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CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT Something important to think about when volunteering in a classroom full of high school students is classroom management. While we haven’t had many issues with this we think it’s important to give you some tools to fall back on if our high school students are well, being high school students!
CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT
We also understand that it can be intimidating or nerve-wracking to lead a classroom of high school students. The good news is our students have signed up for our program so they want to be there! The flipside is they are still high school students so if they are displaying any behaviors that are disruptive to the class then here are some tips below. (Please also let us know if there are any issues and we are happy to help as well!)
• Set Expectations and Be the Leader
• Be Authentic • Share Your Story • Show You Care • Have Fun!
Set Expectations and Be The Leader
• We have provided a list of “Expectations for the Classroom Sessions” in the student workbook before Session 1. We’ve also put in the instructor’s manual to go over this with students in session.
• You want to set the expectations from the very start so students know what the expectations are and how to meet those (we will be communicating this as well). Make sure to also be consistent or the expectations lose their power.
• Someone has to be in charge and that’s you. They will look to you to lead the session.
Be Authentic
• High school students can smell someone being inauthentic from miles away.
• If you are nervous, let them know you are nervous or if you make a mistake, own up to it. They will not only relate to this, they will respect you for it.
Share Your Story
• This closely relates to being authentic. The more you share your story the more students will feel comfortable opening up about themselves and really engaging in this program.
• Telling your story allows students to connect with you over related experiences and to learn from you in the areas that they differ.
• Often the feedback we get from students is they love to hear how our volunteers started their careers, what they love about their jobs, what challenges they’ve faced, and where they’ve traveled to for work (or pleasure!).
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