Classroom Management: Prek-2Nd Grade

Classroom Management: PreK-2nd Grade Lori A. Caudle, Ph.D. Birth-Kindergarten Program, Western Carolina University, [email protected] Physical Environment  Layout  Spaces/zones  Equipment/materials  Storage  Boundaries  Movement  Privacy  Sitting surfaces  Mood  *Flexibility and change

Temporal Environment  Time  Schedules  Routines  Transitions

Social Environment  Classroom community  Teacher-child and peer-peer interactions  Teaching strategies  Social and emotional climate  Instructional quality  *Children’s daily experiences

Guidance Strategies  Modeling  Positive interaction patterns  Problem-solving  Logical consequences  Individualized charts  Visual reminders  Redirection  Classroom rules  Intentional language

Self-Reflection  Emotional intelligence  Personality traits  Awareness/noticing  Ineffective/effective strategies  Transforming ourselves

1 Classroom Management: PreK-2nd Grade Lori A. Caudle, Ph.D. Birth-Kindergarten Program, Western Carolina University, [email protected] Resources  National Center on Quality Teaching and Learning o http://eclkc.ohs.acf.hhs.gov/hslc/tta- system/teaching/center/practice/engage/engage.html -effective practice resources and short in-service modules  Center on the Social and Emotional Foundations for Early Learning (CSEFEL) o http://csefel.vanderbilt.edu  Responsive Classroom o http://www.responsiveclassroom.org o http://www.responsiveclassroom.org/form/responsive-classroom- newsletter-signup -subscribe to e-newsletter o http://www.responsiveclassroom.org/resources-educators -resources  Conscious Discipline o https://consciousdiscipline.com/?sType=2 -resources o https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8j3gF1dh_t4 -summary o https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ddLD__8AQo - noticing

Wong, H. K., & Wong, R. T. (2001). The first days of school: How to be an effective teacher. Harry K. Wong Publications.