Meeting understudies who aren't scholastically connected with or showing prosocial conduct to figure out how to more readily oversee them. While running learning stations or an enormous gathering action, pull every understudy aside for a couple of moments. Get some information about: What encourages them center Who they function admirably with Their preferred sorts of exercises Their most loved in-class exercises Which sorts of activities assist them with recollecting key exercise focuses Note their responses to think of exercises and approaches that connect with them, in this way restricting study hall interruptions.

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As a teacher, we realise this each day, that whatever platform we may be teaching on (real or virtual), which ever classes we may be teaching, one of the most essential aspects for having a class that both students and teachers find enjoyable and meaningful, effective classroom management is essential. While every teacher has his/her own strategies and styles, I am trying to write a few things that have helped me along the way. 1. Creating an environment of respect: Having a classroom where not only the teacher but the students also feel respected and important creates a shared ownership of the classroom space. Children feel that they too are responsible to ensure a smooth class, where everyone can learn easily. One example of practically doing this is to co-create rules or protocols for the class. 2. Assigning Roles: Giving students roles helps in not only reducing the workload of the teacher (allowing them to focus on the teaching learning process) but also makes children more conscious of their conduct and behaviour. For example, instead of just having a class monitor, different roles could be divided up so that more children are engaged in classroom management. This can be done by having managers for stationary/class cupboard; attendance; bulletin boards; cleanliness; managing absentee students’ notebooks/sheets; movement and discipline etc. These roles need to be changed often so that all students, by rotation, get their chance. 3. Promoting Respect & Cooperation Among students: A class has far more number of students than teachers. If students can cooperate with each other and maintain discipline, a lot of class issues are easily avoided or managed. Having activities/games that promote cooperation and dependency on each other in the class goes a long way in helping students not just create healthy classrooms but also healthy friendships and relationships. For example, this game called Broken Squares (a link to the game is given below) can help students realise this without the teacher having to explicitly talk about it. 4. Repeat and Repeat and Repeat but with patience: A lot of times we find ourselves repeating our words in our classes: instructions, lesson explanations, homework. It often seems that students do not hear us at all till we repeat the same thing at least five times! However, at their age, and with the amount of information overload around them, students genuinely forget instructions or protocols, even simple ones. Repetition helps them build these habits, however it our job as teachers to find creative ways to repeat ourselves without actually saying it again and again. For example, a poster on the wall, a story shared with the class, even discussing issues outside the classroom of the real world may help in reinforcing the behaviours that we want to see in our children. 5. Attentiveness: As teachers, we need to be most attentive towards our students. Our eye for detail and close attention can immensely improve the environment of our classrooms. For example: attentiveness would also include noticing and appreciating students for changed positive behaviour and this goes a long way in encouraging students to develop better classrooms with their teachers. Hope some of these would be useful for you too. There is an article also attached below which speaks of the priorities teachers should have while planning their classroom management. Links: Broken Squares Game: (http://www.humber.ca/centreforteachingandlearning/instructional-strategies/teaching-methods/classroom-strategies-designing-instruction/activities-and-games/broken-squares.html#:~:text=Divide%20your%20participants%20into%20teams,instructions%20for%20each%20observer%2Fjudge.) Interesting article on Classroom Management: https://www.edutopia.org/blog/5-priorities-classroom-management-ben-johnson

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Build relationships. This is hands down the most effective classroom management technique. When a student trusts their teacher, they make more of an effort to follow the rules. When teachers make an effort to get to know each student on a more personal basis, they get more out of their teaching experience as well.

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