Ben Nakamura (Classroom Management Presentation)
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdoo29kcFnxIiVF8xglmFpg
Every educator, in every forum, that I have encountered has been of the same opinion on classroom management, it is of paramount importance. As educators we are well aware of the fact that every student is different, therefore every classroom is different. What this means is that there is no definitive answers or sure fire plans that will guarantee a desired result. Ben Nakamura adds “that students are excellent evaluators and will see right through an unauthentic persona”. This begs the question, what can I do as an educator to construct an environment that encourages engagement without sacrificing order. The answer is as scary as it is simple, it starts and ends with me. This is a very daunting realization but Mr. Nakamura breaks down a few skills and ideas that can help every teacher develop and modify their own classroom management tools.
The first of these concepts is the PTA method. Post, known expectations for the students and teachers that clearly states the responsibilities required for all parties involved. Teach, the expectations need to be taught and modeled if they are to be met or performed. Assess, whether or not all parties involved are meeting or achieving the established expectations needs to be assessed and evaluated.
A second concept is the “Two by Ten” method. The teacher must first target their most challenging student. Then talk with him or her for two minutes every day for ten days. A very important key to this strategy is in the conversation itself, and it must not be about academic material. This will allow the teacher to build a relationship with the student that is not based on the authoritative constructs of the teacher student dynamic. This makes the relationship more personal and we are less likely to harass those we respect.
Lastly, Mr. Nakamura discussed the importance of focus. Teachers need to focus on the positive four times as much as they address the negative. Focus on prevention. More often than not, once your classroom management goes south challenges rapidly increase and get out of control. It is much more effective to concentrate on prevent these outcomes than it is to prepare for them when they do happen. Focus on instruction. This is an echo throughout the Cal State program and it is well ingrained, engaging lessons, eliminate a majority of the threat.
I have already begun to implement these strategies and others in my classroom management. This issue worries me, because I have not been challenged by a student yet. I am well aware that I am a male, and significantly older than most of my colleagues. I also have led hundreds of men and women in the U.S. Marine Corps and I feel these factors give me an advantage over many others, but my day will come and I want to be well prepared for it. The skill that has worked wonders, is the “Two by Ten” strategy and it is paying huge dividends. Not only is my class disruptor no longer distracting his classmates but also quieting them as well. It has been incredibly helpful and I look forward to evaluating how other methods work for me.
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdoo29kcFnxIiVF8xglmFpg
Every educator, in every forum, that I have encountered has been of the same opinion on classroom management, it is of paramount importance. As educators we are well aware of the fact that every student is different, therefore every classroom is different. What this means is that there is no definitive answers or sure fire plans that will guarantee a desired result. Ben Nakamura adds “that students are excellent evaluators and will see right through an unauthentic persona”. This begs the question, what can I do as an educator to construct an environment that encourages engagement without sacrificing order. The answer is as scary as it is simple, it starts and ends with me. This is a very daunting realization but Mr. Nakamura breaks down a few skills and ideas that can help every teacher develop and modify their own classroom management tools.
The first of these concepts is the PTA method. Post, known expectations for the students and teachers that clearly states the responsibilities required for all parties involved. Teach, the expectations need to be taught and modeled if they are to be met or performed. Assess, whether or not all parties involved are meeting or achieving the established expectations needs to be assessed and evaluated.
A second concept is the “Two by Ten” method. The teacher must first target their most challenging student. Then talk with him or her for two minutes every day for ten days. A very important key to this strategy is in the conversation itself, and it must not be about academic material. This will allow the teacher to build a relationship with the student that is not based on the authoritative constructs of the teacher student dynamic. This makes the relationship more personal and we are less likely to harass those we respect.
Lastly, Mr. Nakamura discussed the importance of focus. Teachers need to focus on the positive four times as much as they address the negative. Focus on prevention. More often than not, once your classroom management goes south challenges rapidly increase and get out of control. It is much more effective to concentrate on prevent these outcomes than it is to prepare for them when they do happen. Focus on instruction. This is an echo throughout the Cal State program and it is well ingrained, engaging lessons, eliminate a majority of the threat.
I have already begun to implement these strategies and others in my classroom management. This issue worries me, because I have not been challenged by a student yet. I am well aware that I am a male, and significantly older than most of my colleagues. I also have led hundreds of men and women in the U.S. Marine Corps and I feel these factors give me an advantage over many others, but my day will come and I want to be well prepared for it. The skill that has worked wonders, is the “Two by Ten” strategy and it is paying huge dividends. Not only is my class disruptor no longer distracting his classmates but also quieting them as well. It has been incredibly helpful and I look forward to evaluating how other methods work for me.