Stephen

Posted on 11/03/09

On 11/02/09, Tayrob wrote:
> I have read many articles on classroom management. They
> all sound good until I get into the classroom and then
> they don't seem to apply. I'm a collab teacher. Even
> with two teachers in the room some students just don't
> want to act right. Most of the problems are from the
> general ed students not special ed. I teach high
> school. Can someone give me some advice? We have some
> students that just talk out loud their friends, others
> that get up in the middle of the teacher talking...some
> even throw paper across the room. Of course, we've
> written them up, called parents, etc. but none of this has
> worked so far or it works temporarily.

Classroom management is an ongoing process. Sometimes things
that work yesterday will not work tomorrow. At the same time
there are some foundational things that are important. If you
take the first three weeks of the school year and use that
time to teach your classroom rules and apply those rules
fiercly then the pattern will be in place for a very good
school year. The biggest need when it comes to classroom
rules is consistency in enforcement. Keep your rules simple,
positively stated, posted where everyone in the room can see
them and be reminded of them. Also, positive reinforcement
when students comply with the rules is important. Negative
punishment does not really shape behavior as proved by
research.
Just a few things that might help.
Stephen

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