Classroom+Management

= CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT =


 * 1) === Praise. Give out good behaviour note. 10 of these are equal to 1 credit. ===
 * 2) === Praise the speed of work. ===
 * 3) === Praise the work done. ===
 * 4) === Praise the quality of work. ===
 * 5) === Noisy class: Ask for quiet, stand back, arms folded, keep quiet and wait for silence. ===
 * 6) === Noisy class: Start a Timer. Every 30 seconds on the clock will result in the students staying back for double that time at lunch-time. ===
 * 7) === Make a list of good and bad behaviour students on the white board. Students on the "bad" list can work his name off. If not, then the students have to come for detention at lunch. ===
 * 8) === Use the tiered method ===

A large part of behaviour management is making sure that the bad behaviour does not happen in the first place.
===If possible be in the classroom before the students, or expect them to wait outside until you can let them in. This creates the idea that you are inviting them into your space, you can also do things like check uniform as they enter the room, as well as deciding where students will sit if necessary.===

===If you arrive in the room, and the students are already sitting where they want, their uniform is a mess, you have got to move them, or ask them to tuck their shirts in - a harder task than sorting it out as they are entering the room. Asking them into the room also gives you the chance to greet them, comment on other achievements you have heard of, etc, helping your relationship with them, while setting the general tone of the classroom.===

===Why uniform - surely it doesn't matter? However, if you allow the students to set the standards on uniform, some of them will take the opportunity to set other standards - like behaviour. If the students know that you expect certain standards about everything, then it makes your job easier.===

===Quietly and calmly deal with anything that could lead to bad behaviour before it becomes a problem. For example: students who get out of their chairs to look at what someone else is doing, or to 'help' them. This might not be a problem (you get to know your own classes), but it is an opportunity to go off task, chat with someone else, or even hit someone else on the head while you are not looking. Decide on your own standards, and enforce them.===

===Get eyes in the back of your head. Be aware of movement around the edges of your vision, check unexpected noises that might be the beginning of something going on. In a computer classroom you often have to have your back to some of the students because of the layout of the room - use computer screens as a mirror (I often use a plain black presentation slide - the students don't realise it isn't a screen saver) - or a window, or even a classroom display cupboard. Get the students used to the idea that you will notice unacceptable behaviour, and you are less likely to have a problem.===