miércoles, 1 de octubre de 2008
Workshop 3/08- Online Task Nº4 Disruptive Behaviour
I invite you to watch a video on classroom management in which a teacher receives instant feedback on disruptive behaviour in her classroom. Jot down techniques, body language, pieces of advice her deputy head gives to her. Click on comments and leave your answers there.
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MARÍA JULIA RÍOS
Among the techniques, pieces of advice and body language tactics that we can extract from the programme on disruptive behaviour, we should mention the following:
• Set the learning objectives for the lesson as soon as students enter the classroom.
• Stop the class every time a student is behaving badly and tell him or her that you are waiting for him by standing still and silent.
• Tell the students how much time they have to carry out a task so that they do not take a long time.
• Give short and precise instructions. Eg: “Pens down, please.”
• Address the students using their name when calling their attention due to their disruptive behaviour.
• Move backwards when students behave badly showing disappointment so that students realise that what they are doing is not proper behaviour. Get closer once students start behaving well.
• Mention those students who follow instructions so that they serve as an example for those who do not do so.
• Warn students about the consequences of disruptive behaviour so that they can make a choice between behaving badly or properly. In this way avoid confrontation.
• Do not spend so much time at the front of the classroom. Walk around the classroom.
• Keep the pace of the lesson so that students who have a short span of attention do not get bored.
• Have a word separately with those students who behave badly.
• Separate learning from behaviour. Teach students how the teacher should be treated and also that the teacher is the one in charge of the class.
• Teach students to respect not only the teacher but also their classmates.
• Recap what has been dealt with during the lesson and draw a conclusion from what you have done in class. Do not let students go out rushing.
Techniques for disruptive behaviour presented in the video seem very useful, especially when you are new-teacher and don't have much experience.There are cases of hyperactive children that cannot stop moving and playing with their classmates. Their attention spam is usually shorter than the rest. In those cases, I find these techniques very helpful so as to set up limits and help them understand the way in which they should behave in your class. However, I believe that building up rapport with students is very important too in classroom management. Presenting learning tasks and activities in a meaningful way can be quite engaging and can get students to respect you and your class. The teacher in the video seemed a bit serious and students participation quite low. Students looked a bit bored, even those who were not misbehaving. Probably, there should be a mixture of both - serious attitude to set up limits and positive cheerful attitute to motivate them as well.
We found the techniques, body language and pieces of advide presented in the video really interesting and useful. We consider good pieces of advice for delivering a lesson the following:
* setting a time limit for each activities the students do
* interrupting the lesson if necessary to focus on students' behaviour and waiting till they are quiet to continue.
* calling students by their names in order to catch their attention and make them listen
* paying attention to those students who misbehave, standing close to them while they do an activity on their own
* giving students options when they are misbehaving, this makes them resposible for their decisions since they know there will be consequences
* keeping a positive cheerful attitude, encouraging students to work
* using gestures to explain
* being strict if students get wild
This video made us reflect upon how to manage a lesson and certain things we should take into account when delivering it.
* Set the objectives for the lesson from the very beginning.
*the use of body language when teaching.
* set the time limit for each task and respect it.
* monitor Students while carrying out the tasks by walking around their seats not only by standing at the front.
* drawing Ss attention when they misbehave by calling their names.
* give positive feedback to students.
* teach students not only contents but also values and good manners.
The video is quite interesting if you happen to have a class of that kind. The teacher manages to have the control of the class mainly by directly addressing those sts causing trouble in the lesson. She does this by calling their names and going round sts' desks. She wont go on delivering the lesson until those noisy sts stop and listen.
To successfully grab sts' attention, the teacher gives clear, short instructions, repeats and recaps a lot.She goes like "listen to me, look at my face, look at my face" - encouraging eye contact is quite important when paying attention. She also paces up and down the classroom all the time though she decides to stand rockstill and mute if she hears sts talking.I found that technique particularly good since sts really get your waiting for them to continue , so they shut up.
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