Course Description
Challenges in education and for education professionals have been increasing, continuously. Class management, and whether it is effective or not has been one of the most challenging and prime concerns for school principals, parents, as well as, for teachers. This course aims to introduce professionals in the education field to and guide them through the best practices for effective class management. Participants will be able to sharpen their knowledge and practices about class structures, about class planners, as well as, learning styles and multiple intelligences. By the end of this course and through a case study, participants will be able to test and further enhance their knowledge about effective class management.
Course Objectives
- Introduce participants to the concept of class management.
- Learn about different styles and structures of classes.
- Learn how to effectively plan for your classes and teaching sessions.
- Learn how effective class management can be achieved by better understanding of learning and teaching styles, and multiple intelligences.
- Sharpen knowledge about effective class management using a case study.
Who Should Attend?
- School teachers and supervisors
- School principals
- Professionals working in the education field
- New hires who want to start their career in the education field
- Anyone who has got interest in class management techniques.
Course Details/Schedule
- Introduction & course overview.
- What are class management strategies?
- Characteristics of effective and ineffective class management.
- What do we need to effectively manage our classes?
- A discussion about your class management style.
- Introduction to class structures.
- How to create a positive leaning environment?
- Why it is important to organize and communicate properly in the class?
- How to maintain a positive learning environment?
- Open discussion – how do you structure your class.
- What is meant by class or teaching session planning?
- Types of planning.
- Who is responsible for planning; the teacher, the supervisor or both?
- Tools for effective class and teaching session planning.
- What is your planning style?
- Discussion – what is multiple intelligences (MI) and learning styles (LS).
- How understanding MI and LS can help is effective class management?
- How can multiple intelligences and learning styles best be used together?
- A formula for a successful class management and better learning outcomes.
- Reviewing and evaluating your class management performance is an ongoing process.
- Where do we start?
- A case study on class management
- School management support is important for successful class management.
- Conclusion and course wrap up
