This site is a class blog space for new Career and Technical Specializations and Heathcare Science teachers enrolled in the New Teacher Institute (NTI) at Georgia State University in Atlanta, Georgia.
Friday, September 10, 2010
Classroom Management!!
This past week has really tested my ability to implement all of the classroom management skills that were introduced in NTI. Due to an increase number of students and school budget cuts, my classes have such a wide variety of students and the number seems to increase daily. It becomes a little frustrating to have so many students who are just placed in classes they have no desire to be in, but have no other courses to choose from. It becomes difficult to manage these students who really don't care and bring negativity to the class. I think that I have handled things well up until this point, but I guess I just needed to vent a little because I know that there is really nothing that can be done. I will continue to use the techniques that I have learned for managing my classes effectively and hopefully things will improve quickly.
Hang in there Janet,
ReplyDeleteWe are all facing this challenge. The students placed into my classes also included students who do not want to be in Culinary Arts. Yet we must maintain professionalism when they act out in the class room. My classes were changed - I was not advised - so I had no lesson plans and never taught this final level of my class. What should I do - scream, pull my hair out! I vented and did the best I could do in that situation. Made new lesson plans and adapted. To make matters worse they cancelled the class and switched to another class. Currently I have no second period at week 5 - I am still waiting on administration to place students into this class. In the meantime I am using this time to plan and work on FCCLA stuff. Keep smiling :>)