Classroom Teaching Skills
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Mabel Said:
can anyone help me with this potential teaching interview question for a BA degree in primary teaching?We Answered:
You can talk about how you learned to manage different types of behaviour, classroom management, interacting with the children, communicating effectively with teachers, parents and of course, the children.You'll most likely have a group interview where you'll be given a topic to discuss, maybe about behaviour, childhood obesity, SATS. Then you'll have a 1:1 interview with a tutor where you can show them your certificates, ask any questions & they'll ask you things like why you want to be a teacher, what you can bring to the profession, what you have to offer the university (any skills you have for clubs).
Cindy Said:
HELP! skills on teach comic strip with classroom management to teachers?We Answered:
This site has a bunch of resources using comic stripshttp://www.lessonplanet.com/search?keywo…Patsy Said:
What is a good book or system for teaching myself Math skills; ie; Algebra, Geometry, Trig, Calculus?We Answered:
the mcgraw-hill books are very good for teaching new stuff but can be fairly expensive..ive used them and ive succesfully passes algebra 1 2 3 geometry and am currently in trigonometry at my local high school. check them out i beleive the site is mcgrawhill.com and they even have some of the etxt books onlineDelores Said:
Do you have any tips or references for me as I seek to improve my classroom management skills?We Answered:
Well, you are exactly right-staying consistant is the key. I have read Harry Wong, which most newer teachers swear by, but it didn't do much for me. Maybe because classroom management was beaten into me in teacher school, and because I came from a corporate environment and had a lot of management experience.My best tips are stay organized and get the students to do as much of the work as possible (passing out papers, hanging your bulletin boards, etc). It's harder when you are in a middle or high school. Also, have systems for everything, so the students know what to expect. I start each class with a DO NOW activity, like write out specific vocab to warm up for the day's lesson, or puzzles or other very short schema activators (5 min), then go into the day's lesson. I also have a homework bin, so I never collect homework. They drop it in the bin when they come into class. At the end of the period, I scoop it up and put it in my accordian folder. No downtime-ever! Keep the lesson moving and spend as little time as possible on the poor behaviors-remember they are only looking for attention.
Start the year with a list of 'actions' in ranking order of severity, for unacceptable behavior. No need to reveal the list, just ramp it up as any individual student continues to misbehave. You'll go through many ideas before you find the ones that work. Writing essays never worked for me, but standing up for 5 min, 10 min while the lesson is going on-the kids hate it. That reminds me-I regularly use kitchen timer for all kinds of things. This way the students can't ever say "It hasn't been 5 minutes yet!!!"
I also make it clear that I don't tolerate whining (and I teach 12 year olds!). It takes a little work in the beginning of the year, but it really stops the bellyaching.
Do you do a lot of hands-on activities? I find that if a student thinks poor behavior will sideline his chances of participating, he'll work to behave. I often make a student stand on the side and watch everybody else participate, while he has to take notes, and still do his associated lessons/assignments, strictly from observations. They hate that too!!
It's easier, to, when you start with a clean slate. You already have a reputation now at your school, so you will really have to work hard to stick to your guns!! I know you can do it. Keep doing what you are doing-asking other teachers-that's what worked for me too! No need to reinvent the whell-the answers are out there already.
Good Luck!!! :-)
Monica Said:
I teach a study skills class to 10 7th grade rowdy boys. Any ideas on classroom management?We Answered:
tell them that you are going to assign more homework. That always works.lol