Classroom Management

Discipline: Theory and Practice

Goal - Aims

Goal: To enable you to teach more effectively!

To introduce theoretical approaches to discipline in the classroom

To exchange experiences in the classroom

To discuss specific techniques

Reflection

Describe an experience with a disruptive student

What happened? What was the result?

(try and remember for later)

What is ‘discipline’?

Brainstorm a definition with your partner

Discipline is the practice or methods of ensuring that people obey rules by teaching them to do so and punishing them if they do not (Encarta Dictionary: English UK).

Approach to ‘discipline’

Prevent Supportive Be proactive

From Charles (2002)

Prevention

Engage the students from the start Overplan Double the age minus 2

Supportive

Clear body language (fingers) and eye contact

Low profile intervention: reminding students of rules

Private reprimand (face) Rapport with students and mutual

respect

Be proactive

Lay down expectations Start strict: ‘don’t smile till

Christmas’ Be consistent Describe behaviours you want, not

those you don’t. Praise for positive acts encourages

proper behaviour.

Techniques

Here’s Lize!

This thing called face…

How to use it…

The in-your-face way

Lose it…

Get it…

The manager’s way

The team way, also called the wily way

Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4

Team 1

Team 2

Team 3

Team 4

Rules of the game:If one team member misbehaves, the whole team loses a star.

The whole team needs to pull together to get a star.

Only if they have a star for every week, do they get a reward at the end of the month.

Can also be played with individuals if your class is small enough.

Works better with older kids.

Other solutions:

Put up rules in classroom

Send to classroom teacher / principal

Reflect on what your own school experiences were and what worked for you and what didn’t

Dealing with discipline

Think back to discipline situation you shared at the beginning of the session

5 things learnt from today to take into the classroom