5 Signs You’d Be A Great Teacher Classroom Management New Teachers by Jason Phillips - July 2, 20190 Are you thinking about becoming a teacher? Teachers are one of the most important parts of our workforce as they train our future leaders. Their care, compassion, and educational training make them one of the most important people in schools and colleges. As a teacher, you will interact with children and students on a daily basis - the words you tell them will be ingrained in them long after your lecture ends. Becoming a teacher means taking up a lot of responsibility, but if you have fun while you’re doing it- it will never feel like a burden! If you are thinking about the job prospects and salary, then being a teacher is one of the safest professions to get into.
How students are taking advantage of education tools available in technology Classroom Management by Jason Phillips - December 5, 20166 Technology fosters fundamental structural changes, and can be used by students to attain significant productivity improvements. Used to support learning and teaching, the tools available mend experiences, expand course offerings, and keep students’ perceptions wide and diversified while at the same time boosting motivation and engagement. Technology accelerates learning, and has the power to alter teaching methods by ushering a brand-new way of connected teaching. The model helps professors and teaches gain more access to resources, professionally-written content, and systems that help them perfect and personalize their learning. Online learning tools and the use of open-source educational resources increase productivity and accelerate learning rates; they also reduce costs linked to program delivery and instructional material. Here are some of the best
How technology can help create and foster an individualized learning environment Classroom Management by Jason Phillips - November 13, 201611 Here’s an interesting irony: we live in a society that values creativity and encourages individualism, yet the education system is rigid, generalized, and treats everybody the same. In its defense, neither the necessity nor the means for an individualized learning environment were present until recently, so its current state of the education system is not exactly surprising. However, with the technology revolution here, there’s no reason not to embrace what technology has to offer. Here’s how technology can help create and foster and individualized learning environment and polish the bright minds of tomorrow. BYOD BYOD is an acronym mostly used in IT-related jobs, but which is slowly making its way into education as well. It stands for “Bring Your Own Deviceâ€, and
Three tips when you consider your child’s daily interaction with technology Blogging & Technology Classroom Management by Jason Phillips - October 3, 20161 There’s no better proof for the fact that technology is the future than the numerous surveys whichindicate that 70% to 90% of the children from US and Europe have some sort of online presence by the time they are 2 years old. Whether we’re talking about some tweets or photos shared by their parents on social platforms, or full-fledged accounts on said networks, one thing’s for sure – children nowadays are growing up embraced by technology, and while that’s not a bad thing in itself, it can be risky if it’s not done right. You, as a parent, need to make sure your child is putting technology to good use. Here are three tips when you consider your child’s daily
How To Avoid Arguing With Students Classroom Management by Joel Wagner - July 21, 2016July 21, 20160 Many students like to argue. It's a fact of life. And arguing is normal, isn't it? Or is it? This article explores some ways to avoid arguing with students. Great teachers don't have arguers Have you ever noticed how you can walk into a classroom and hear the teacher talking, and the students being quiet? They are given directions, and nobody challenges the assignment. What is it that makes that happen? Below are a few things that set great teachers apart and help them avoid arguing with students. 1. Great teachers don't accept excuses Excuses are often a student's way of asking for help. When we accept an excuse, we enable students to remain helpless. As a general rule, I don't give away easy answers. "What's the
101 Ways To Make Students Hate Your Class Classroom Management by Joel Wagner - July 20, 20161 We've all had our share of students whose purpose in life seems to be making our own life miserable. If you haven't, well you're in luck. Here is a list of ways to make students hate your class. 101 Ways To Make Students Hate Your Class Be boring Be mean Be inconsiderate Be confrontational Be negative Be consistently sarcastic Be impatient Be satisfied with good enough Argue with students Yell at students Threaten students Pick favorites Don't learn names Misspell names Don't try to pronounce names correctly Discourage students Focus on insecurities Compare students unfavorably with their siblings Compare students with other students Don't allow students to use the restroom in obvious emergencies Haphazardly allow a "revolving door restroom policy" Makes lots
Should Teachers Provide Great Customer Service? Classroom Management by Joel Wagner - June 16, 2016June 19, 20160 This is an updated version of one of the first articles written on this blog about treating education as a part of the customer service industry. The article was originally posted on February 24, 2007. It was edited and updated on June 15, 2016 to reflect a maturation in my approach to teaching as well as writing. You can read the original along with a handful of comments here. In the beginning When I was in college, I was assigned for one of my classes to write out own philosophy of education. It was somewhat noble (“I teach children to be better people through music†or something like that). It was substantially trite. Most importantly, it lacked any passion and it lacked depth. After all, I had not
