I have learned numerous strategies for classroom management this year in other classes, but I know very little about managing in a science setting. There are so many factors when working on experiments or reading articles with students. Each child reacts differently to techniques used by teacher and it will be a challenge to find the most appropriate ways for individual students. Having a foundation of learning technique knowledge will help me work through the best methods of managing my future students. I have no doubt I will be able to learn these skills this semester, but it will be a challenge.
I had never quite thought about it like that, but I am glad you raised this point because I guess I just assumed classroom management is kind of like a one-size fits all style/technique for all subjects taught in elementary grades. It will interesting to learn the understandings of how a science lesson would look when considering classroom management.
ReplyDeleteClassroom management is so very important. In many ways, if you don't have a well managed class, you can't create the rich learning environment you hope to create. However, this doesn't mean teachers need to be dictators.
ReplyDeleteClassroom management is complex, and you are right, no one strategy will work with all kids.
Classroom management is one of the things I'm most scared of going into the elementary setting. Hopefully if we are able to start off our school years with good classroom management, it will carry over in all subject areas. I hope that the schools we will someday teach at still have experiments for students in science classes! It made me sad the other day to hear that science only gets 20 minutes a week on average in an elementary classroom.
ReplyDeleteI didn't even think about how different classroom management would be in a science classroom! You raise a good point about students reacting differently to different management techniques. I will be very interesting in learning more about the different management tools that can be used in the elementary level in the science classroom. Obviously one tool will not work for all students, but are there techniques that have been more effective than others?
ReplyDeleteI pretty much agree with what everyone has been saying! You make an excellent point! I also thought classroom management was an overall technique for all subjects and never thought that each subject would use different management skills. I am eager to know a little more about this and how to apply it to teaching science.
ReplyDeleteI have also learned a lot about classroom management in the past but I think it is difficult to understand until you actually get the opportunity to put it into action.
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