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EDUC 310 – End-of-Term Calendar & Classroom Management BUMP 1: Update for Wednesday, 2 March 2011

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Here’s what we managed to wedge into today’s POT class:

Calendar

Here are some dates to remember:

  • Thursday, 3 March = Practicum Seminar in Hebb Theatre from 12:30 to 1:30
    • LLED 320 class will start when the seminar ends
  • Monday, 7 March = Assessment Lecture in SC 100 from 10:30 to 12:00
    • Please attend this lecture in lieu of our regularly scheduled class
  • Wednesday, 9 March = TCs Without Lawrence As An FA Inquiry Project Conferences in SC 1310 from 9:45 t0 12:30.
  • Monday, 14 March = Pre-Practicum FA Meetings By School Group in SC 210 from 10:00 to 12:00

Classroom Management: Working with Barrie Bennett’s Theory of Bumps

Connecting

I asked you to think back to your classroom experience and…

“Recall a student who was beginning to stop you from teaching or stop others from learning.  Perhaps they were pencil tapping, talking to a classmate, or calling out.  How did you respond to that student?”

We took a few responses.  As it turns out, many of you were already using some of the techniques advocated by Bennett in Bump 1 – Preventing and Responding to Misbehaviour Through Low-Key Responses.

Processing

I used this PPT slidewshow to give you some background with Bump 1:

Next, partnerships presented short role plays demonstrating NO and YES examples on how to use 12 low-key techniques.  Each role play was followed up with a quick blurb on how to use the technique effectively and artfully.

The responses fall into two categories and are as follows:

Responding Strategies

  • Touch
  • Student’s Name
  • Gesture
  • The Look
  • The Pause
  • Ignore
  • Signal to Begin
  • Deal With the Problem Not the Student

Here’s an example of “The Look”.  Watch and determine if it’s a NO or a YES example:

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SNEmyHsqoVY[/youtube]

Here’s a musical example of “The Look”.  Please wield this one with extreme caution:

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LlVI7ZNiFlI[/youtube]

Preventive Techniques

  • Transitions
  • Dealing With Allies
  • Winning Over
  • Pre-empting Call Outs

You can find all the low-key responses in this handout from Bennett’s book, Classroom Management: A Thinking & Caring Approach:

Personalizing

To close, I asked you to consider the following question and to share your thoughts as you left the classroom:

“Which of the techniques we worked with today will you add to your repertoire on practicum?”

By the way, check out this clip from Star Trek IV: The  Voyage Home that I was referencing during our discussion on swearing.  After watching it, I recalled that “Double dumb-a*$ on you!” was my favourite expletive of 1986.  Enjoy.

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7WTvEbUkeLM[/youtube]

That’s a wrap.

– Lawrence