Classroom Management Flashcards

Classroom Management Techniques

• Starting the school day effectively involves engaging students with a learning activity, allowing for attendance to be taken seamlessly.
• Coercion is characterized by damaging a student's self-confidence, instilling a desire to escape, and providing immediate but ineffective solutions.
• Non-acceptable responses to emotional outbursts include letting students know their behavior is personally hurtful rather than aiding emotional management.

Responding to Inconsequential Behavior

• Effective non-coercive responses to minor issues include restating expectations, acknowledging correct answers, or ignoring the behavior entirely.
• Positive interactions with students can be fostered through encouragement and highlighting good behavior.

Creating a Supportive Environment

• Promoting a risk-free environment involves acknowledging student efforts and avoiding criticism that implies failure.
• Consequential behaviors include pushing others, while minor disruptions like talking out of turn may be considered inconsequential.

Addressing High Energy Levels

• After high-energy events, involving students in brain teasers helps redirect their focus back to learning effectively.

Common Sense Traps

• A common sense trap is exemplified by statements that predict negative outcomes without offering constructive alternatives, such as threatening a student with consequences without guidance.

Dealing with Inconsequential Responses

• When faced with repeated silly responses from students, the teacher should transition calmly to the next topic to maintain classroom focus.