ELM-250 CLASSROOM
MANAGEMENT FINAL EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
What is classroom management? - answer- All of the interactions and environment
that I create.
Is management the same as discipline? - answer- Management is broader than
discipline.
What are routines? - answer- ways we establish the enviroment
most routines are not ________. Instead, routines are often ____ the surface.
Routines establish classroom _________. - answer- labeled or stated; below; climate
Procedures are ________ labeled and identified. They also have sequential steps. -
answer- absolutely
Four classroom management gurus - answer- Drs. Rosemary and Harry Wong,
Ronald Morrish (real discipline), Fred Jones (Positive Classroom Discipline), Kagan,
Kyle, and Scott (Win-Win)
Four School-wide Systems - answer- PBIS (Positive Behavior Interventions and
Supports), STAR (Stop Think Act Review), Teaching with Love and Logic, Character
Education (Character Counts, Character First!, I CAN...)
Education is known as a _______ profession. - answer- people
The Bank builds... - answer- trust and respect
Merry Letters - answer- Whenever somebody sends an emotional message you will
always pick up the phone or talk in person.
100 Questions game - answer- pick up signals (build trust) (it'll take time)
Professional Standards/Dispositions - answer- InTASC, COE Dispositions, NEA
Code of Ethics
What is a classroom procedure? - answer- A sequential process of getting tasks
accomplished in class
How are procedures different than routines? - answer- Procedures are stated and
practiced w/ students. Routines establish classroom climate (no steps).
For procedures to be effective, "teachers must _______ them until they do it". -
answer- practice
, What is the point of procedures? - answer- to save time and maximize instruction.
Procedures should be _______ at the ________ of the school year. - answer-
taught; beginning
4 steps to teaching a procedure - answer- 1. must provide a rationale
2. model procedure
3. lots of practice
4. then assess
broken record - answer- means that we don't converse we use the same phrase over
and over again "please sit back down"
What is teacher efficacy? why is it important? - answer- teacher confidence. because
your students want you to have that confidence. empathy and grace.
Proximity steps - answer- 1. the look
2. proximity
3. hand on the shoulder
4. cough it up
5. one on one conversation
(is this a solve now or later?)
Frontload instruction - answer- give instruction way in advance and then you say go
(students like helping the teacher) incorporate this
what are transitions? - answer- when students/teacher move from one thing to the
next. keep the lesson flowing. faster ones limit distractions. no idle time.
the art of rules - answer- never going to make a rule for every infraction. only write 4-
5 rules for the whole class for the year. (broad rules)
rules must be enforceable because... - answer- students only obey the rules that are
enforced. students must see the logic behind it.
the power of choice - answer- choices teach responsibility and show empathy
The power of saving face - answer- do not embarrass your kids
over punishing - answer- calling a parent too soon
Consequences - answer- the result of breaking a rule
low consequences - answer- talking to the student
high consequences - answer- taking from the student; removing a privlage
How does a new teacher learn proper discipline for students? - answer- observe and
ask questions
MANAGEMENT FINAL EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
What is classroom management? - answer- All of the interactions and environment
that I create.
Is management the same as discipline? - answer- Management is broader than
discipline.
What are routines? - answer- ways we establish the enviroment
most routines are not ________. Instead, routines are often ____ the surface.
Routines establish classroom _________. - answer- labeled or stated; below; climate
Procedures are ________ labeled and identified. They also have sequential steps. -
answer- absolutely
Four classroom management gurus - answer- Drs. Rosemary and Harry Wong,
Ronald Morrish (real discipline), Fred Jones (Positive Classroom Discipline), Kagan,
Kyle, and Scott (Win-Win)
Four School-wide Systems - answer- PBIS (Positive Behavior Interventions and
Supports), STAR (Stop Think Act Review), Teaching with Love and Logic, Character
Education (Character Counts, Character First!, I CAN...)
Education is known as a _______ profession. - answer- people
The Bank builds... - answer- trust and respect
Merry Letters - answer- Whenever somebody sends an emotional message you will
always pick up the phone or talk in person.
100 Questions game - answer- pick up signals (build trust) (it'll take time)
Professional Standards/Dispositions - answer- InTASC, COE Dispositions, NEA
Code of Ethics
What is a classroom procedure? - answer- A sequential process of getting tasks
accomplished in class
How are procedures different than routines? - answer- Procedures are stated and
practiced w/ students. Routines establish classroom climate (no steps).
For procedures to be effective, "teachers must _______ them until they do it". -
answer- practice
, What is the point of procedures? - answer- to save time and maximize instruction.
Procedures should be _______ at the ________ of the school year. - answer-
taught; beginning
4 steps to teaching a procedure - answer- 1. must provide a rationale
2. model procedure
3. lots of practice
4. then assess
broken record - answer- means that we don't converse we use the same phrase over
and over again "please sit back down"
What is teacher efficacy? why is it important? - answer- teacher confidence. because
your students want you to have that confidence. empathy and grace.
Proximity steps - answer- 1. the look
2. proximity
3. hand on the shoulder
4. cough it up
5. one on one conversation
(is this a solve now or later?)
Frontload instruction - answer- give instruction way in advance and then you say go
(students like helping the teacher) incorporate this
what are transitions? - answer- when students/teacher move from one thing to the
next. keep the lesson flowing. faster ones limit distractions. no idle time.
the art of rules - answer- never going to make a rule for every infraction. only write 4-
5 rules for the whole class for the year. (broad rules)
rules must be enforceable because... - answer- students only obey the rules that are
enforced. students must see the logic behind it.
the power of choice - answer- choices teach responsibility and show empathy
The power of saving face - answer- do not embarrass your kids
over punishing - answer- calling a parent too soon
Consequences - answer- the result of breaking a rule
low consequences - answer- talking to the student
high consequences - answer- taking from the student; removing a privlage
How does a new teacher learn proper discipline for students? - answer- observe and
ask questions
