| New Teachers graduate from colleges with a | | | | students. One effective classroom management |
| background of experiences. However one very | | | | strategy is to get to know your students. This |
| important concept is left out of many college | | | | does not mean be their friend, but learn their |
| programs - effective classroom management | | | | background, culture, and what their interests are. |
| strategies. There are many techniques one can | | | | This will show them that you care. |
| use to control his classroom and gain the respect | | | | All teachers will experience students that are not |
| of his/her students. In this article we will discuss | | | | engaged when teaching a lesson. It can be very |
| three tips for controlling certain types of situations | | | | frustrating when you work so hard preparing for |
| in the classroom. | | | | what you believe to be a good lesson, and find |
| The first question many teachers have is how to | | | | your students zone out. One effective classroom |
| deal with chatty students. I have found that their | | | | management strategy you can use to get your |
| are different ways of handling this, but one | | | | students back on task is to stop what your doing, |
| effective classroom management strategy is to | | | | and give them a quick writing assignment or quick |
| use some type of signal. Whether this signal is | | | | write. This can be on any range of topics just |
| standing in a certain place in the room or raising | | | | keep it brief. |
| your hand in the air. This will work well if done | | | | Again these are but a few example of some |
| properly and practiced so that the students know | | | | effective classroom management strategies that |
| what it means. | | | | you can use to get control of your classroom. |
| Another situation teachers deal with is getting | | | | Don't spend another day coming exhausted and |
| respect from the students. Many teachers will | | | | wondering why you got in the teaching field |
| lose sleep at night because they just do not have | | | | without first implementing some of these |
| the respect they deserve from their students. | | | | techniques. In order to be a successful and |
| They get into a power struggle with the students, | | | | satisfied teacher you need to learn all you can |
| and leave at the end of the day exhausted. | | | | about these and other effective classroom |
| There are way to help gain the respect of your | | | | management strategies. |