BEHAVIOUR AND CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT

EDU 3043

TUTORIAL WEEK 4GROUP 1

Prepared by,M.SelviM.DharminiS.Komati

Question

Classroom routines and procedures : What do your students need to know and what is expected of them? Using the check list provided, select and introduce classroom routines and procedures that are needed in the Malaysian primary school classrooms.Give rationale to support your selection.

What are classroom routines and procedures?

"Routines are the backbone of daily classroom life. They facilitate teaching and learning…. Routines don’t just make your life easier, they save valuable classroom time. And what’s most important, efficient routines make it easier for students to learn and achieve more."—Learning to Teach…not just for beginners by Linda Shalaway

Guideline for teachers...(note)

• Classroom procedures is framework for student and teacher working together cooperatively.

Evertson and Harris (1991) offer eight guidelines for classroom rules:

• Consistent with school rules• Understandable• Doable• Manageable• Always applicable • Stated positely• Stated behaviourally• Consistent with teachers own philosophy of how student learn best.

Importance of Classroom routines and procedures

• When routines and procedures are carefully taught, modeled, and established in the classroom, children know what’s expected of them and how to do certain things on their own.

• Having these predictable patterns in place allows teachers to spend more time in meaningful instruction.

Classroom Procedures that are needed in the Malaysian primary school classrooms.

A. Beginning the class

• How should students enter the room?• What type of seating arrangements will be

used?• How will the teacher get student’s attention to

start class?

B. Classroom Management

• How and when will students leave their seats?• What will students get help from the teacher?• What do students need in order to leave the room?• How will students get recognized to talk?• How do students behave during presentations by other students?

C. Paperwork

• How will student turn in work?• How will student distribute handout?• How will late work be graded?

D. Dismissal from Class or school.

• How are students dismissed for lunch?• Can the teacher keep one student or the whole

class after class or school?

Question and Answer session

Thank you