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Teacher Survival Tips - How to Reinforce Procedures
An effective classroom organization plan means utilizing classroom management
techniques all throughout the lesson in order to maintain a consistent learning
atmosphere. Such techniques involve focusing on the whole class, rather than on
individual students and their behavior.
It is crucial that teachers focus on those specific procedures that enforce his
or her role as a manager.
To recap, procedures are classroom methods new and seasoned teachers use to
accomplish daily routines and other specific activities. They usually apply to a
specific activity.
Some examples of classroom procedures:
Procedures for admiting late students
Procedures for greeting and seating students
Procedures for collecting and reviewing homework
Procedures for leaving the class for bathroom, speaking to another teacher,
sports practice, etc.
Procedures for handing in late assignments
Content Based Procedures - Beginning the Lesson
Once the teacher has acquired control of the class, she or he is ready to teach
new material. Some useful techniques include writing the lesson agenda on the
board during the first five minutes of the lesson and discussing it. Once the
students are on-task, more menial routine procedures can be done quietly, such
as checking the roster.
Procedures for Maintaining On-Task Behavior
The blackboard (or whiteboard) should have all the components of the lesson,
including the times and activities for each learning group. When the students
have completed the tasks, the teacher can check them off and move on to the next
part of the lesson.
Teaching is largely a mix of "ups" and "downs." During one lesson, they can work
at a high level and another they go down and forget all the things a teacher has
taught them. But this shouldn't cancel the actual classroom organization plan,
which should be based on reviewing and reinforcing classroom procedures as
consistently as possible.Once students get used to a teacher's classroom
management system, a teacher can be more spontaneous and "surprise" them from
time to time.
About The Author
Dorit Sasson
Dorit Sasson is a freelance writer and ESL instructor at CCAC Allegheny
Community College. She is also the creator of the New Teacher Resource Center.
Teachers can also sign-up to receive their FREE bimonthly EZINE containing
classroom management and less
An effective classroom organization plan means utilizing classroom management
techniques all throughout the lesson in order to maintain a consistent learning
atmosphere. Such techniques involve focusing on the whole class, rather than on
individual students and their behavior.
It is crucial that teachers focus on those specific procedures that enforce his
or her role as a manager.
To recap, procedures are classroom methods new and seasoned teachers use to
accomplish daily routines and other specific activities. They usually apply to a
specific activity.
Some examples of classroom procedures:
Procedures for admiting late students
Procedures for greeting and seating students
Procedures for collecting and reviewing homework
Procedures for leaving the class for bathroom, speaking to another teacher,
sports practice, etc.
Procedures for handing in late assignments
Content Based Procedures - Beginning the Lesson
Once the teacher has acquired control of the class, she or he is ready to teach
new material. Some useful techniques include writing the lesson agenda on the
board during the first five minutes of the lesson and discussing it. Once the
students are on-task, more menial routine procedures can be done quietly, such
as checking the roster.
Procedures for Maintaining On-Task Behavior
The blackboard (or whiteboard) should have all the components of the lesson,
including the times and activities for each learning group. When the students
have completed the tasks, the teacher can check them off and move on to the next
part of the lesson.
Teaching is largely a mix of "ups" and "downs." During one lesson, they can work
at a high level and another they go down and forget all the things a teacher has
taught them. But this shouldn't cancel the actual classroom organization plan,
which should be based on reviewing and reinforcing classroom procedures as
consistently as possible.Once students get used to a teacher's classroom
management system, a teacher can be more spontaneous and "surprise" them from
time to time.
About The Author
Dorit Sasson
Dorit Sasson is a freelance writer and ESL instructor at CCAC Allegheny
Community College. She is also the creator of the New Teacher Resource Center.
Teachers can also sign-up to receive their FREE bimonthly EZINE containing
classroom management and less