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Alfie Kohn CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT THEORY

Alfie Kohn CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT THEORY. Quick Write . Take out a piece of scratch paper Quick Write (1 ½ mins) List reasons why you think we shouldn’t say “Good Job!” to students?. Video. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7sywMkf5QhI. Alfie Kohn.

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Alfie Kohn CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT THEORY

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  1. Alfie KohnCLASSROOM MANAGEMENT THEORY

  2. Quick Write • Take out a piece of scratch paper • Quick Write (1 ½ mins) • List reasons why you think we shouldn’t say “Good Job!” to students?

  3. Video • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7sywMkf5QhI

  4. Alfie Kohn • According to AlfieKhon’s home web page, Alfie Kohn is a classroom management theorist that resides in Boston with his wife and two children. • Alfie has been described as the most outspoken critic education’s fixation on grades and test scores. • Writes • Author • His books have been translated into 14 different languages. • Appearances • “The more kids are led to focus how well they are doing, the less engaged they tend to be with what they are doing.” Alfie Kohn

  5. THEORIES • Progressive Learning • Emphasizes hands on activities • Groups discussions • Students are engaged • Actively finding answers • Focuses on individualized learning • Attending to the whole child • Helping children become not only good learners but also good people • Community • Children learn with and from one another in a caring community, and that’s true of moral as well as academic learning. • Collaboration • Working with vs. “doing to” model

  6. Five Reasons to stop saying “good job!” • Manipulates children • Creates praise junkies • Steals a child’s pleasure • Loses interest • Reduces achievement

  7. ACTIVITY • Classroom arrangement

  8. http://www.alfiekohn.org/teaching/wtlfiacchart.htm What To Look for in a classroom

  9. Conclusion • Children should be collaborating and engaged • Personal mementos should be in the classroom • We should not say “Good Job!” to a student • Video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PRE2gqjQx5Q "Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around."

  10. REFERENCES • Kohn, A. (2009). Alfie Kohn: “Achievement vs. Learning. Retrieved from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7sywMkf5QhI • Kohn, A. (n.d.). Biography. Retrieved from http://www.alfiekohn.org/bio.htm • Kohn, A. (2001). Five Reasons to Stop Saying “Good Job!” Retrieved from http://www.alfiekohn.org/parenting/gj.htm • Kohn, A. (2008). Progressive Learning: Why It’s Hard to Beat, But Also Hard to Find. Retrieved from http://www.alfiekohn.org/teaching/progressive.htm • Kohn, A. (1996). What to Look for in a Classroom. Retrieved from http://www.alfiekohn.org/teaching/wtlfiacchart.htm • Naturemum (2008). Alfie Kohn on Punishment. Retrieved from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PRE2gqjQx5Q

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