Classroom ManagementNew Teacher Mentoring Program

September 11, 2012

Jacinda Crawmer, Alexis Jones & Natalee Bretz

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Strategies

Teach Like a ChampionBy Doug Lemov

Six Classroom Management Tipsfrom Teach Like a Champion by Doug Lemov

Do It Again

100%

Tight Transitions

No Warnings

Positive Framing

The J-Factor & Vegas

Do It Again

Give students more time to practice a simple task. Students doing it again, and doing it right, or better, or perfectly is often the best consequence.

Effective because...

The shorter the time lag between action and response, the more effective the response will be in changing behavior.

Sets a standard of excellence, not just compliance.

100%

There’s one acceptable percentage of students following a direction: 100 percent. Less, and your authority is subject to interpretation, situation, and motivation.

Tight Transitions

Messy transitions invite disruptions and conflicts.

Have quick and routine transitions that students can execute with little narration from the teacher.

Suggestions:

Number the steps and call out the numbers.

Sing the transition.

Teach it. Practice it. Time it. Beat the clock.

Use “Do It Again”.

No Warnings

The behavior that most often gets in the way of taking action is the warning. Giving a warning is not taking action. It is threatening that you might take an action and therefore is counterproductive. Warnings tell students that a certain amount of disobedience is not only tolerated, but expected. If you do this, you should expect students to take full advantage of their two free passes.

No Warnings

Don’t punish if the issue is incompetence rather than defiance.

Issue a clear directive, reminder, a Do It Again or a 100% instead.

Develop a scaled system of incrementally larger consequences.

Example: Repeat It, Apologize, Seat Change, Remove Small Privilege, Remove Entire Privilege, Parent Phone Call...

No Warnings

Issue consequences:

Be calm and impersonal. Move on quickly.

Be incremental.

Be private when you can and public when you must.

Take action rather than get angry.

Positive Framing“Keana, I need your eyes” VS. “Keana, stop looking back.”

“I need three people. Check to see if it is you. Now two left. Almost there! Ah, thank you. We can get started.” VS. “I need three people. I am waiting, gentleman. If I have to give detentions, I will.”

“Let’s see if we can’t get papers out in 12 seconds. Ready?!”

“I love the tracking I see. I wonder what will happen when I walk around the room.”

The J-Factor & Vegas

Providing generous servings of energy, passion, enthusiasm, fun and humor

Fun and Games

“Us”

Humor

Suspense and Surprise

Create Your Own

Teaching TipRead your section.

Name your tip with a catchy, simple title.

Design a poster with the title, a description and some pictures or designs.

“The Teacher as Warm Demander”

Teaching Tip Presentations

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