1. Meeting a class for the first time
- introduce yourself - spell your name out on the blackboard if necessary
- state clearly what you expect of tour pupils
- leran your pupils' names as quickly as you can
- help pupils to learn each others' names
- help pupils to get to know each other
- shoe your pupils where they're heading
- make sure your pupils know they will be assessed
- find out what pupils already know
- explain which resources are available for pupils to use
- react firmly if any of your rules of behaviour are transgressed
- try doing noting first - that is stand there, very still, absolutely quiet
- don't shout (yet)
- take advantage of human curiosity
- drop a non- attender in it- ask question to those who ara paying attntion and already listening , but end with those has not been paying attention
- have ways of making pupils listen
- people love praise
- begin with a task
- select some targets
- don't take chaos as a personal affront
- few want to be left out of some fun
- establish a few, clear rules for behaviour in your class
- reward good behaviour immediately with positive feedback
- if a particular pupils is causing problems, immediately remove this pupil to another part of the room
- investigate the causes of bad behaviour
- provide ' cooling -off' time
- have ready something interesting to give the class to do
4. coping with emotional students
- accept the emotion
- find out what's behind the emotion
- help pupils in their work
- aviod alienating pupils affected by emotion
- help pupils identify the source of their emotion
- helps pupils see that emotions are natural
- minimize feelingsof weekness
5. helping pupils to be creative
- use a broad task
- accept innovation & individuality
- ask open-ended question
- allow time for student to experiment, make mistakes & explore
- encourage student to use rough work books
- use brainstorming
- encourage divergent thinking outcomes rather convergent outcomes
- encourage cooperative learning & discussions
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