Chapter Summary: The Importance Of Preparing In The Classroom

Jones found that successful educators have a combination of competencies that enable students to willingly participate in learning and ultimately become self-disciplined. The first is that effective teachers establish a classroom structure that discourages misbehavior, which includes room arrangement, classroom rules and chores, and opening routines. In regard to room arrangement, teachers should continually be moving among the students. Jones suggests that teachers create an interior loop arrangement. Classroom furniture such as desks and tables should be arranged so that there is enough distance to walk comfortably among students. This arrangement enables close proximity to all students and is especially helpful when monitoring and interacting …show more content…
Rules should be introduced by involving students to identify examples of appropriate and inappropriate behavior so they can distinguish the need and purpose of rules, and the behavior they require. In addition, it’s necessary to explain to the students what will be done to help them abide by said rules, how proper behavior and adherence to rules will be supported, and what will be done when they break the rules. Over more, students should be assigned classroom chores, if possible. This gives students a sense of responsibility and ownership in the classroom. Furthermore, every class should begin with bell-work as soon as students enter the room. This prevents disruptions by engaging students and keeping them on task. Over more, effective teachers set limits through body language. This includes using physical proximity, proper breathing, eye contact, body carriage, and facial expressions to make students aware of the teacher’s presence and conveys that the educator truly means business—this quickly helps get students back on …show more content…
Furthermore, teachers should utilize omission training that gives students who do not care about PAT, the ability to take responsibility for their own behavior without ruining PAT for other students. In addition, Jones proposed a three-tier backup system as a last resort for students who misbehave. Teachers can utilize small backup responses that are either conveyed privately or semi-privately with the student, medium backup responses that are delivered publicly within the classroom where their classmates can witness (includes reprimands, loss of privileges, and parent conferences), and large backup responses that involve at least two professionals (usually the teacher and an administrator). Finally, it’s important to provide help to individual students, which includes classroom seating, graphic reminders, and reducing time spent with students. It’s critical to organize the classroom seating so that students can be reached quickly and