P REV ENTAT IV E ST RATEG IES

V ICK I CA RUA NAF EBRUA RY 2011

Classroom Management

Then and Now

Reactive Proactive

Strategies

Your Turn

The difference between reactive and proactive behavior management is . . .

What is the difference between classroom and behavior management?

Kounin’s (1970) Dimensions of Classroom Management

6 Principles

1. With-itness

2. Overlapping

3. Movement management

4. Group alerting/accountability

5. Valence

6. Seatwork variety & challenge

With-itness

Awareness of what is going on in all parts of the classroom at all times.

Overlapping

Being able to attend to two or more issues at the same time.

Movement Management

Keeping lessons moving with avoiding abrupt changes.

Group Alerting/Accountability

The ability to keep members of the class or group paying attention to the task

Valence

What the teacher does to attract and hold students’ attention and prevent satiation.

Seatwork Variety & Challenge

Combine lecture with group activities, discussions, media, etc.

Before We Move On

Together in small groups, come up with 2 questions you have about the material so far.

A Case Study

In small groups, read the case of “The Unmotivated Student”

Identify the main problem in the caseConsider Kounin’s 6 principles and provide

evidence for where the principle was present in the case or was absent in the case

Craft an answer to this question – “What is your own (teacher’s) role as a powerful element of the social context in contributing to or improving upon this problem situation?”

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