Classroom Management Techniques Lesson Plan

Instructor: Kandi Young

Kandi has degrees in Communications, Human Services, Education and Computer Science. She is a Business, Marketing, and Technology instructor with a Master's degree in Education.

This lesson introduces key concepts of effective classroom management, including creating a positive environment, engaging students, and developing class rules. Students will participate in activities to create valuable material to manage their classrooms.

Learning Objectives

Students will be able to:

Identify the basic aspects of classroom management
Implement classroom management techniques
Analyze and adjust classroom management techniques as necessary

Length of Lesson

1 to 2 hours

Standards

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.11-12.2

Determine two or more central ideas of a text and analyze their development over the course of the text, including how they interact and build on one another to provide a complex analysis; provide an objective summary of the text.

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.11-12.3

Analyze a complex set of ideas or sequence of events and explain how specific individuals, ideas, or events interact and develop over the course of the text.

Instructions

Ask students to imagine they are a first year teacher, and consider the following questions:
- What subject and grade are you teaching?
- What will you do on the first day of class?
- What will your rules and consequences be?
Discuss student ideas and responses as a class.
After the class discussion, show the Classroom Management Techniques video.
Guide students in a discussion of the techniques presented in the video and how it compared to their earlier discussion.
- Was there anything in the video you found surprising? Explain.
- Which aspects, if any, of the video matched up with your personal view on managing a classroom?
- Which aspects of your personal view of running a classroom will you change after viewing this video?
Distribute the Classroom Management Techniques quiz, and allow them to share their answers as a class. Provide additional guidance as needed.
Complete one or more of the activities listed below (or extend the lesson over several days to allow time to complete all of the activities).

Class Expectations Role Play Activity

Ask students to consider their class from the earlier discussion, and determine five class rules they would implement, reminding them that rules will vary for each grade and subject.
Students must develop a plan for involving their classes in creating their class rules; plans should include a specific method and details on how to execute that method. Possible methods include:
- Each student writes a rule they feel is important and shares it with the class.
- Display cards that list different rules and allow students to pick those they feel are most important.
- Hold a class election to choose rules.
When students have developed their plans, they will become the teacher for the class.
Each student teacher must first inform students the grade and subject for which the plan has been written.
Students will play the role of new students as the 'teacher' implements their strategy.
At the end of the activity, allow 'students' and 'teachers' to process what they learned. Possible discussion points are listed below.

Questions for Students

Did you like the chosen activity? Explain.
Did this activity make you feel like you had a say in the class rules? Explain.
What did you feel was the weakest point of this activity? The strongest?
What could have made this activity better?

Questions for Teachers

What worked well in your activity?
What did not work well and how will you change it?
What was the most difficult part of the activity to implement?
Were the rules created what you wanted to see for your classroom? If not, how will you adjust this activity in the future?

Setting the Mood Activity

Ask students to write down three ways they intend to set a positive classroom environment. For example:
- Shaking hands at the door.
- Playing music as students enter.
- Asking students to share good things at the beginning of class.
- Playing icebreaker activities.
Explain that students will practice their techniques together. Each student should choose one method for setting a positive class environment. Allow students a few minutes to prepare their plans, if needed.
Choose one student to stay in the classroom and ask the other students to step outside of the classroom.
The student teacher should indicate to the students in the hall that class is beginning, and will then implement their plan.
When the 'teacher' has implemented their plan, ask:
- What went well?
- What kind of overall mood did you feel the class had?
- What parts did you like and which did you dislike? Explain.
- What changes will you make for your classroom in the future?

Student Engagement Activity

Ask students to think about the classes they chose to teach earlier in the lesson.
Explain that they will be developing an authentic learning activity for their class, and will implement this activity with the other students in the class.
The subject matter and unit are at each student's discretion.
Reiterate that an authentic learning activity is one that helps students see how material relates to the real world and their lives.
Allow students ample time to thoroughly develop one engagement activity.
Have students take turns implementing their activities with the class.
At the completion of each activity, discuss:
- Was this activity relevant to the subject matter?
- Did it relate the material to a real-world situation and/or the students?
- Was the material effectively presented through this activity?
- What about this activity made it work or not work?
- What changes will you make to improve it?

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Classroom Management Techniques Lesson Plan

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Class Expectations Role Play Activity

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Setting the Mood Activity

Student Engagement Activity

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