CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT

CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT: NEW APPROACHES, EFFECTIVE MOTIVATION, COOPERATION, AND EVALUATION STRATEGIES

Course Duration: 5 days
Course Fee: 400€

There are some topics that are so broad, so overwhelming that it’s hard to know where to begin. For teachers, classroom management can be one of those topics. It is a critical skill; some say it’s more important than content knowledge. And yet, there is no single method or protocol to follow to ensure success. So, what’s a new teacher, or a teacher returning to the classroom after many years away, to do?

What is classroom management?
Simply put, classroom management refers to the wide variety of skills and techniques that teachers use to ensure that their classroom runs smoothly, without disruptive behavior from students.

Where do I begin?
Fortunately, there is no shortage of resources available to help you master the art of classroom management. There are mountains of books, podcasts, seminars, and classes dedicated to the subject. We’ve teased out the main components from some of our favorites to help you begin.
This course is designed to state some practical and innovative ways to manage to motivate your students to learn and acquire skills and knowledge.


Learning Outcomes
All the participants will
- Identify typical classroom management problems
- Get familiar with the best techniques and methods to solve the typical classroom management problems
- Know about universal classroom management strategies
- Build their own Learning Portfolios
- Focus on nonverbal communication skills
- Learn the common features of the Z generation, their concerns, interests, and ways to motivate them
- Get familiar with new teaching and learning techniques and methods (Flipped Classroom and some Web2.0 tools)

Objectives of the course
- Identifying typical classroom management problems
- Learning about the best techniques and methods to solve the typical classroom
management problems
- Getting familiar with universal classroom management strategies
- Working on model ideal behavior
- Encouraging initiative among students
- Building Learning Portfolios
- Focusing on nonverbal communication skills
- Learning the common features of the Z generation, their concerns, interests, and ways to
motivate them
- Getting familiar with new teaching and learning techniques and methods (Flipped Classroom and some Web2.0 tools)
- Managing multi-culturalism in classes
- Improving the personnel skills and capacities of the students

Methodology
- Discussion
- Building Learning Portfolios
- Working in groups
- Designing lesson plans and creating virtual classrooms
- Working on case studies
- Questioning, Answering, and Discussing
- Brainstorming

Target group
- Teachers, trainers, educators, school administrators, etc.

Preparation
Before the course,
- A detailed pre-course questionnaire to indicate their level of experience, teaching backgrounds, and training will be completed by participants.
- They will also prepare a presentation to reflect their own teaching method.

Validation
- A course participation certificate will be given to all participants.
- A Europass Mobility Certificate will be given if the participant demands it, as well.