Classroom Management Tools and Techniques

Vocabulary:

What is a Brainstorm?

• friendly agreement or relationship between people

• to meet with other people to suggest a lot of ideas

• the sense that you are in control

• to signal what a person should do or say

What's the definition of "Multiple"?

• relationship

• chosen one

• closed group

• many

Vocabulary:

What is a "Pod"?

• a small group, usually of animals like dolphins; part of a space vehicle; recently used to describe a closed group of people

• a small group of people, often in sports, the police, or the military

• to signal what a person should do or say

• a student who has been chosen to help the teacher

Giving students responsibilities in class is important because...

• It helps them realize that they can be capable and confident.

• It reduces the teacher's tasks.

• It makes group work possible.

• All of the above

Complete the statement:

Temporary groups for a certain activity...

• should move students around the room.

• are easy to use, even on the first day of class.

• are good for differentiation.

• usually consist of four students.

If someone complains that long-terms are bad for individual student responsibility, what solution was mentioned in the module?

• Teachers can randomly call on students or ask the team leader to submit certain student's work.

• Give everyone in the team the same grade.

• It's good for the best student in the team to do the work for everyone else.

• Let student's choose a name for their team.

The best way to give instructions for an activity in a large class is:

• Write them on the board or project them on the screen.

• Translate them into the student's primary language.

• Use multiple ways.

• Bring students up to the front to demonstrate or model the activity.

What makes managing a large class challenging?

• : Class can be very noisy. Students are at many different levels of abilities; in addition, some work hard and others do not.

• There is no room to move. Resources are limited.

• Students don’t always sit quietly when they should. The teacher can’t always give personal feedback.

• All of the above

After giving instructions, teachers should ask, "Does anyone have questions?"

• True

• False

A key strategy when teaching large classes is to break the class into smaller groups.

• True

• False