The first week was a great learning experience in the
classroom. Simply learning every students name was the first step. This step seems
easy to do, although I surely struggled grasping a few names that I have never
heard of before. Another learning experience that I was quick to learn about
classroom management. I had the mindset of going into the field experience
thinking that every student was going to follow a few sets of classroom rules and
that every student was going to engage accordingly. I soon found that classroom
management was not that simple, every student follows the classroom rules to
the best of their ability but every student has their own accommodations and
each student reacts to classroom management procedures differently. Overall I’ve
enjoyed my first few weeks in the classroom, with both the students and my teacher!
That is great that you have had a good few weeks! Have you had any situations that really stuck out to you? Any classroom management techniques that have really stood out?
ReplyDeleteClassroom management is extremely instrumental in maintaining a positive learning atmosphere. I am glad you mentioned learning names with classroom management, as teachers seem to be able to implement their classroom management techniques/routines more effectively when they use the correct names. It was difficult for me to learn the names of the students in my classroom the in the first two days. Four of the boys in my class all started with Abdi. It was a challenge to get them down; however, once I did, they responded much more graciously to me instructing them and inviting them to continue to do the right thing.
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