The Being a Teacher:Teachers as Managers video is part of the Study of Education series developed by the South African Institute for Distance Education. Classroom management and planning are discussed as tools for creating a dynamic, disciplined and respectful learning environment. Alternatives to corporal punishment such as creating a code of conduct and peer teaching are also discussed.
Type of Material:
The site categorizes the video as a tutorial. It can also be a presentation. The video does not teach the learner how to do something. It discusses models of classroom management and why planning contributes to classroom management.
Recommended Uses:
The learning material can be used in-class as part of a lecture or watched by students at home as a supplement to instruction. It could be used to introduce planning the classroom environment, or as an introduction to lessons in classroom discipline, specific to the South African culture.
Technical Requirements:
Web Browser
Identify Major Learning Goals:
After the viewing the video, learners will be able to describe the relationship between planning and classroom management; explain why caning is still used to discipline students; and to identify alternative methods for classroom discipline.
Target Student Population:
The target student population are pre-service elementary school teachers enrolled in classroom management and methodology courses. Graduate students interested in global education practices would also be interested in viewing the material.
Prerequisite Knowledge or Skills:
No prerequisite knowledge or skills are required to understand the video's content.
Content Quality
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Strengths:
The material focuses on classroom management and the issues the teacher faces, particularly when it comes to discipline. It discusses corporal punishment and demonstrates why it is used and how. Also, the complexity of classroom management is discussed.
Concerns:
If violence bothers the viewer, then a trigger warning would be appropriate here.
Potential Effectiveness as a Teaching Tool
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Strengths:
The biggest strength of this material is its focus on the societal factors that impact classroom management and discipline. While the material is targeted at South African teachers, a teacher from any English-speaking country can walk away from this video thinking about how their own societal norms impact their classrooms.
The video demonstrates the relationship between classroom management and planning. The United States is a diverse country having students and pre-service teachers from different countries, such as South Africa. Having knowledge of the educational background of students and their families' expectations regarding education could be beneficial to teachers serving immigrant communities.
Concerns:
Users should recognize that approaches to discipline in this video may be quite different from their own.
Ease of Use for Both Students and Faculty
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Strengths:
The video is easy to view and share with others. It is a Youtube video and closed captioning is available. The audio and visual quality were good.
Concerns:
It seems that the closed captioning is the YouTube default translation. It would be helpful if it were edited for an improved CC experience.
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