The bad behaviour of just one or two individuals in a group can affect the whole classroom atmosphere in a most negative way. Below we’ll have a look at 7 types of bad behaviour, probable causes and what we can best do to deal with such episodes if they arise. Bad Behaviour 1: Defiance Observed […]

Here are ten techniques that you can use in your classroom that will help you achieve effective group management and control. They have been adapted from an article called: “A Primer on Classroom Discipline: Principles Old and New” by Thomas R. McDaniel, Phi Delta Kappan, September 1986. Focusing Be sure you have the attention of […]

Don’t be afraid to change it based on your instructional objectives.When we’re doing poetry, we turn the desks toward the window and become inspired by nature; when we’re doing small group work we move the desks into “flowers” of 4-5 students; for full class instruction, we put desks in “chevron” shape. Don’t change it TOO […]

The final step in classroom arrangement is to decide how you are going to deal with where students sit. When you don’t know the students coming in, you typically do not know which students should not be seated next to each other. Therefore, there are a couple of ways to set up your initial seating […]

After placing the teacher’s desk, the next step is to decide how you will arrange student desks. There are four main arrangements that you can choose from. You can set up desks into straight lines. This is the normal way in which student desks are set up. In a typical class, you might have five […]

Teachers typically place their desk to the front of the classroom. However, there is nothing that says that this is the way it has to be. While being in the front of the class affords the teacher a good view of the student’s faces, there are advantages to placing the desk in the back of […]

Constructive Assertiveness-Describe your concerns clearly, insist that misbehavior be corrected, and resist being coerced or manipulated. Empathic Responding-Listen to the student’s perspective and react in ways that maintain a positive relationship and encourage further discussion. Problem Solving-Includes several steps for reaching mutually satisfactory resolutions to problems; it requires working with the student to develop the […]

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