If anyone is having trouble getting access to the journal articles, it is most likely because the articles are restricted to students from Memorial University. You'll need to go to the QEII library on campus and obtain your pin number from the staff to access these articles.
If you do not attend Memorial University and would like access to these articles, I will provide the necessary information for you to search for them below:
1) Strategies for Effective Classroom Management in the Secondary Setting. By: Pedota, Paul. Clearing House: A Journal of Educational Strategies, Issues and Ideas, v80 n4 p163-166 Mar-Apr 2007. (EJ771294)
2) 12 Questioning Strategies that Minimize Classroom Management Problems. By: Bond, Nathan. Kappa Delta Pi Record, v44 n1 p18-21 Fall 2007. (EJ781253)
3) Classroom Management: Techniques, Policies, Procedures, and Programs to Ensure that Discipline "Rules" in Your Classroom. By: Logan, Janice G. 2003 24 pp. (ED479639)
4) For the Uninitiated: How to Succeed in Classroom Management. By: Johnson, Daphne D.; Rice, Merilyn P.; Edington, William D.. Kappa Delta Pi Record, v42 p28-32 Fall 2007. (EJ724905)
5) Classroom Management. By: National Education Association Research Department 2006 6 pp. (ED495812)
As a final note, I tried to keep these articles as recent as possible to ensure accurate and up to date information. While most of these articles are from 2006-2007, the article "Classroom Management: Techniques, Policies, Procedures, and Programs..." is from 2003. I felt this article contained very useful information that could still be helpful in today's classrooms.
Sunday, January 27, 2008
What is Classroom Management??
Classroom Management can be defined as a multifaceted process which depends upon an engaging curriculum, student responsibility, appropriate teacher modelling, effective instruction, and management skills to work toward conflict resolution with individuals and the whole class. Although quite lengthy, I believe this definition hits all the major issues of effective classroom management.
Classroom management can include anything from the tone of voice a teacher takes within his/her classroom, the way the classroom furniture is organized, the content and manner in which the classroom rules and expectations are delivered to the students, the methods in which a teacher chooses to discipline a student, to the way the teacher organizes his/her plans for the day. These are just a few examples of how to create an effective classroom atmosphere.
I believe in order for a teacher to maintain effective classroom management, he/she must continually strive for it. Each year the tasks will be different and modifications must take place in order to meet the needs of the students. If a teacher remains committed to the students and continually makes a strong effort to tend to the needs of the students, then the classroom should run smoothly and remain a happy and healthy environment for both student and teacher.
Classroom management can include anything from the tone of voice a teacher takes within his/her classroom, the way the classroom furniture is organized, the content and manner in which the classroom rules and expectations are delivered to the students, the methods in which a teacher chooses to discipline a student, to the way the teacher organizes his/her plans for the day. These are just a few examples of how to create an effective classroom atmosphere.
I believe in order for a teacher to maintain effective classroom management, he/she must continually strive for it. Each year the tasks will be different and modifications must take place in order to meet the needs of the students. If a teacher remains committed to the students and continually makes a strong effort to tend to the needs of the students, then the classroom should run smoothly and remain a happy and healthy environment for both student and teacher.
A Little About Me....
Hello Everyone!
My name is Mallory and I am a student at Memorial University. I am currently in my fourth year of studies and this is my first year in the Education Faculty. My focus area is in English and I am completing my last English course this semester to finish it up. I plan to teach primary/elementary school children but I have a preference towards the primary grades. I also plan to pursue Special Education when I graduate with my degree in a couple of years. I know I will be eager to get out and teach right away, but hopefully I will stick to my plan and apply for the special education faculty. I would love to teach in town when I graduate, however I would not be opposed to moving to a smaller community within Newfoundland to gain some experience. I have a friend who has taught in Labrador and she absolutely loved it, so I may give that idea some consideration as well. This being my first year in the faculty, I have not made any final decisions about where I would like to go when I graduate. I think as the time gets closer I will start to look at my options more carefully and make a decision then.
I chose to center my blog around Classroom Management because I feel it is an essential tool to have in the classroom. When I was in grade eleven I took a course called Future Pathways and was placed in a primary/elementary school for four weeks to gain some experience with teaching. The teacher I was placed with was absolutely wonderful and I will never forget her. I didn't know anything about classroom management back then, but looking back I can see how she implemented this tool into her classroom. She treated the children with respect and had clearly defined rules and expectations that she stuck to at all times. The children understood their role as students and for the most part the classroom ran very smoothly. After doing some reading on this topic I have come to understand that effective classroom management comes with experience and is constantly being modified and improved. It is definitely something I, as a teacher, will seek to obtain throughout my career.
My name is Mallory and I am a student at Memorial University. I am currently in my fourth year of studies and this is my first year in the Education Faculty. My focus area is in English and I am completing my last English course this semester to finish it up. I plan to teach primary/elementary school children but I have a preference towards the primary grades. I also plan to pursue Special Education when I graduate with my degree in a couple of years. I know I will be eager to get out and teach right away, but hopefully I will stick to my plan and apply for the special education faculty. I would love to teach in town when I graduate, however I would not be opposed to moving to a smaller community within Newfoundland to gain some experience. I have a friend who has taught in Labrador and she absolutely loved it, so I may give that idea some consideration as well. This being my first year in the faculty, I have not made any final decisions about where I would like to go when I graduate. I think as the time gets closer I will start to look at my options more carefully and make a decision then.
I chose to center my blog around Classroom Management because I feel it is an essential tool to have in the classroom. When I was in grade eleven I took a course called Future Pathways and was placed in a primary/elementary school for four weeks to gain some experience with teaching. The teacher I was placed with was absolutely wonderful and I will never forget her. I didn't know anything about classroom management back then, but looking back I can see how she implemented this tool into her classroom. She treated the children with respect and had clearly defined rules and expectations that she stuck to at all times. The children understood their role as students and for the most part the classroom ran very smoothly. After doing some reading on this topic I have come to understand that effective classroom management comes with experience and is constantly being modified and improved. It is definitely something I, as a teacher, will seek to obtain throughout my career.
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