Teach Middle East Magazine May 2014 issue 1 vol. 1 | Page 12

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PERSPECTIVES

What is your number one tip for Behaviour
Management in the UAE classroom?

Alexandra Vera

Litzia Garbutt

I believe that the foundation
of
successful
behaviour
management begins with strong
classroom structure and daily
routines. These provide students with
consistency on a day-to-day basis.
They will know what is expected of
them and this will help minimize off
task behaviour.

Model
and
use
positive
reinforcement frequently to get
the behaviours you want to see.

Shaza Shoba
Dealing with the different
personalities and backgrounds
of the students can be challenging.
The most important thing that the
teacher should have is patience,
tolerance and being firm and fair
at the same time. At the beginning
of the year, we should set rules and
share the process of setting the rules
with the students. This way they think
about the consequences of the
rules if they are broken. It is wise to
not change the rules after you have
made them. Being firm with the
students is good because you are
giving each child respect and his
right in the classroom.

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Class Time

Terrence A. Lorick
I think that establishing a strong
rapport with students is essential
to good classroom management.
Just as employees prefer to work for
employers that they respect and
athletes play harder for coaches that
they admire, students want to learn
from teachers that they can connect
with. The old adage, ‘they don’t care
what you know until they know that
you care,’ still rings true. Establishing
genuine connections with students
fosters trust, which is often the catalyst
for compliance. Good studentteacher relationships allow educators
to truly facilitate learning as opposed
to managing students.

Iman Khalid
My number one tip for classroom
management is having a strong
relationship with your students. My
students know that when they come
to school they are my daughters and
are safe with me. In turn, they need
to be calm, come prepared to learn
but also to have a good time. I set
the standard for what I want them to
exhibit. When they talk, I give them
my full attention, as I expect from
them. Our classroom is a safe place
for me and for them.