Teach English in Jiupo Zhen - Qingyuan Shi

In order to create and maintain a productive classroom setting and bring the focus back to teaching and learning,I learnt these classroom management strategies to decrease disruption and increase compliance. Understand students- get to know each student as an individual. Build relationships with them based on trust and understanding.Be patient- choose not to take the behavior personally, and use positive self-talk. For example, instead of thinking, ?I can?t take this disrespect anymore,? think, ?I?ve seen this before. Why am I letting it get to me today??. Keep to the schedule set- following rules is key to modeling timeliness and productivity. The more organized the teacher, the more opportunity there is to focus on teaching and learning. This will help students respect schedules and work within designated time frames.Be aware of the causes of behavior- being mindful of precipitating factors and early warning signs helps focus on prevention. One way to avert difficult behavior is to seat disruptive students strategically. For example, if a student tends to be loud, inattentive, or non-compliant, seat her away from others who might tempt her to challenge you or engage in a power struggle with you. Walk around- when a student is inattentive, rowdy, or challenging, it distracts others. When teaching, move toward the student while continuing to talk to the class as a whole. Most students will not continue being disruptive if the teacher stand near them while teaching. It is also important making friendly eye contact with the student. I learnt that when students know what to expect from the teacher, and what you expect from them, they?re more likely to be productive learners.