ÿ Praise your students whenever possible.
ÿ Give the opportunity to students to express themselves (weak ones).
ÿ Time your lessons.
ÿ Teach students how to assess themselves before being assessed by someone else. ( peer or teacher)
ÿ Assign students different responsibilities according to their interest and motivation.
ÿ Share your classroom management problems with colleagues and learn from their experiences.
ÿ Assess your classes and try to detect weaknesses, mistakes... ,and overcome them in due time.
ÿ Involve students in your lessons. Listen to their suggestions and opinions. They can be of great help.
ÿ Avoid being too much familiar with students.( Be friendly, but not a friend!)
ÿ Encourage participation in class.
ÿ Organize your writing on blackboard and use it effectively.
ÿ Have a legible hand-writing on black / white board.
ÿ Donít make comments that can hurt students.
ÿ Avoid repeating things for students.
ÿ Show your interest in your studentsí comments and remarks about the lesson.
ÿ Encourage class discussions.
ÿ Never break the rules you set at the beginning of the year.
ÿ Donít engage in discussions that are not related to the lesson.
ÿ Donít forget that you should be an educator before being a teacher.
ÿ Always check your studentsí understanding by asking them questions.
ÿ Try to respect your timing without being ruled by it.
ÿ Use psychology and try to cure rather than punish.
ÿ Try to have an atmosphere of consciousness and maturity so that students feel at ease
ÿ Act with fairness and give a chance to students to develop their personalities.
ÿ Donít get angry at wrong answers. Be patient! Thatís a great quality.
ÿ Make sure that studentsí mistakes are parts of their learning.
ÿ Encourage and praise your students. They will work more.
ÿ Check their work to show that you give importance to everyone.
ÿ Donít give too much homework.
ÿ Use accurate tools and information in class
ÿ Identify studentsí needs
ÿ Set limits of behaviour and avoid confrontations.
ÿ When explaining, suggest examples that students can understand.
ÿ Try, when possible, to help students individually with their personal problems
ÿ Never neglect students who seem completely uninterested.
ÿ Use jokes now and then to lower pressure and make students ready to grasp
ÿ Guide your students in a comfortable way.
ÿ Donít spoon-feed students. They sometimes need to show you their competencies.
ÿ Exploit class incidents and be creative in class.
ÿ Help students identify their mistakes and correct them.
ÿ Encourage students to be open-minded and tolerant when exchanging opinion.
ÿ Be yourself tolerant and solve problems appropriately.
ÿ Donít feel in a hurry to give an answer if you donít know.
ÿ Better say, ëIíll check for the right answerí than giving a wrong one.
ÿ Create a climate of trust in your class.
ÿ Behave naturally in class and be modest.
ÿ Be close to your students.
ÿ Try to leave hints between sessions to keep students motivated for the topic.
ÿ Avoid teaching in a monotonous way; vary techniques, and show enthusiasm.
ÿ Avoid giving too long tasks.
ÿ Show satisfaction when students are participating.
ÿ Be interest in your studentsí problems. Try to be a good listener.
ÿ Avoid being talkative.
Selected Classroom management hints - Seminar ñ Oran, Algeria; January 26 & 27, 2009
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