Classroom management - Online training

Understanding Your Students
Online Workshop_ January 2024

Classroom Management

I. Understanding Students’ Psychology


II. Common Obstacles and Issues
- Solutions


III. Special needs students


IV. Q & A

01. Understanding Students' Psychology

Open Ended

Have you ever seen your students acting like this? What is your reaction to this kind of action?

Match

Match the following Stages of development with the correct Age groups:

• Infancy (1-2 years)

• Early childhood (2- 4 years)

• Pre School Age (4-5 years)

• School Age ( 5-12 years)

• Adolescence (13-19 years)

Basic trust vs. Mistrust

Autonomy vs. Shame and Doubt

Initiative vs. Guilt

Industry vs. Inferiority

Identity vs. Role confusion

• Basic trust vs. Mistrust

• Autonomy vs. Shame and Doubt

• Initiative vs. Guilt

• Industry vs. Inferiority

• Identity vs. Role confusion

Open Ended

How can teachers apply the understanding of students’ psychological development in managing classes?

8 stages of development

• In different stages of life, we have different needs, ask new questions and meet people who influence our behaviors and learning.

• However, we are all influenced by The Choice Theory

• to survive

• to love and belong

• to be powerful

• to have choices

• to have fun

Humans are motivated by a never-ending quest to satisfy 5 basic needs woven into our genes.

The choice theory

Multiple Select

Show signs of distraction, fatigue, or irritability:

• Survival

• Love and belonging

• Power

• Freedom

• Fun

Multiple Select

Talk to their friends constantly, speak to teachers without permission

• Survival

• Love and belonging

• Power

• Freedom

• Fun

Multiple Select

Rebel against authority figures, challenge rules (argue with teachers, do against teacher’s commands)

• Survival

• Love and belonging

• Power

• Freedom

• Fun

Multiple Select

Noncompliance, disinterest in assignments, or a desire to escape the classroom (leaving the classroom without teacher’s permission)

• Survival

• Love and belonging

• Power

• Freedom

• Fun

Multiple Select

Engage in disruptive behaviors (mocking their friends, joking around)

• Survival

• Love and belonging

• Power

• Freedom

• Fun

Two types of classroom management

PROACTIVE vs REACTIVE approach

PROACTIVE

REACTIVE

Prevent behavior issues before they
occur by establishing clear expectations,
routines, and systems that support a
conducive learning environment.

Respond to misbehavior or disruptions
as they happen; focuses on addressing the
immediate issue rather than preventing it.

Keywords:
• Prevention
• Clear Expectations
• Routines and Procedures
• Positive Reinforcement
• Classroom Environment

Keywords:
• Consequence-based
• Conflict Resolution
• Problem-Solving
• Behavior Reflection
• Individualized Response

Categorize

Options (10)

Set class rules

Set the stars system

Add more class rules

Bye bye stars

Show students if they are not well behave they will be sent to the class corner

Send students to the corner

Praise, give students stars...

Arrange chairs and tables

Having individual talk with students to find out their problems

Changing the reward system to suit students' level

Organize these class disciplines into the right categories:

Proactive

Reactive

02. Common Class
Obstacles and Issues

Open Ended

What are some common class management problems you have experienced in your KINDY & KIDS classes?

Loud/Quiet
Classroom

Attention
- seeking
behaviors

Classroom
Set-ups

Distracted Students

Multiple Select

These solutions can help solve which classroom problems?

1. 1. Let students read lesson material aloud

• Loud/Quiet Classroom

• Distracted Students

• Attention Seeking

• Classroom Set-up

Multiple Select

2. 2. Holding TPR Games/Activites

• Loud/Quiet Classroom

• Distracted Students

• Attention Seeking

• Classroom Set-up

Multiple Select

3. 3. Arrange chairs to face on the teacher and smartboard

• Loud/Quiet Classroom

• Distracted Students

• Attention Seeking

• Classroom Set-up

Multiple Select

4. 4. Sit problematic students at the front/back of the classroom or in a corner

• Loud/Quiet Classroom

• Distracted Students

• Attention Seeking

• Classroom Set-up

Open Ended

Apart from these solutions, do you have other solutions in solving common class problems?

03. Special Needs:
Understanding Your Students

Common special needs or disorders (physical and
psychological), including:
• Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)
• Attention Deficit Disorders (ADD & ADHD)
• Social Emotional Behavioral Disorders (SEBD)

Understanding Special Needs

Multiple Select

Group the following signs to the right categories of disorders:

Disruptive, antisocial, disobedient:

• Autism Spectrum Disorder

• Attention Deficit Disorders

• Social Emotional Behavioral Disorders

Multiple Select

Hyperfocused interests and repetitive behaviors:

• Autism Spectrum Disorder

• Attention Deficit Disorders

• Social Emotional Behavioral Disorders

Multiple Select

Impulsive, disorganized and unfocused

• Autism Spectrum Disorder

• Attention Deficit Disorders

• Social Emotional Behavioral Disorders

Multiple Select

Difficulty communicating and interacting with others

• Autism Spectrum Disorder

• Attention Deficit Disorders

• Social Emotional Behavioral Disorders

Multiple Select

Frequent temper tantrums or meltdowns:

• Autism Spectrum Disorder

• Attention Deficit Disorders

• Social Emotional Behavioral Disorders

Multiple Select

Self-harm and destructive behaviors:

• Autism Spectrum Disorder

• Attention Deficit Disorders

• Social Emotional Behavioral Disorders

Open Ended

Can you share any strategies that you have tried, or heard about? 

While there is not an “one size fits all” approach to
managing special needs students, there are some strategies
that can help in many cases.
1. Get to know your students.
2. Keep things simple.
3. Establish and maintain a consistent routine in class

Managing your students

2. Keep things simple

Rules/ Instructions/ questions:
• Easy
• Direct
• Short and simple
Combining TPR/Body language

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HOMEWORK
CORRECTION

PREVIOUS LESSON

REVIEW

NEW LESSON

(1ST MAIN CONTENTS)

WRAP-UP

&WORKSHEET

10 mins.

BREAK

TIME

NEW LESSON

(2ND MAIN CONTENTS)

10 mins.

25 mins.

5 mins.

30 mins.

10 mins.

A predictable and familiar pattern in each lesson will

benefit not only students but also teacher/TA.

3. Establish and maintain a consistent routine

• Desks and chairs setup
• Seating positions
• Accessibility to distracted sources

Managing the Classroom

• Ask the TA to stand/sit beside students to control/provide

helps when needed

• Bring students outside of class to calm them down/ prevent

class from being distracted by them.

• If the problem remains unchanged in more than 5 lessons,

provide information to the staff and ask them to contact the
parents to find other solutions.

Cooperate with staff

• Be patient- Do not act of out anger

• Be willing to look for other solutions

• Prioritize behavior issues

• Enjoy the journey

Things you should keep in mind

04. Q&A:

Open Ended

What are your take-aways from this workshop?

Open Ended

What do you plan to implement in your classes in the future?

Multiple Select

Overall, how would you rate this workshop session?

• Excellent

• Good

• Fair

• Poor

Multiple Select

How helpful are the workshop materials and content?

• Excellent

• Good

• Fair

• Poor

Multiple Select

Rate the engaging and supportive level of the host:

• Excellent

• Good

• Fair

• Poor

Open Ended

Do you have any topics that you want to learn more in the upcoming workshop? Kindly note in the box below.

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