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Classroom Management


By: C. Jill Swango and Sally Boles Steward
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Type of Product:Book Chapter
Average Rating:
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Publication Title:Help! I'm Teaching Middle School Science
Publication Date:1/1/2003
Pages:10
Grade Level:Middle School
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Description

Perhaps the most important skill a good teacher should possess is the ability to control students. A teacher who can devise fascinating and unique lesson plans for her classroom is useless if she can't get the kids to sit down and listen to her instructions. Unfortunately, many beginning teachers simply are not prepared to manage their classrooms effectively. Managing a classroom means you must teach your students behavior expectations, not just post your rules on the classroom wall. Classroom management becomes even more of an issue when it applies to the active nature of the science classroom.


Ideas For Use

Classroom management is a skill all successful teachers develop and improve on over the course of their careers. When dealing with difficult students and situations, your veteran colleagues and mentors are a wonderful source of advice and proven methods.

Additional Info

Science Discipline: (mouse over for full classification)
Communicating
Experimenting
Modeling
Intended User Role:Middle-Level Educator, New Teacher, Teacher
Educational Issues:Achievement, Assessment of students, Classroom management, Informal education, Professional development, Teacher preparation, Teaching strategies

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Resource Format:application/pdf
Size:382 KB
Requirements:Requires Adobe Acrobat Reader


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  • Teaching Standards
    • Teachers of science plan an inquiry-based science program for their students.
      • Select science content and adapt and design curricula to meet the interests, knowledge, understanding, abilities, and experiences of students.
      • Select teaching and assessment strategies that support the development of student understanding and nurture a community of science learners.
    • Teachers of science guide and facilitate learning. In doing this, teachers
      • Recognize and respond to student diversity and encourage all students to participate fully in science learning.
    • Teachers provide students with the time, space, and resources needed to learn science.
      • Create a setting for student work that is flexible and supportive of science inquiry.


Customer Reviews
Managing Students
  Reviewed by: Betty Paulsell (Kansas City, MO) on August 13, 2012
  This book chapter gives three examples of mismanaged classrooms and then three examples of the same classrooms being managed properly. This is followed by a detailed discussion of each classroom. The chapter gives excellent helpful ideas on how to manage a science classroom successfully.

Setting The Tone: Starting With First 5 Minutes
  Reviewed by: Carolyn M (Buffalo Grove, IL) on April 13, 2012
  Behavioral expectations need to be in place in the effective teacher’s classroom. This book chapter provides some advice and 3 classroom scenarios to help the novice teacher. Each scenario portrays the actions of students and teacher in an ineffective classroom and then in an effective classroom. Implementing these proven-to-work and simple classroom strategies will help teachers avoid uncontrollable situations and unmanageable students.

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