If anyone else has examples of how their CT used classroom management, I would love to hear some other ideas!
Saturday, December 3, 2016
Final thoughts, final post!
What an experience this placement has been! I cannot believe how quickly it went by, and how much I learned in the short time I was in the classroom. During my time, I was able to work in small groups everyday, and really got to know the students and how they learn best. My classroom had many adults which made smaller groups possible. In a normal classroom there might only be the teacher and possibly a para or two, which would make these smaller groups harder to achieve and attend to. I could tell that my students benefited from the smaller interaction, so I hope to make this possible in my future classroom. One thing that I hope to get a better handle on in my next placement is classroom management. My class tended to be more rowdy, with many students being pulled out for different classes throughout the morning. My CT has many years of experience and was able to control the class for the most part. She did this by having high energy and capturing the students attention with her enthusiasm. She was also able to ask students questions throughout her lessons or simply say their name before giving another direction, which helped the student refocus. I hope to see how other teachers manage their classrooms and behavior!
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What my CT did to keep the students attention was very similar to yours. The main thing she did during my experience was during every lesson she had the students sitting on the rug. If they were being disruptive or couldn't keep control of themselves she would tell them to sit at their desk. Once the student was at their desk they would pay attention because they would rather be on the rug. I was surprised how this worked every time, and during my whole experience not one student was told to go out to the hall which I remember happened a lot when I was in elementary school.
ReplyDeleteWhat my CT did to keep the students attention was very similar to yours. The main thing she did during my experience was during every lesson she had the students sitting on the rug. If they were being disruptive or couldn't keep control of themselves she would tell them to sit at their desk. Once the student was at their desk they would pay attention because they would rather be on the rug. I was surprised how this worked every time, and during my whole experience not one student was told to go out to the hall which I remember happened a lot when I was in elementary school.
ReplyDeleteMy CT did a wonderful job with her classroom management. Her class is 21 students which is a normal amount. Most of the time a couple of the students were gone at a time with other teachers, so most of the time there were about 18 or 19 students in the classroom at once. She keeps the students attention during lessons by having great enthusiasm, getting the students involved in the lessons constantly, and giving mini lessons. With these mini lessons the children are able to pay better attention because they are only sitting there for small amounts of time. Then she also uses motor breaks to get the children moving and give them a brain break. When children do not listen or are not sitting or paying attention she uses the phrase check your bodies. If one student keeps misbehaving she has them take a break on a chair behind the rug they are all on. Once the child feels they have calmed down and are ready to listen they come back to their learning spot! All of this works really well with their attention and behavior.
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