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Techniques for Better Classroom Control

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Erik Satie · Gymnopédie No.1 - Satie      Student behaviors like shouting, not paying attention, avoiding work, disrespect can take your focus away from teaching and other students’ focus away from learning. The following classroom management strategies can be used to help maintain student focus and create student consistency around class expectations: Be Transparent Communicating your expectations, rules and goals of the class clearly which make the students aware of what is expected of them and there is no confusion as to what students may or may not touch. You can also ask them what they wish their classroom looked like and try to accommodate some of those requests, this will make you gain students’ respect and trust because they see you are taking them into consideration. Monitoring Do not just stand at the front of the class or sit down on the chair for the entire period. You have to walk around so the students keep their focus on you where you will be nex...

Why is Classroom Management Important

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Erik Satie · Gymnopédie No.1 - Satie      Classroom Management is important because the quality of knowledge students receive depends on lesson quality, mutual relationship between the teacher and students, and classroom atmosphere. It also directly effects student’s ability to learn, as well as teacher’s ability to teach. According to The Key Elements of Classroom Management book by Joyce McLeod , Jan Fisher and Ginny Hoover there are 3 elements of a well-managed classroom: 1. Efficient use of time and classroom space. 2. Implementation of strategies that influence students to make good choices, rather than ones that attempt to control student’s behavior. 3. Wise choice and effective implementations of instructional strategies.      These three key elements are helping the teacher to organizing routine procedures, arranging the environment to maximize efficiency, monitoring students’ progress and solving classroom management problems. W ithout classroom...