It is not unusual for even seasoned educators to express some bewilderment about managing a classroom in today’s fast-paced, technological, performance-orientated environment where learners’ rights are prioritised. When combined with the unique factors shaping the South African context, classroom management can prove to be a challenging task. An educator’s guide to effective classroom management provides clear and concise discussions of classroom management aspects within a present day South African context.
An educator’s guide to effective classroom management gives educators an opportunity to question and enhance their approach to teaching and to reduce the bureaucracy of their classrooms. It provides valuable knowledge, practical ideas and advice on the development of a personal classroom management plan to suit individual styles of teaching and thus promote successful learning. It is student centred and interactive, including practical activities and mind maps for clarity as well as opportunities for self-assessment. It also provides an education law and policy framework to help educators to manage their classrooms in a lawful manner and to avoid legal issues.
Contents include the following:
Part A: Effective classroom management
Chapter 1: From the Millennial Generation to Generation Alpha: understanding and engaging today’s learners
Chapter 2: Self-management for the educator
Chapter 3: Introduction to classroom management tasks
Chapter 4: Planning effective classroom management
Chapter 5: The educator as leader
Chapter 6: Managing the classroom environment
Chapter 7: Managing learner participation in the classroom
Chapter 8: Managing parental involvement in the classroom
Chapter 9: Managing classrooms through effective administration
Chapter 10: Establishing your own classroom management plan
Part B: Managing classrooms legally
Chapter 11: Education law sources regulating classroom management
Chapter 12: Constitutional provisions regulating classroom management
Chapter 13: Education law provisions regulating classroom administration
Chapter 14: Education law provisions regulating learner discipline
Chapter 15: Education law provisions regulating learner health and safety
Chapter 16: Education law provisions regulating the employment of the classroom manager
