ENGAGING STRATEGIES FOR EFFECTIVE CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT
MICHELLE G. CALMA, MAED
&reatinJ a haSS\ and SrodXctiYe classroom is liNe EXildinJ a team where eYer\one Ieels inclXded and e[cited to learn (IIectiYe classroom manaJement is the secret inJredient and XsinJ some enJaJinJ strateJies can maNe the learninJ adYentXre eYen more enMo\aEle Ior eYer\one inYolYed
)irstl\ settinJ clear e[Sectations is liNe drawinJ a treasXre maS Ior the class :hen eYer\one Nnows the rXles and what s e[Sected it s easier Ior stXdents to Iollow alonJ It s liNe haYinJ a roadmaS that JXides eYer\one in the riJht direction creatinJ a SositiYe and orJani]ed learninJ enYironment Another cool strateJ\ is XsinJ SositiYe reinIorcement ImaJine earninJ Jold stars or Sraise when \oX do somethinJ Jreat ± it Ieels awesome riJht" 7eachers can Xse SositiYe words rewards or a simSle thXmEs-XS to encoXraJe Jood EehaYior It s liNe sSrinNlinJ a Eit oI maJic that motiYates stXdents to shine
&reatinJ interactiYe lessons is liNe tXrninJ learninJ into an e[citinJ Jame :hen stXdents are inYolYed in actiYities discXssions and hands-on SroMects it NeeSs them interested and IocXsed It s liNe tXrninJ the classroom into a Sla\JroXnd oI NnowledJe maNinJ learninJ Ieel liNe an adYentXre 0oreoYer haYinJ a roXtine is liNe haYinJ a dail\ schedXle that eYer\one Iollows 5oXtines helS stXdents Ieel secXre and Nnow what to e[Sect Its liNe haYinJ a comIortinJ rh\thm that maNes the classroom Ieel liNe a second home creatinJ a calm and SositiYe atmosShere
8sinJ eIIectiYe commXnication is liNe haYinJ a secret code that eYer\one Xnderstands 7eachers and stXdents can talN oSenl\ aEoXt IeelinJs concerns and achieYements It s liNe EXildinJ trXst and XnderstandinJ maNinJ the classroom a saIe sSace Ior eYer\one
(nJaJinJ strateJies Ior eIIectiYe classroom manaJement are liNe addinJ IXn inJredients to a reciSe 6ettinJ clear e[Sectations XsinJ SositiYe reinIorcement creatinJ interactiYe lessons maintaininJ roXtines and SromotinJ oSen commXnication maNe the learninJ MoXrne\ enMo\aEle and sXccessIXl Ior Eoth teachers and stXdents :ith these strateJies the classroom Eecomes a YiErant Slace where NnowledJe Jrows IriendshiSs IloXrish and eYer\one looNs Iorward to each da\ oI learninJ
-o2o7he aXthor is 'octor oI (dXcation maMor in (dXcational 0anaJement &A5 and a 7eacher III at 6to 1ixo (lementar\ 6chool 0aJalanJ PamSanJa