Importance of

Classroom Management
Taylor Yuhanna
EDE 302

What is Classroom
Management?
Classroom Discipline
Priority for teacher for 40 yrs
Refers to the wide variety of skills
and techniques that teachers use to
keep students organized, orderly,
focused, attentive, on task, and
academically productive during a
class.

Why We Need Classroom

Management?

Rated discipline as a serious

obstacles to promoting effective
teaching.
CM one of most prevalent reasons
for job burnout and attrition of
first-year teachers.
Teachers concerns over their own
safety directly relate to the use of
effective classroom management
programs.

Introduction:
Really no agreed upon definition.
Has two distinct purposes.

It not only seeks to establish and

sustain an orderly environment so
students can engage in meaningful
academic learning.
It also aims to enhance student social
and moral growth.

Multi-Faceted Activity

Teachers SHOULD do
the following:
5 specific tasks that show CM is a
multi-faceted activity:
Develop
Organize
Group Management
Promote
Interventions

General Recommendations
Dos
Create lesson interest
students
Students skills &
instructional level
Classroom expectations
Class statement
Clarify expectations for
behavior
Monitoring student
progress.
Check in/check out
Family involvement

Donts
Vague Rules
Rules Unwilling to
Enforce
Ignore student behavior
that violates rules
Engage in inconsistent
behavior
Use overly harsh
punishment
Use Corporal
punishment
Out-of-School
suspension

Why it Works?
Promote an orderly learning
environment for students
CM work best when:

Emphasize student expectations

Promote active learning
Identify to your students the behaviors
that are an integral part of the
instructional agenda

Basic Techniques:

Entry Routine
Do Now
Tight Transitions
Seat Signals
Props
Nonverbal Interventions
Positive Group Correction
Anonymous Individual Correction
Private Individual Correction
Lightning-Quick Public Correction
Do it again

Class Rules for Miss

rd Grade Class
Yuhannas 3rd
These are the rules we will follow this
year to learn, play, and have fun.

Classroom Rules

Respect and be kind to others.

Listen carefully to directions,
and obey them.
Do not touch others.
Work quietly.
Work and play safely.
Raise your hand before you ask a
question.
Listen quietly while others are
speaking.
Do not bring toys or gum to class.

Hall Rules

Obey all our school rules.

Respect our schools property.
Be quiet in lines, hallways, and
restrooms.
Walk only, no running.
Stay in line, and stay on the right
side of the hall.
Always have a hall pass.

Lunchtime Rules

Stand in line and wait your turn to

be served.
Dont play with or throw your food.
Clean your table before you leave.
Walk only, no running.
Dont take food out of the
cafeteria.

Our Promises

We will get along with each other

and with our teachers.
We will be friendly to everyone.
We will be kind to each other: No
putdowns, making fun of, or
singling out anyone.
We will take turns and share.
We will respect others property.

Our Agreement
I have read the class rules and agree
to follow them.

____________________________
Student Name and Signature

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