Creating an orderly classroom

What is a crucial aspect of maintaining an orderly classroom environment?

• Allowing off-task behavior to continue

• Reactive management of misbehaviour

• modelling and implementation of rules and procedures

• Ignoring the establishment of classroom routines

What is emphasised for teachers in the effective management of an orderly classroom?

• Inconsistency and leniency in applying rules

• Reactive rather than proactive behaviour redirection

• Consistency in applying rules and natural consequences

• Lack of attention to explicit teaching of classroom procedures

A strategy for establishing a positive learning environment entails

• Ignoring the development of class rules

• Enforcing consequences only for non-compliance

• Avoiding explicit teaching and modelling of rules

• Negotiating class rules and consistently upholding them

When negotiating class rules, involve students where possible - the student's age level will impact the level of their ​ (a)   . Another way is to display the rules ​ (b)   - once the class has developed its list of ​ (c)   , they should be displayed as a reminder to those of what has been agreed to.

• involvement
• prominently
• rules

• Explicit teaching involves clarifying acceptable and unacceptable _________

Teachers should take care to ensure that the ​ (a)   are not psychologically or ​ (b)   harmful to the students.​

• consequences
• physically
• rules
• socially

An important part of managing the classroom ​ (a)   environment is establishing and maintaining order, and ​ (b)   teachers ensure that off-task behaviour is ​ (c)   before it leads to misbehaviour.

• learning
• proactive
• re-directed

• Keep the number of classroom rules to a minimum, for example

• 1 to 2

• • 4 to 6

• 8 to 10

• 10 to 15