REVIEW LESSON 7
CHAOS ???
LESSON 8
CLASSROOM
MANAGEMENT
TRAINER: NGUYEN GIA HUNG
What is “classroom
management” ?
bear
IN MIND THESE QUESTIONS
Effective Classroom
Management: A Practical Guide
Creating a Positive and Productive Learning
Environment
Teacher Training Workshop
Why Classroom Management Matters
More than just discipline—it's creating an environment where
learning thrives
Directly impacts student engagement, participation, and
achievement
Six key factors you can control to transform your classroom
The Teacher's Presence
Proximity Positioning
Find the sweet spot—close enough to support, far Your posture sends messages—adapt to the learning
enough for comfort situation
Movement Eye Contact
Circulate purposefully—monitor, engage, and prevent Connect, assess engagement, and communicate
problems expectations
Your Voice: A Powerful
Tool
Audibility Variety
Project without shouting—be Whisper for attention, energize
heard clearly by all with enthusiasm
Conservation
Protect your voice—it's your most valuable tool
Structuring Your Lesson
Clear Beginnings Smooth Transitions Strong Closures
Start with purpose—signal that learning Use consistent cues to shift activities End with intention—summarize and
has begun celebrate learning
Consistent signals reduce confusion and save valuable learning time
Strategic Seating Arrangements
Orderly Rows
Best for: direct instruction, presentations, focused work
Horseshoe/Circle
Best for: discussions, community building, shared learning
Group Tables
Best for: collaboration, project work, peer teaching
Choose the arrangement that matches your lesson goals
Student Groupings: Mix It Up
100% 2-4 1
Whole Class Small Groups Solo Work
For shared instruction, demonstrations, Maximizes participation, builds Allows individual thinking, practice, and
and building community cooperation skills assessment
Vary groupings within a
single lesson
Reflecting and Adapting
Student Feedback Ask what worked—they're your best critics
Peer Observation Invite trusted colleagues to watch and advise
Track Progress Use data to see if management supports learning
Building Your Management Skills
Management combines presence, voice, structure,
and organization
No single "best" approach—adapt to your
students and learning goals
Reflect, seek feedback, and continuously evolve
Your goal: Create a space where all
students thrive
The Art & Science of
Classroom Management
Creating Environments for
Language Acquisition
A professional development session for TESOL educators
Beyond Discipline
"Classroom management is the actions teachers take to
create an environment that supports and facilitates both
academic and social-emotional learning."
- Evertson & Weinstein (2006)
Appropriate Dominance
Clarity & Leadership
Establish Clear Learning Define Rules & Procedures Exhibit Assertive Behavior
Goals Explicit expectations create security Confident body language & tone
Students understand what success
looks like
Appropriate Cooperation
Connection & Rapport
Show Personal Interest in Interact Equitably Maintain a Positive
Students Fair distribution of attention and Climate
Learn names, backgrounds, response Celebrate effort and progress
interests
The Power of Proactive
Systems
"Effective management is planned and
established from the very first day of class,
preventing most problems before they begin."
- Evertson & Emmer
Teaching Procedures, Not Just Stating Them
REHEARSE
Supervised practice
EXPLAIN Guided application
Define clearly
Model explicitly
Give rationale REINFORCE
Provide feedback
Acknowledge success
The Management Spectrum
PROACTIVE Where do REACTIVE
Prevention
you spend Response
your
Planning Redirections
energy?
Teaching Interventions
procedures Consequences
Building
relationships
The One-Hour Difference
The Power of a Simple Greeting
+20% -9% +1 hr
Academic Disruptive Engaged
Engagement Behavior Learning Per Day
Source: Cook et al., 2018
The Reactive Intervention Hierarchy
Non-Verbal Cues
1 Proximity, Eye Contact
Quiet, Private Word
2
Brief, discrete redirection
Brief, Public Redirection
3
Clear, neutral, respectful
Calmly Stated Consequence
4
Logical, previously established
Always start at the top and move down only as needed
Video of “Effective Classroom Management”
Developing Your Philosophy
Take a few minutes for a quiet, individual reflection.
What are your What is your core
commitments? belief?
The non-negotiables you'll Your fundamental
uphold perspective on classroom
management
The "First Hour" Action Plan
(Detail in the WS)
Cook, C. R., Fiat, A., Larson, M., Daikos, C., Slemrod, T., Holland, E.
A., ... & Renshaw, T. L. (2018). Positive greetings at the door:
Evaluation of a low-cost, high-yield proactive classroom
management strategy. Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions,
20(3), 149–159. [Link]
Evertson, C. M., & Emmer, E. T. (2017). Classroom management for
elementary teachers (10th ed.). Pearson.
Evertson, C. M., & Weinstein, C. S. (Eds.). (2006). Handbook of
classroom management: Research, practice, and contemporary
issues. Routledge
Harmer, J. (2007). How to teach English: An introduction to the
practice of English language teaching (new ed.). Pearson Longman.