Classroom Management

After my week one fiasco I knew I needed to figure out my classroom management strategies. On the weekend I spent time scouring the internet for ideas. I came across one that I liked and decided that I needed to try it.

My SA had originally been using a points system in the class to maintain classroom behaviour but it wasn't working for me because I wasn't clear on what constituted a good point or a bad point. Also, when I gave students "bad" points, they would sometimes tell me they didn't care. Above is a picture of the template I started to use in my classroom instead (I decided to write it on the board instead of using the paper version). If I moved a student up on the chart they (or the class) would be rewarded. If I moved them down, there were consequences. It was not perfect, but it worked for me and it made my practicum go way better because I was in charge of the terms and I understood them best. This made the classroom mine. The students were finally getting managed in an effective way. Both my SA and FA noticed huge improvements in my "teacher presence".