Just A Little Bit: 29 Tweaks That Help Me Gain The Respect of My Students Classroom Management by Joel Wagner - May 30, 2016July 31, 20163 Why don't my students respect me? We've all been there at one time or another. For me, it was nearly every day during my first two years . Since then, I have grown as a teacher, but even as I look back on what I wrote in this blog eight years ago, I am struck by how differently I have come to view things. Those early years of struggle were good, and Lord knows I still continue to find my share of struggles, but as far as student respect, I generally find that I have a much easier time than I did once upon a time. Here is a quick list of things that work to help me gain respect from my students. They may not work for
5 Questions To Ask Before You Teach Each Class Classroom Management by Joel Wagner - May 27, 2013May 28, 20162 As I was going through some old paperwork a couple of weeks ago, I came across the binder that I used with my band three years ago. I remember that was a difficult year because the classes were terribly large. My first period brass class had somewhere around 60 students, and my second period woodwind class had just over 70 students. As you might imagine, this posed a number of classroom management issues from time to time and really had the potential to wear me out. In the very front of that binder, I found a pre-class checklist that I had come up with and was flooded with memories. I think most of these questions will, if applied on a
20 Dead Simple Classroom Management Ideas, Tricks, and Tips Classroom Management by Joel Wagner - September 4, 2012May 28, 20162 I have written extensively in the past about classroom management and I admit I have glossed over some things while belaboring other points way beyond the point of exhaustion. Below are a few of the common classroom management pieces of advice and a handful of simple tricks to use in effort to make those things happen. Try one or two and see if things become easier... Work on your pacing Slow down your rate of speech; kids don't comprehend information as fast as we do Be silent more often; silence allows kids to reflect more on what has been said Communicate urgency without getting frantic Be in control of what you say and how you say it Don't argue with
10 Years of Teaching: How Do I Keep My Students Quiet? Classroom Management by Joel Wagner - June 7, 2012June 16, 20162 Five years ago, I wrote a series of seven articles called "Questions That Will Save Your Career" that still remain among the most visited articles on this site. When I wrote those, I had successfully completed my 5th year in education. This summer, after 10 years, I am revisiting some of these older concepts. Today, I revisit How Do I Keep My Students Quiet? How Do I Keep My Students Quiet? How Do I Keep My Students Engaged? How Do I Keep My Students Interested? How Do I Keep My Students Learning? How Do I Keep My Students Away From Me? How Do I Keep My School Administration Happy? How Do I Keep My Sanity? 10 Years of Teaching: How
5 Killer Classroom Management Tips Classroom Management by Brett Freeman - April 10, 2011July 9, 20162 This article discusses some simple classroom management tips that teachers can immediately implement in their day-to-day teaching. Inspiring students to be motivated and engaged in the learning process is an essential part of managing a classroom. Teaching students while calmly and effectively managing disruptive behavior is a vital skill for every educator. Experimenting with new behavior management methods can help determine what works best for you and your students. Their unique personalities and challenges make every class different; a technique that proves effective for one student may not work well for her classmates. Here are five tips you can try in your classroom. The more tools you have in your toolbox, the more effective you’ll be at managing a variety of classroom behaviors. 1.
5 Classroom Management Skills Every Teacher Must Have Classroom Management by Carrie Oakley - November 24, 2010August 9, 201625 It’s one of the most underrated professions in the world – most people assume that you don’t need any special skills to be a teacher, yet few realize that it takes a great deal of effort and ability to handle a classroom full of students. You not only have to be thoroughly knowledgeable in the subject you’re handling, you also need to know how to control a class and maintain discipline and order in it. In short, to be a good teacher, you also need the following classroom management skills. 5 classroom management skills every teacher must have 1. Authority Some teachers command authority through the way they look – their very appearance makes students give them the respect they deserve. Others invite sniggers and giggles because they look
What To Do When Students Flagrantly Disregard The Rules Classroom Management by Joel Wagner - September 24, 2010September 24, 20108 The following comment was left yesterday and I thought it was worthy of its own article as I have seen numerous things of this type happen over the years: This is my first year as a professional teacher; I have three (90-minute block scheduled) enthusiastic groups of students who have begun to test their boundaries. I love the students, and I want to keep them secure and in control. Perhaps someone might have some advice on a discipline problem I encountered yesterday: Yesterday, almost half of my last class left two minutes before the bell rang. The chaotic clean-up process, which I will adjust, contributed to their opportunism, but I was shocked, angered, and embarrassed that this happened. I took
How Do We Show Our Students That We Love Them? Classroom Management by Joel Wagner - November 8, 2009May 30, 20160 When I was struggling to find hope early in my career as a teacher, I came across a few pieces of advice given by King Solomon from the Proverbs: He who spares his rod hates his son, But he who loves him disciplines him promptly. — Proverbs 13:24 This one jumped out at me as I realized I overlooked way too much misbehavior. I came to understand that by continually letting the students misbehave because I wanted them to like me was actually counter-productive and instead it made them respect me less. More than that, it showed me that whereas I thought I was being loving, I was actually being hateful. That helped me a whole lot as it set me on a