Competency 6

Competency 6: To plan, organize and supervise a class in such a way as to promote students' learning and social development.

FEATURES

Develops and implements an efficient system for running regular classroom activities.
Communicates clear requirements regarding appropriate school and social behaviour and makes sure that students meet those requirements.
Involves students on an individual or a group basis in setting standards for the smooth running of the class.
Develops strategies for preventing inappropriate behaviour and dealing effectively with it when it occurs.
Maintains a classroom climate that is conducive to learning.

LEVEL OF MASTERY

By the end of his or her initial training, the student teacher should be able to:

Introduce and maintain routines that ensure the smooth running of regular classroom activities;
Identify and correct organizational problems that hinder the smooth running of the class;
Anticipate some of the organizational problems that hinder the smooth running of the class and plan measures to prevent them;
Establish and apply methods that can be used to solve problems with students who exhibit inappropriate behaviours.

I had a few regular routines I would use suited to Secondary 1 and 2 classes, including: counting down from 5 (in order to avoid cutting students off while still demonstrating that a conversation or activity needed to come to an end), by scheduling silent reading/work periods at the beginning of class, and occasionally using the lights, and simply waiting quietly for the attention of all students.

I also developed a system of classroom management practices in response to continued misbehavior.

I believe I have achieved thorough mastery of this competency.

To see my Competency 6 development in my previous placements, click here.