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- Classroom management has been defined as a set of procedures used to establish and maintain an environment in which learning can occur.
- Successful classroom managers anticipated problems before they occurred and implemented proactive strategies to keep students actively involved in academic tasks.
- Higher classroom structure and extrinsic reward systems were associated with lower creativity scores, which may detract from a student's ability to engage in problem solving, and learn new concepts.
- Teachers who use effective classroom management strategies may not always assume that a noisy classroom is a sign that the students are "out of control."
- An assumption commonly made about classroom management is that external rewards and punishers are necessary to increase student on-task behavior and decrease problem behavior.
- The important issue is how the values and beliefs about establishing control in the classroom can influence the application of reinforcement principles.
- When students have little opportunity for making choices in their lives, engaging in problem behavior can become one way to exert control.
- Building a positive climate includes taking opportunities to engage in positive social interactions with students without focusing exclusively on reinforcing appropriate behavior.
- A student's success rate in initial practice sessions should be at least 70% and should increase to 90% or more during independent activities.
- Teachers today are being encouraged to model the skills needed to participate successfully within a democratic community and to provide opportunities for students to practice these skills in the classroom.
- Teachers who are good at managing their classrooms create a comfortable pace and flow of activities and avoid disruptions in instruction.
- Teachers who are skilled at reducing disruptions are able to handle two or more situations simultaneously instead of focusing on each event individually.
- Another classroom management skill is the ability to maintain high levels of awareness regarding what is happening in the classroom.
- Smooth transitions from one activity to the next decrease opportunities for students to be distracted by other events.
- Another important factor in classroom management is the ability to anticipate potential problems and intervene before they occur.
- Sometimes the classroom itself can be related to disruptive student behaviors.
- Implementing positive behavioral support strategies at a classroom level may reduce the need for more time intensive, individualized support.
- One way to modify the environment involves manipulating events that immediately precede problem behavior.
- An event that momentarily changes the value of the reinforcers and punishers in the classroom is called a setting event.
- Classroom management can play a part in the development of strong social, communication, and self-management skills.
- An important part of effective teaching involves evaluating your classroom management strategies by collecting different types of data.
- Asking a teaching assistant or a colleague to assist you in collecting data may be necessary depending upon the types of measurement strategies you choose.
- Working collaboratively with your colleagues will contribute to a deeper understanding of classroom management issues and create an avenue for sharing valuable techniques.
- Incorporating elements of positive behavioral support into your classroom management is one way to design a proactive environment and reduce the amount of time spent conducting more time-intensive interventions with individual students.
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