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Classroom Management and Discipline: Aren’t they the same?presented by Luis Franco
Adapted from: “Classroom Management is not Discipline” by Harry and Rosemary Wong
And
“Control or chaos: managing classes of primary children in a positive way.” by Carol Read
Think for a moment…
• What are your expectations for this workshop?
• What would you like to find out about Classroom Management and Discipline?
Let’s try something different!
What is discipline?
What is classroom management?
How are they related?
What did you notice?
“Yelling” “Traffic light”
The Pizza Restaurant
Bob the pizza owner.
Bob the teacher.
Differences
Classroom Management
Uses procedures concerning how things are done.
Uses procedures that have no penalties or rewards.
Discipline
Concerns how students behave (class rules – guidelines).
Has penalties and rewards.
Why are procedures important? Simplifies Ss’ task of succeding in school.
Minimum of confusion and wasted time.
They are the foundation that set the classroom up for achievement in subsequent tasks.
Focus on learning.
Procedures to consider…
entering the classroom
beginning of the period or day
returning to class after an absence
arriving to class late
formation of cooperative groups
• responding to questions
• seating arrangement
• collecting/returning student work
• getting materials without disturbing others
• keeping their workspace clean
Planning a procedure
Think of a class that was challenging for you to manage in the past:Which of the procedures stated above could
have been included?
Write down a minimum of three steps you could have used to teach this procedure.
The Three-Step Approach to Teaching Classroom Procedures
Explain: model and demonstrate the procedure.
Rehearse: practice the procedure under your supervision.
Reinforce: Re-teach, rehearse, practice, and reinforce the procedure until it becomes a student habit or routine.
Discipline
Responding to behavior
Transactional Analysis (Berne)
A key concept: STROKES
Responding to behavior in class:
The “ABCD strategy” (Carol Read) A – “Appropriate” – when Ss are on
task. B – “Bearable” – doing things that are
not stopping you from teaching and other students from learning.
C – “Caution handle with care” – Off-task behavior is repeated. It may interrupt other students.
D – “Disruptive”– prevents the class from continuing.
A - Appropriate B - Bearable C- Caution D - Disruptive
Description Description Description Description
Response Response Response Response
Summary What’s the difference between discipline
and classroom management?
Which one should come first: discipline or classroom management? Why?
What is the ABCD strategy?
What would you like to remember about this workshop to put in practice the next time you teach?
References
http://teachers.net/wong/SEP00/
http://www.macmillanenglish.com/webinar.aspx?id=47122
