Week 5 – Revisiting “Classroom Management”

1. As you searched for resources specific to “classroom management” respond to the following:

a. Analyze the types of resources that emerged from your search. What were some of the common themes that emerged? (e.g., Did the resources tend to focus on physical layout? Responding to misbehaviours?)

model idea behavior, let students help establish guidelines, give tangible rewards, make positive phone calls and letters, most of them are reactive response to classroom management, use bag of tricks

Resources focus more on building and supporting a safe, inclusive, learning focused classroom environment where diversity is seen as a strength

Use Garrett’s classroom model (from previous Foundations readings below) as a guide to your analysis of resources you examined.

Garrett, T. (2013). Classroom management:more than a bag of tricks. Education Digest, 78(9), 45-49.

http://web.b.ebscohost.com.uproxy.library.dc-uoit.ca/ehost/pdfviewer/pdfviewer?vid=1&sid=f57d513f-7f27-4cec-a942-8a813c6e4294%40sessionmgr103

What Is Classroom Management? Classroom management is a thoughtful and purposeful process consisting of actions teachers take to create an environment conducive to learning.

These actions include: 1. Developing an organized physical layout ol the classroom. 2. Developing clear rules and routines. 3. Establishing caring relationships with and among students. 4. Planning and implementing engaging instruction. 5. Addressing discipline issues. first four is the preventing behaviour problems from occurring

2. What resource did you select (include the URL or resource)?

Bruce Grey catholic district school resource: classroom management

http://www.bgcdsb.org/staff/n_t_i_p/bgcdsb_resources

• Creating an inviting classroom environment

• Organizing yourself and your workload

• Managing the students

1. CLEARLY DEFINE CLASSROOM PROCEDURES AND ROUTINES

2. TEACH STUDENTS CLASSROOM PROCEDURES AND ROUTINES

3. MONITOR STUDENT BEHAVIOUR

4. HANDLE INAPPROPRIATE BEHAVIOUR PROMPTLY AND CONSISTENTLY

PLAN AHEAD

Best Practices in Bullying Prevention: Helping Youth Change Aggressive Behaviour

3. Provide a sound rationale for why you selected the resource(s). Be prepared to share this information during Foundations class.

Very similar to Garrett's classroom model focusing on prevention, building a positive learning environment to prevent behaviour problems

It's proactive rather punitive

explicitly teach students classroom procedures and routines

use continuum of strategies when dealing with inappropriate behaviours