Class ix classmanagement
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The document discusses strategies for dealing with various classroom management challenges, including having students of mixed levels, large class sizes, students abusing their first language, uncooperative students, and students who don't want to talk. It recommends using grouping techniques, student leaders, choral responses, different materials or tasks, motivating students to use English, setting clear expectations, and focusing teaching efforts on cooperative students. The document also notes the importance of not becoming the "English police" and dedicating too much time to discipline rather than teaching.
Class ix classmanagement
- 2. Groups that have students with different levels ï‚› What are some things you can do as a teacher when you have students with mixed levels? ï‚› Use different materials . ï‚› Do different tasks with the same materials. ï‚› Ignore the problem. ï‚› Use the students (remember what we talked about with some grouping techniques).
- 3. Big class size ï‚› How can you deal with grading, lack of resources, the intimidation? ï‚› Use grouping techniques. ï‚› Have students be responsible. ï‚› Have group leaders. ï‚› Use choral reactions.
- 4. Students abusing L1 use ï‚› Once again, what can you do if this is happening in your class? ï‚› Talk to the students abotu the problem. ï‚› Encourage/Motivate them to use English. ï‚› Only respond to English use. ï‚› Create an English environment (use English as much as possible, expose them to as much English as possible) ï‚› Keep reminding them. ï‚› Punishment might be necessary.
- 5. Uncooperative students  What can you do if your group/students are incooperative?  Talk to individuals/group.  Write an open letter.  Ask others for help (teachers, administrators, etc…).  Make a contract or talk about student responsibilities.
- 6. Students who don’t want to talk  If students don’t want to talk, what steps can a teacher take?  Use pairwork and groupwork.  Don’t expect fluency to happen immediately-you may need to «control» their speech.  Use dictation, reading aloud, acting out dialogues.  Use role-plays.  It’s also important to remember that some students simply don’t want to talk-this does NOT mean that they aren’t learning or progressing.
- 7. Causes of Discipline Issues
- 9. Dealing with Discipline Issues
- 10. Positive vs. Negative Reinforcement  It’s time to do an activity!  What is the difference between positive and negative reinforcement? (this would be an excellent quiz question)
- 11.  One thing to remember is that we are English teachers, not the «English Police». While we can dedicate some time and some effort to discipline the group, our focus should always be on teaching those who want to learn. Dedicating too much time to try to get the class under control is unfair to those students, who in reality are the ones you can help the most.