The article that I found this week on classroom management, comes from the website, Bright Hub Education. The article is titled, "Top 5 Classroom Management Strategies - They Really Work!"
The first strategy that the article mentioned was to keep the lesson moving. If you have a forty minute time period, then do three or more different activities. Try to get them up out of their seats at least once during the class period. Those students with pent up energy will thank you for it.
The next strategy was to not lecture for the whole. We all have had our fair share of teachers who do this, and it is no fun at all. Students who are actively engaged in a learning activity are generally not disrupting the class. Hands-on activities work great for vivacious classrooms.
The next strategy was to talk to your students. If you see them in the hall, in the cafeteria or at the grocery store, ask them how they are. If you see a student in the local newspaper, congratulate them. If they do something nice, tell them you appreciate their kindness, This lets them know that you really do care about them.
When students are being disruptive by talking, poking, pulling or crumbling paper, go stand by them. this works best with boys. You could even teach from the back of the room by the orneriest students. This sends them a direct message to stop what they are doing. Most of the time they stop and get back to work.
The last strategy is when you have stood by the student, talked to the students and kept them busy with lessons, and they are still disruptive, take them in the hallway. Ask them, "Are you OK?" From what I read in the article if you ask them tis, they will most of the time crumble and tell you that they had a problem with something. If they are defiant, send them on to the principal.
Kids are kids. If they are not actively engaged in the lesson, they will become actively engaged in something else - disruptive behavior.
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