Interviewer: [Music] Good afternoon, everybody.
Interviewee: Good afternoon, Dr. Johnson.
Interviewer: I think classroom management is probably one of the biggest pieces of teaching. If I manage my classroom well, I have it organized well, I’m prepared, the content, that part comes fairly easily.
How many of you use the Internet at home? Wow.
The classroom management starts, for me, on the first day of school. Anything that’s going to be a routine for the kids, we start it on the first day. If I expect them to stop what they’re doing and listen to me in response to hearing a bell [rings bell], that starts on the first day. If I expect them to be able to come in the classroom first thing and sit down and do bell work, to do an activity while I take attendance, that starts on the first day.
I wanna go through a few key words that you’re probably gonna hear me repeat.
We also spend time that first day, that first week, getting to know each other, me getting to know them and them getting to know me, because part of classroom management is also the relationships that I’ve formed with my students. Those relationships then help me plan lessons just for them. What do I know they will be engaged with? What are they gonna be interested in? It helps me prepare the right joke, or have the best example, because I know them and I know what they’ll respond to.
Interviewer: Everybody, hold up your color.
Interviewee: Double red. [Crosstalk 01:33] [Laughter] [Music]
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113 Comments
Sabrina Christy Sep 16, 2023 1:38am
1. Dr. Johnson sets the routines in place from the first day so that students are aware of what they need to do without being dircted repeatedly over the course of the whole year. Establishing routines establishes positive student behaviors.
2. Consistancy helps in smooth transitions and ensures minimum behavior issues.
3. Building relationships are an important part of classroom management because it builds trust between the students and the teacher. Knowledge of student intererests helps the teacher to increase students' engagement.
Courtney Stanley Aug 17, 2023 2:36pm
1. Dr. Johnson models expectations by setting up a routine for the students. Establishing this routine on the first day facilitates good habits for remainder of the school year
2. Consistency is essential when setting classrom expectations because routunes are based on repitition. When the teacher is modeling the same behaviors and practices repeatedly, the students will be more likely to adopt these habits.
3. Building relationships are an important part of classroom management because it facilitates trust between the student allows the teacher to learn their student's interests. Teachers' can use these interests to increase student engagement by incorporating these interests into the lesson plans.
Haley Wallace Jul 29, 2023 3:19pm
1. Dr. Johnson models expectations by setting the class routine the first day. If they're expected to do a class bellringer or group activity at the beginning of the day while she takes attendance, she starts that off on the first day of school.
2. Consistency is key because it conditions the students to accept the expecations and ideally be ready to learn each day. If the days are interrupted by something it can set the whole class back because they won't be in the right mindset to learn.
3. Building relationships is key because it helps make sure lessons are engaging by trying to relate to their interests. It establishes a sense of respect between the teacher and student, which will minimize bumping heads with each other. If they see the teacher as reliable, they will care more about meeting expectations and maybe even keeping each other on track.
Shaleise Scott Jul 24, 2023 3:06pm
Dr. Johnson sets the routine items in place from the first day so that the students learn the expectation of her classroom.
Consistency is important because it allows the students to know what to expect and allows instructor to teach content material without having to take time away to manage behaviors.
Buiding relationships encourages mutual respect and also enables instructor to create lessons that are related to students interest .
No Name Jul 15, 2023 12:30pm
1. In order to get kids used to the classroom routine the first day is spent doing anything part of daily routine and relationship building.
2. Children getting used to the routines allows the class to slow smoothy from one moment to the next because they know what each process means.
3, When a teacher and the class have a personal bond it lets the teacher build lessons fit for the classroom in specific and find ways to get each child involved based on what that child values.