http://edla7550.edublogs.org Theory and Pedagogy of English Instruction Mon, 28 Jan 2008 01:44:35 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 en hourly 1 http://edla7550.edublogs.org/2006/11/03/more-on-troubleshooting-classroom-management-issues/ http://edla7550.edublogs.org/2006/11/03/more-on-troubleshooting-classroom-management-issues/#comments Sat, 04 Nov 2006 02:28:29 +0000 EM http://edla7550.edublogs.org/2006/11/03/more-on-troubleshooting-classroom-management-issues/ I have just come across a couple of posts that are related to our recent conversation in class on classroom management. Post I: Classroom Management Part I discusses professional literature with some practical suggestions.  Post 2: Classroom Management Part II describes additional helpful classroom management strategies. Check them out yourselves.

]]> http://edla7550.edublogs.org/2006/11/03/more-on-troubleshooting-classroom-management-issues/feed/ 2 http://edla7550.edublogs.org/2006/10/31/tips-on-preventing-classroom-management-and-discipline-issues/ http://edla7550.edublogs.org/2006/10/31/tips-on-preventing-classroom-management-and-discipline-issues/#comments Tue, 31 Oct 2006 04:37:43 +0000 EM http://edla7550.edublogs.org/2006/10/31/tips-on-preventing-classroom-management-and-discipline-issues/ Here are some closing thoughts on preventing classroom management and discipline issues that I would like to share with you, based on our class discussion and in response to your posts this week. I hope you will find them helpful. Please feel free to add to this list your own ideas and suggestions too.

• Have clear rules and regulations, involve students in their composition and reinforcement;
• Be consistent in your classroom management policy;
• Focus on prevention, good planning, and conflict-resolution;
• Get to know your students well and their interests, passions, dreams, desires, and needs as learners and as persons;
• Get to know their needs as appropriate to their age group;
• Learn to speak the language that they can understand and relate to;
• Balance between regularities and variety in classroom procedures;
• Offer a range of assignments that engage students in various modes of thinking and learning (e.g., visual, oral, writing, speaking, drawing, acting out etc);
• Make all students accountable for their learning (individually or in group work);
• Provide variety in texts in terms of genres, modes, cultures, authors, and styles they represent;
• Use Young Adult (YA) literature to complement the works from the cannon;
• Stay positive and upbeat even if you or your students may have a bad day;
• Encourage and model to students praise, respect, and appreciation of all contributions to learning and building a supportive classroom atmosphere;
• Ask around when challenges arise;
• Read professional literature to continue to educate oneself about the origin of common discipline problems and effective ways to resolve them.

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