Chapter 9

Classroom

Management Team 1

Beth Andersen and Joseph

Battern

What Makes a Wonderful

Teacher…

Effective Managers

Create positive learning communities

Organization

Manage student behavior

Facilitate instruction

Promote safety and wellness

Classroom Management

Involves teacher actions to create a

learning environment that encourages

positive social interaction, active

engagement in learning, and self-

motivation.

Areas of Responsibility 1. Select a philosophical model of classroom

management and discipline.

2. Organize the physical environment.

3. Manage student behavior.

4. Create a respectful, supportive learning environment.

5. Manage and facilitate instruction.

6. Promote classroom safety and wellness.

7. Interact with colleagues, families, and others to achieve classroom management objectives.

Principles for Working with

Students and Preventing

Misbehavior

1. Maintain focus

2. Understand your students’ needs

3. Understand and respect cultural

differences

4. Know what causes misbehavior

5. Provide clear rules and procedures

Principles for Working with

Students and Preventing

Misbehavior-Cont.

6. Have a specific plan for responding

7. Reduce the use of punitive methods

8. Establish a cooperative classroom

9. Involve students when making decisions

10. Teach critical social skills

11. Involve families