Exploring Your Management Style    You need to know yourself and your other teachers to plan effective technology projects. What's your classroom management style? Will this style work well in a technology-rich classroom? Let's find out.   Classrooms should be quiet for students to learn. Students learn best in active, interactive classrooms.   Classroom control is critical. You have to expect a few disruptions when students are working in teams.   Students need to be told what to do and when to do it. Students need to learn to be self-sufficient.   Students need to be watched closely at all times. I trust my students to be able to work independently.   I really feel like I'm teaching when I'm doing large group activities. I feel that my best teaching occurs with individuals and small groups.   I like lots of rules in my classroom. Fewer rules means fewer problems.   Good directions and guidelines mean fewer interruptions. Good directions and guidelines help students become self-sufficient.   I spend most of my class prep time organizing lecture notes. I spend most of my class prep time designing learning activities.   I say it once and expect the students to listen. I repeat myself a number of times using different examples.   I expect students to take careful notes and ask questions at the end. My students understand that they can interrupt a demonstration to ask a relevant question.   I will not accept excuses from a student who has difficulty completing a project. I work with students throughout an assignment to be sure they are on track.   I am teacher-centered. I am learner-centered.   If you tend to agree more with the first statements, you'll probably have a more difficult time integrating technology into your classroom.   Return to Main Menu Return to Eduscapes Go to Activity 5  Created by Annette Lamb, 7/00