to go (includes IT equipment)
-A back up plan in case things go awry
-Activities/strategies to cater for lower achievers
-Early finisher resources/activities
-Strategies to assess student performances
-Never plan to do anything you wouldn't do yourself
-If you find it boring then so will the children
The Number One thing that can go wrong:
-Anything that relies on technology
Creating an orderly environment
-Prevention
-Start with AITSL Standard #1
-“Know your students and how they learn”
-Make that connection with as many students as you can as soon as you can
At the Start of the Year (PRAC)
-Provide students with a caring and welcoming (and clean) classroom
-Consider classroom layout (inc. desk arrangement)
-Consider resources available to students
-Provide high and specific expectations
-Develop rules (together with students), routines and procedures
-Be friendly to students but not their friend
-Share a little (not too much) of yourself
-Do your homework on students by speaking to previous teachers
During Lessons
-Greet students as they enter the room
-Develop “CUES” to begin your lesson e.g. “Macaroni Cheese…”(variety)
-Manage student movement e.g. group leaders only to collect materials
-Display Kounin’s principle of “With-it-ness”
-Acknowledge appropriate behaviour (don’t just focus on inappropriate stuff- that’s called
“nagging”)
-Provide opportunities for “managed chat” e.g. “think, pair, share”
-Connect with students – ask questions to get to know them
-Clear instructions – check for clarity
-Appropriate time allocation for tasks
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Document Summary
Psychological principles of classroom management - lecture 3 - week 3. Develop an orderly learning environment so that students can engage in meaningful activities. Make sure you have clear objectives of what you want the students to achieve. Also, a clear plan of how you are going to achieve your objectives. Materials organised and ready to go (includes it equipment) A back up plan in case things go awry. Never plan to do anything you wouldn"t do yourself. If you find it boring then so will the children. The number one thing that can go wrong: Know your students and how they learn . Make that connection with as many students as you can as soon as you can. Provide students with a caring and welcoming (and clean) classroom. Develop rules (together with students), routines and procedures. Be friendly to students but not their friend. Share a little (not too much) of yourself.
