Classroom management - share the responsibility with your students
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Classroom management – share the responsibility with your students. Agnieszka Łuczak
Transcript of Classroom management - share the responsibility with your students
Classroom management – share the responsibility with
your students.
Agnieszka Łuczak
Showing students possible problems and how they can
affect their learning
Problem 1
Problem 2
Problem 3
Problem 4
Problem 5
Problem 6
Problem 7
Problem 8
Teacher-student role - play
- I want to move up a level! I need 6.5 in IELTS!!!
- Teacher! I need more vocabulary!- This is very easy.- This is borriiiiiiiiing……………- I don’t understand him. He’s got a bad
accent.- FINISHED!!!!- I don’t want to work with X! Her English is
not good.- I’ve done this before!
Working on the languagestudents use to talk to
each other
- Come on, say something!- What?!- Give me that paper!- Be quiet!- I can’t see the paper. Show me!- Speak English!!!- I can’t hear you!!!- Hello, can you help me?!
Classroom conrtactThe students promise:
• To respect everyone in the class, listen to the teacher and to each other.
• Not to use mobile phones unless asked to do so.
• Not to speak their first language unless absolutely necessary.
• To be friendly and supportive to their classmates
• To speak as much English as possible outside the classroom.
• To be in class on time
The teacher promises:
• To be patient and supportive• To teach useful study skills• To make lessons interesting• Not to shout at the students• To try to write on the board
more clearly (this is going to be hard)
• To be in class on time
Scenarios + revision board game
Assigning roles in class
- Bell person (volume controller)- Classroom contract expert- Seating manager- Assistant for late comers- Mobile phones collector- Spelling supervisor- Five-minute teacher- Homework reminder
Assigning roles in group work- Group managing ( holding a
speaking stone for example)- Note-taking- Reporting back to the class- Helping with new vocabulary- Managing time
Withdrawing oneself and letting the students manage the situation
