PRINCIPLES OF TEACHING 1

SECOND SEMESTER SY: 2016-2017

Name: Joyce B. Suan Time: 1:00-2:30

Major: BSE- Math Section: II-A

TOPICS SUMMARY LESSON I LEARNED HOW TO APPLY IN THE

CLASSROOM
1. Guiding Principles in Principles in Classroom
Classroom Management Management
1. Consistent, proactive Loves whats your Develop appropriate
discipline is the crux of doing. rules, procedures
effective classroom and routines for the
management. Get their attention classroom.
A proactive approach when youre
to discipline prevents discussing so that Helps students re-
unnecessary they can easily evaluate their
disciplinary problems obtain the main topic behaviors in relation
from cropping up. of your discussion. to their own goals.
2. Establish routines for all
daily tasks and needs. You should know
how to handle the Develop strategies
Routines saves you a
class to avoid for implementing the
lot of time.
problem in classroom model discipline plan.
3. Orchestrate smooth
transitions and continuity of management.
Provide an effective
momentum throughout the
Give jokes if learning
day.
necessary. environment.
Smooth transitions
 prevent unnecessary You should aware in
lull in a classroom your surroundings as
activities. well. The teacher should
4. Strike a balance between be well organized.
variety and challenge in Get mad if your
students activities. students are noisy to Give them a freedom
Strike the golden avoid distraction to to choose and
mean between others. decide.
extremely easy and
extremely difficult Acts like you a terror Establish classroom
activities. teacher so that they rules.
5. As classroom manager, will have manners to
be aware of all actions and you. Preview the
activities in a classroom. curriculum and orient
Be aware what`s the students at the
happening in the class.
classroom. Have
eyes on the back of
your heads.
6. Resolve minor inattention
and disruption before they
become major disruptions.
Respond to
inappropriate
behavior promptly.
7. Reinforce positive
behavior.
Reinforce positive
behavior with
genuine praise.
8. Treat minor disturbance
 calmly.
9. Work out a physical
arrangement of chairs that
facilitates an interactive
teaching-learning process.
Come up with a
physical
arrangement that
allows maximum
interaction.
10. Make good use of every
instructional moment.
Minimize discipline time to
maximize instructional time.
2. Management of Time State effective techniques Be time conscious. As a teacher you
to maximize instructional should know that you
time. Dont waste your need to have really
Work for smooth time doing nothing good time
classroom because it can cause management skills in
transitions. to the students lack order to finish that
Allow for no idle, time of learning. daily routine.
by using fillers
Remain involved with Time is Gold It can use in the
the students classroom to
throughout the Go to school well optimize learning
period. prepared and be opportunities for the
Use a common place wise enough for the students.
for materials things that you need
Establish routines to do before going to
Limit disruptions and school. Have a plan before
interruptions. starting the class.
 Prepare all the
materials that you Before entering in a
are going to use for class you should be
the discussion. a well prepared for
the class.

3. Discipline Some Causes of

Disciplinary Problems Be a good role model Be organized.
1. Unfavorable learning for the society.
conditions. Be interesting.
Overcrowded Set a self-discipline
With poor lightning first before trying to Have control
facilities and discipline others. procedures.
inadequate
ventilation When you are going Deal with issues
With furniture and to discipline your when they`re small.
storage cabinets students try to talk
disorderly positioned them calmly in a Develop proper
With inappropriate good or in a private relationships with
seating arrangement conversation. your students.
Near sources of
Effective discipline is Have good control
noise
not about procedure.
2. Teacher`s poor
punishment.
management skills.
Teach your
Knowledge and skills As a teacher you procedures well.
in employing a wide should be the one
range of classroom who modeling the Keep your students
strategies and right behavior. engaged in the class.
procedures.
Personal and
 emotional attributes.
3. Students` varied
background.
Family background
Physical and mental
capacities
Emotional traits of
others
How to Prevent Discipline
Problems.
1. Implement grouped-
oriented methodologies
depending on the students`
abilities and interest.
Cooperative learning
approach
Team learning
Peer tutoring
Group projects and
collections
2. Of prime importance are
the teachers personal
attributes.
Patience
Compassion
Concern and caring
attitude
Respect and trust for
others
3. The teachers`
It is all about Move around the
providing a right classroom.
guidance, give them
advise if they are Develop a rapport
suffering in a major with your students.
problems.
Be professional in
The most important front of your
in discipline is students.
prevention. Prevent
them doing harsh Establish structure
things. first.
If you have an
intelligent student
assign him/her to
teach his/her
classmate who has a
low thinking skills.
Let them state their
opinion so that they
cant feel
uncomfortable in
your whole period of
time.
Be a second mother
to them, let them
talked to you if they
needed you.
personalities influence
students` behavior. Give them bright
Treat them equally advice about their
well. studies so that it can
4. Use of appropriate feel them as a
assessment tools and motivation.
evaluation techniques will
show a final achievement of Dont ever compare
learning objectives. them to each other
Ways of Dealing with because it can feel
Discipline Problems: them down that can
-Acceptable and Effective hurt their feelings.
Use verbal reinforces
Use nonverbal
gestures
Dialogues can help
in discovering
problems and
agreeing on mutually
beneficial solutions.
Focus on one
attention who is
unruly
Award merits for
good behavior and
demerits for
inconsistencies and
lapses
A private one-on-one
brief conference of
mistakes that need to
 be improved
Give the students a
freedom
-Unacceptable and
ineffective:
Scolding and using a
harsh words as a
reprimand
Nagging and
faultfinding
Keeping a student in
a detention area as
a penalty for
misbehavior
Denying a student
some privileges due
to unnecessary
hyperactivity
Assignment of
additional homework
compared to the rest
Use of ridicule or
sarcasm
4. Managing the A conducive physical
Physical learning environment I learned that as a
Environment includes: teacher I should Arranging students
- Conveniently furniture organized the desks. This depends
arrangement classroom properly. on the type of
- Flexible seating interaction desired
arrangement In order for the for instruction.
Students in rows face students to learn in
 front of classroom
Students face center
of classroom
Students at tables
face front of room
Students desks
grouped so students
face each other
- Clean, well-lighted, well-
ventilated, noise-free, and
fresh classroom.
5. Establishing Some routines on the
Classroom Routine following can be of great
help:
Beginning and
ending the class day
or period
Transitions
Getting or distribution
of materials and
equipment
Group work
Seatwork and
your class give them Student density that
a comfortable the number of
surroundings. students that occupy
a given space.
Assign a students to
clean the classroom
every day to avoid a Action zone. The
polluted room. area closest to the
position.
Give them an exact
space for them to Teacher proximity.
move comfortably.
Traffic patterns.
The teachers desk.
Teacher movement.
Activity boundaries.
Organized the
students what they Entering and existing
actually do before the classroom.
starting the class. Collection and
Provide a classroom distributions of
routine like praying papers.
before starting the Organizing
class, checking of classroom materials.
attendance, then Movement during
proceed to the class.
discussion Implementing class
afterwards. routines.
teacher-led activities Materials to be used
are needs to be
prepared so that it
wont waste of time.