2 category
a) Not Serious
Enter the class with tired face sit on the chair
ask the students to do their own works
Know what they are supposed to do but give
escuses saying that they are tired
They said they want to be a good teacher
b) Serious
Not punctual/ totally not entering
Spend most of their time ‘lepaking’ in school
from block to block, rest in the library
Not given any work
Job Scope: Arrange the book, clean the library,
send the letter, close the door, ring the bell
Need guidance
Kounin’s Group
Management Model
Good classroom behavior depends on
effective lesson management
Kounin’s Key Ideas
Ripple Effect
Withitness
Group Management
to describe teachers’
knowing what is going
on in all areas of the
classroom at all times
•Overlapping
•Movement Management
•Group Focus
Overlapping
attending to two issues at the same
time
A)Stop the small group instruction and attend to the card players
B)Have the small group continue while addressing the card players
from a distance, and continue monitoring the students at their
desks
What does Kounin say?
B!
Teachers are often
interrupted by students while
working with groups or
individuals. It is important
they are able to attend to
both without interrupting the
flow of the classroom.
Group Management
Movement- refers to movement
between lessons
Teachers must practice:
Maintaining momentum
Smooth transitions from one activity to next
Group Management
Group Focus- keeping students paying attention
to the same thing at the same time
Avoiding Satiation
How do teachers avoid boring their students?
Signs of boredom:
•Staring out the window
•Tying shoes
•Poking a neighbor
•Sharpening a pencil for
no reason
Avoiding Satiation
In order to avoid satiation:
Progress
*provide the students with a feeling of progress
Challenge
*offer
challenges throughout the lesson and stay
enthusiastic about the material
Variety
*vary classroom activities between reading, discussion
activities, creative production, etc
Ways to Overcome
Learn the power of breath
Motivation
Observe how other teachers teach
Help them to find the passion in teaching
Talk out the problems
Learn to plan
Love yourself and have confident