Classroom Routines
Classroom Routines Re-posted by Lydia Le Classroom Routine – What is it? Classroom routine refers to ‘a well-rehearsed response to a teacher's directive. The alternative is usually noise, milling around, and time wasting on the part of students, as well as nagging on the part of the teacher’ (Jones, n.d). According to Dr. Jones , classroom routine is one of teacher's powerful tools of saving time and working energy during daily teaching activities. To him, however, classroom routines are not simply being announced. Classroom routines must be taught and experienced/practised until they become 'automatic' to all students that the students can be responsible. In regard to a similar definition, classroom routines are techniques or ways of managing the classroom ( TeacherVision , 2014). They are ‘a set of expectations that save time and ensure a smooth-functioning classroom’. These techniques have been used for smoothly transitioning between teaching and learning