CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT

CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT

1. UNIVERSAL CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES

   • Universal classroom management strategies are backbones that allow the teacher to shape the educational act in a school context.
     • Make positive letters and phone calls
       • It is gratifying for students when their parents are congratulated on their work at school. Recognizing the good qualities of the student will encourage him to continue working with dedication, positivity and enjoyment.
     • Write group contracts
       • This will help students to have clear goals and rules of work in the classroom. These contracts are made in common agreement and will allow the student to be more committed to their learning process.
     • Let students help establish guidelines
       • Working in the classroom should be a joint and team work, in which all the members are important and count when creating new rules and ways of functioning. It is essential to include the student and strengthen his leadership, allowing them to be an active part of this creation of operating strategies for the educational context.
     • Avoid punishing the class
       • We are in a civilized world where physical and psychological abuse are part of outdated learning strategies. That is why avoiding punishment in the classroom is necessary to develop a harmonious and comprehensive learning scenario.
       • Give only two marks for informal assessments
         • Give only two points to informal assessments, that way the wholeness of the student is preserved, his learning process is guaranteed and he is given new opportunities and options.
     • Encourage initiative
       • The ideal teacher must foster initiative. the classroom context becomes a trial and error laboratory in which new skills, knowledge and competencies of students are sown, germinated and cultivated. Leadership and initiative must be an essential part of the learning process.
     • Offer praise
       • There are many ways to praise students. Recognizing their effort, their dedication and assigning good grades are good ways to contribute. By rewarding the student, they will feel happy and motivated to continue working with discipline.
     • Model ideal behavior
       • Give what you want to receive. With actions and body language you communicate and convey a message. take good care of every detail in your actions.
     • Document rules
       • Documenting rules is a clear way of letting students know the established protocols to follow, so that they think before acting.
     • Use non-verbal communication
       • Body language says a lot even when no word is spoken.
     • Hold parties
       • The educational process must be balanced both with work and with moments of fun and enjoyment.
     • Give tangible rewards
       • Rewards would keep the student motivated, prompting them to continue working with discipline.
     • Build excitement for content
       • A good introduction to the work topic, accommodating and matching the topic in favor of the student's motivation, is the ideal.
     • Offer different types of free study time
       • Each student has a different way of learning. Based on student ´s tastes it is important to have enough options so that everyone's needs are met.
     • Assign open-ended projects
       • Assigning open-ended projects helps students to set work goals and strengthen the knowledge already acquired. They are probably happy to have achieved completing the project.

2. Classrom Management video

   • Teacher´s Role
     • The teacher must be a person with a sense of belonging to their work. It must be a person who feels proud of his work and therefore acquires a position of pride, developing the salon as the professional it is. In this way students can value their work and believe in its effectiveness.
   • Vision & Goals
     • All educational work and project in general requires a vision and objectives, from this point of view themes and study proposals are designed, followed by the design of plans and therefore the achievement of the objective planned before.
   • Students needs
     • According to the needs of the students, a teacher plans their classes. they are the bases, providers of ideas to plan and focus the classes
   • Environment
     • The classroom should be a safe, comfortable, harmonious, clean, ethical place, etc. It is the space in which the students spend most of the day, which is why an integral setting must be guaranteed in which the child develops fully.
   • Rithual Themes
     • It is important to respect the aspects of the customs and culture of the students, that way the children feel included and respected
   • INSTRUCTION
     • Well-planned classes according to what students must learn at each stage of their educational processes will guarantee the effective achievement of learning objectives and the development of a harmonious study scenario.
   • Be an Authority
     • It helps the teacher to be a credible person, with ethical bases and with a sense of belonging to their work as an educational entity.
   • BUILDING A CULTURE
   • RULES AND SPECTATIONS
     • Develop clear, short, and positive rules so that students can easily understand them
       • ENFORCEMENT
         • As a teacher you must make your students follow the rules. You must include them in your work scenario in a harmonious way, allowing the student to understand that this scenario has clear concepts of operation.
     • PROCEDURES
       • The location of the furniture is important in the classroom, also the definition of ways of working and the various ways that students will have in their training process to preserve a harmony in the school scenario.
   • THE CONSECUENCES
     • THE BASICS
       • The classroom is governed by rules. The teacher must promote their compliance and the students for their part must understand that it is part of the process and accept with maturity that they should embrace them if necessary.
         • IMPLEMENTATION
           • Implement the established rules in your classroom in a respectful and ethical manner. If a student exceeds the allowed statutes, the teacher must enforce the established rules and the student must bear the consequences for their actions.
     • DOCUMENTATION
       • Keep a record of every situation that occurs, that record would protect the teacher from getting into trouble. It is even essential to have notes of all situations that happen with the students, be it good or not so good.
   • CLASSROOM DISRUPTION
     • MINOR DISRUPTION
       • They are those little behaviors that do not deserve punishment but that can be distracting to other students. The teacher must take control of the situations through simple actions.
     • CRONIC DISRUPTION
       • It is those behaviors that notably compromise the integrity and discipline of the classroom. In that case, the teacher must adhere to the norm and include parents to create agreements for improvement and good behavior
     • MAYOR DISRUPTION
       • It is that which compromises the well-being, integrity and physical safety of both the teacher and the students. In that case, the established protocols for emergencies such as medical attention, etc. must be followed. In addition, the administrative part of the school must also discuss policies and make decisions for that student based on the situation.
   • FINAL THOUGHTS
     • The rules should always be re-teach. In addition, the rules vary, so it is convenient to renew and establish new ones according to the need of the educational scenario

3. CONCLUSION

   • The learning-teaching process is an aspect loaded with responsibility, vocation, hard work, etc. Within the responsibility of the teacher in its exercise, has the obligation to develop harmonious, healthy, integral spaces that meet all the necessary qualities to achieve the goals set in the objective of training children in the present to be geat men and women of the future.