Classroom management

Classroom management

Duties, Responsibilities, and Expectations

Manages an organized and professional classroom that is conducive to learning and development:

1. Maintains complete and accurate records of each student’s academic, spiritual, social, and emotional growth using both school wide and classroom based formative and summative assessments
2. Plans, documents, and carries out daily lessons that align to Central Christian School’s curriculum and academic standards (Language Arts, Mathematics, Science, Social Studies, and Bible).
3. Recognizes the needs of individual students and the group at large. Offers support as needed using flexible groups, workshops, compacting and other differentiation models.
4. Establishes consistent and logical limits, expectations, and classroom routines for students to allow for maximization of learning.
5. Maintains an organized and inviting physical environment.
6. Handles stressful situations with grace, patience, understanding, and flexibility.
   
   
   

Fosters a cooperative and respectful partnership with families:

1. Maintains close relationships with parents, communicating on a regular basis.
2. Facilitates parent-teacher conferences twice a year, providing written materials as required.
3. Encourages parent involvement through volunteer opportunities.
4. Maintains open communication with families via classroom website, email, phone conversations or parent meetings.

Works as part of a cooperative and diverse team of educators and administrators to carry out the vision and mission of Central Christian School:

1. Attends, participates in, and contributes to in-service activities and staff meetings.
2. Participates in the development of curriculum and assesses its effectiveness in the classroom.
3. Consults appropriate school administration and specialists in a timely manner to address the needs of struggling students.
4. Collaborates with colleagues to share experience and knowledge.
   

Continues intellectual and professional development:

1. Observes the classrooms of colleagues as possible.
2. Welcomes observation by and feedback from colleagues and other professionals in education.
3. Seeks out and attends workshops, seminars, and courses relating to professional growth goals.
   

Continues spiritual development:

1. Is a member in good standing of a local church.
2. Pursues understanding of and insight into the Bible and its relevance for all of life.
3. Pursues a relationship with Jesus Christ characterized by discipleship, accountability and love.
   

Dealing with errors in class

Teachers often correct spoken errors as soon as they hear them, sometimes called immediate or on the spot error correction.

This has both advantages and disadvantages. Consider the following:

Advantages	Disadvantages
Learner is aware of their error	Can affect learner confidence. They may feel embarrassed or unwilling to speak.
Learner might have the opportunity to correct their own error (if the teacher prompts them to)	Learner may not be able to get their message across due to interruptions, so communication is impeded.
Can improve accuracy	Has a negative effect on fluency

For on-the-spot correction, you can:
- Help the learner to correct themselves (self-correction)
- Help other learners to correct the error (peer correction)
- Correct the error yourself (teacher-led correction)

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Getting children's attention

• Make an attention-gaining noise or clap your hands
• Give a short verbal instruction
• Quietly name the children still talking
• Raise your voice
• Move to the centre of the room
• Do a TPR activity
• Change the intonation of your voice
• Remain silent yourself - silence can be deafening.

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