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Jeff Rutledge (Superduck08)
Junior Member
Username: Superduck08
Post Number: 2
Registered: 10-2008
| | Posted on Monday, October 20, 2008 - 9:58 am: |       |
I am a first year teacher in a Catholic school. I am the one and only PE teacher for grades K-8. The 7th and 8th grade classes are split by gender. I feel that things are going well in most of my classes except for my 8th grade boys. It is a large class of 26 boys. I struggle with many misbehavior issues (not just one but more like twenty). Our gym is the size of one basketball court so there is an issue of space restriction as well. I know that a lot of my struggle is because of my lack of experience and lack of proper classroom management.
Does anyone have any good tips for classroom management/procedures that would decrease the ocurrence of misbehavior and increase flow/productivity? Thank you so much for ANY advice that you can give me. |
steve acree (Stephenpe)
Senior Member
Username: Stephenpe
Post Number: 105
Registered: 8-2005
| | Posted on Wednesday, October 22, 2008 - 9:03 am: | |
Im guessing in a Catholic school you have stricter discipline from the admin. Dont hesitate to ask them for help. I would make them do exercises and stretching for at least 7-8 minutes. Running at least 1/4 mile to warmup outside if possible. Can you get outside? Play some soccer or flag football. Give them the Pres. Physical Fitness Test. Call parents. I teach k-5 so I havent had that age in awhile.
good luck. Let me think after you answer some of questions. |
Derek Bailey (Bails)
Junior Member
Username: Bails
Post Number: 12
Registered: 12-2005
| | Posted on Friday, November 28, 2008 - 7:14 am: | |
You have no choice but to impose YOUR standards on the class. They must get used to your demands - i.e. when you call the class to be quiet- they must understand that there will be NO progress until they are quiet and receptive. No bouncing balls while you are talking. Sit them down if necessary. 26 is not a large class. I teach one of 34. |
athlene allred (Athlenea)
Junior Member
Username: Athlenea
Post Number: 2
Registered: 10-2008
| | Posted on Wednesday, December 03, 2008 - 8:45 am: | |
I used an adapted social responsibility model for a difficult class and it worked well. Of course, like any management system, it only works as well as you enforce it.
The basic idea is that you create a scale from 1-5 or 1-10 and each number has a specific type of behavior that goes with it For example, 1=student is there but does not participate, 10=student participates with enthusiasm the first time instructions are given and helps other students to participate as well. Share this scale with your students and then allow them to decide what number they are each day. They tell you that number at the beginning of class, and then they are held to that specific behavior. A zero would be given for students who are absent or disruptive to the class.
When I used this, I also told the students that if their behavior was better than the number they chose, I would reward them accordingly. However, if their behavior was worse, they would be given a score 2 numbers below the one they chose. This puts the responsibility on the students and doubles as a daily grade. |
