Pedagogical Resources
14 Classroom Management
These resources are primarily focused on how to approach the underlying atmosphere and motivations present within your class, both in in-class techniques and in the accessibility and language used in out-of-class assignments.
For more specific tips on Lesson Planning, visit Lesson Plans.
Below you will find resources about classroom management techniques and philosophies:
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Are You Being Rigorous or Just Intolerant? by Catherine Savini
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Small Changes: The Last Five Minutes of Class by Jim Lang
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Why Setting Boundaries is Helpful for Teachers and Their Students by Nimah Gobir
Resource Highlight: “5 Questions to Ask Yourself About Your Unmotivated Students” by Jennifer Gonzalez
According to Jennifer Gonzalez of Cult of Pedagogy, student motivation is one of the biggest and most frequent issues that arises for teachers trying to manage their classrooms. “You are able to reach many of your students,” writes Gonzalez. “But others are unreachable. No matter what you try, they have no interest in learning, no interest in doing quality work, and you are out of ideas.”
So, Dr. Gonzalez decided to do some research to try to find what the most current studies say about what motivates students. In her article 5 Questions to Ask Yourself About Your Unmotivated Students, Gonzalez found the following:
- Students are more motivated academically when they have a positive relationship with their teacher.
- Choice is a powerful motivator in most educational contexts.
- For complex tasks that require creativity and persistence, extrinsic rewards and consequences actually hamper motivation.
- To stay motivated to persist at any task, students must believe they can improve in that task.
Gonzalez then explores how we can incorporate these findings by asking ourselves five important questions — questions that “we can ask ourselves to see if we really are doing everything we could to boost student motivation.” To ask yourself these questions and to see what we can do next, check out the full article.
