Home | How It Works | Stats Login | Register         Go Back                 Case Posted on October 9, 2020 5:42 pm Add to Favorites byZubu Reps: 102 Classroom size Many areas of the country are facing classrooms that are literally busting out at the seams. A report at NEA two years ago discussed how schools in Georgia, in the midst of major funding cuts for schools, had no choice but to lift all class size limits to accommodate students with the faculty the school system could still afford to keep. How can you manage a class that is 30+ students?                 Submit a Possible Solution Please read response(s) below (if any) before posting your solution.                 Solution 1 Posted October 9, 2020 8:26 pm Dydymy Reps: 101 You can spilt them into small groups where each student has a role to contribute to the group, If you have six groups of five it seems much more manageable. Votes: +29 / -0 This Solution Is Useful   This Solution Is Not Useful   Comments posted for this solution Add a Comment                 Solution 2 Posted October 10, 2020 2:03 am aParyR Reps: 204 My suggestion is to get them in groups that are more manageable. Have every group complete a different task. This way it limits out of group conversations. Yes it will be more work and planning on you but it will lead to a more successful day. You can also rotate the students if you notice a group is not working well together. Votes: +18 / -1 This Solution Is Useful   This Solution Is Not Useful   Comments posted for this solution Janson Gunn Reps: 210 I like the idea about putting students into groups and assigning jobs to each person in the group to help manage a large class size.   Posted on: September 30, 2021 12:26 pm geTuPa Reps: 200 I agree, it's always important to remain flexible.   Posted on: April 14, 2022 1:43 am Add a Comment                 Solution 3 Posted December 4, 2020 5:35 pm Kristen Duffy Reps: 59 Managing a class this large can certainly feel daunting, I think a good first step is really ensuring that your classroom expectations are clear and consistently enforced. Additionally, it will be of utmost importance that you lessons are engaging for students and appropriately differentiated based on readiness and interest to minimize off task behavior as much as possible. Finally, I would highly suggest trying to enlist parent volunteers to help with some of the "housekeeping" tasks of the classroom so that you can fully focus on the students. Votes: +12 / -1 This Solution Is Useful   This Solution Is Not Useful   Comments posted for this solution MeMuXu Reps: 203 Your idea about parent involvement can really assist this problem!   Posted on: June 30, 2021 6:13 pm Add a Comment                 Solution 4 Posted October 12, 2020 11:05 am upehaS Reps: 203 Teacher would have to go above and beyond to be fully prepared each day ensuring no time where the students have the opportunity to get rowdy. The teacher should break the classroom up into small groups and make their daily schedule fit rotations and group work most of the time. Votes: +8 / -0 This Solution Is Useful   This Solution Is Not Useful   Comments posted for this solution Add a Comment                 Solution 5 Posted October 12, 2020 4:29 pm aVehaj Reps: 100 Split the class into groups and teach them how to rotate through different centers that relate to what was taught during whole class instruction. During these rotations, meet with one small group at a time to review topics and do guided practice. Votes: +8 / -0 This Solution Is Useful   This Solution Is Not Useful   Comments posted for this solution Add a Comment                 Solution 6 Posted October 17, 2020 6:47 pm John Williams Reps: 52 Try to use small groups as much as possible or hands on activities. The more they are able to move and communicate with other students, the less you will have to interrupt and correct the behavior. Also, make sure in the first few weeks and occasionally go over the expected rules and procedures for the class. The more the go over it and understand it, the less attention you'll need to give during instruction time. Votes: +8 / -0 This Solution Is Useful   This Solution Is Not Useful   Comments posted for this solution Janson Gunn Reps: 210 I like the idea of using hands on activity and working in groups to help the problem.   Posted on: September 30, 2021 12:27 pm Add a Comment                 Solution 7 Posted December 3, 2020 5:31 pm Nesyhy Reps: 52 I would split them into groups depending on how much they know about a certain topic. I would do stations with these groups. The students who need the most help would work with you first for about 20 minutes. The students who know a lot about the topic can work on higher thinking assignments first. Students who know some but not all can work on better understanding assignments. Then you can have them switch every 20 minutes. You can make these assignments interesting in order to keep them engaged. That way you can work with a few students at a time rather than 30 at all times. Votes: +5 / -0 This Solution Is Useful   This Solution Is Not Useful   Comments posted for this solution Lauren Toner Reps: 261 Groups and transitional work is a great solution to this larger class size. Making sure to time out the groups is also important.   Posted on: February 28, 2021 3:57 pm Add a Comment                 Solution 8 Posted December 7, 2020 11:13 pm MazuZy Reps: 66 Using collaborative groups would be super helpful with a large class. If you split students up into small groups, each doing a different activity, and have them move from station to station until they have completed them all, they will be engaged in different activities. One station can include you so that you see and interact with each group of students. Votes: +4 / -0 This Solution Is Useful   This Solution Is Not Useful   Comments posted for this solution Add a Comment                 Solution 9 Posted December 3, 2020 5:43 pm MusyWy Reps: 54 That is hard becuase its not up to you but the district. And classrooms are only so big. I would try to organize the class in groups or rows, how ever your classroom will fit. Then stick really well to a managed schedule by following when math is when science is, when to pull and work in small groups. Have structure and a routine set up from the beginning and stick to it. Commuicate with the students how they think class is going and how they would like to work and see the room set up. Votes: +4 / -1 This Solution Is Useful   This Solution Is Not Useful   Comments posted for this solution Add a Comment                 Solution 10 Posted February 24, 2021 2:42 pm Anastasia Stampoulis Reps: 102 I have found that now more than ever with the pandemic classroom size has become a big problem. With students coming and going from in person to online and back again it has made class sizes go up. During my last internship my CT was at the point where she was full with no seats left. So many are struggling with this but all you can do right now is your best and hopefully your school can come up with a better plan for accommodating the students. Votes: +4 / -2 This Solution Is Useful   This Solution Is Not Useful   Comments posted for this solution Add a Comment                 Solution 11 Posted December 8, 2020 5:01 am yZadyT Reps: 53 I agree with everyone's postings about splitting the class into smaller more manageable groups. Each group could be responsible different tasks around the classroom and this could switch each week. I'm sure this is tough situation, hang in there! Votes: +3 / -0 This Solution Is Useful   This Solution Is Not Useful   Comments posted for this solution Add a Comment                 Solution 12 Posted February 24, 2021 3:07 am uqebed Reps: 100 Creating small groups/pairs of students is something that could be done to help accommodate class size limits. Doing this would also allow students to have an extensive opportunity for cooperative learning. Votes: +3 / -0 This Solution Is Useful   This Solution Is Not Useful   Comments posted for this solution Add a Comment                 Solution 13 Posted February 24, 2021 6:32 pm SeGyHu Reps: 201 I would use desk arrangement to your advantage. I would utilize the "U" shape or pods to help keep all students engaged and focused. Votes: +3 / -0 This Solution Is Useful   This Solution Is Not Useful   Comments posted for this solution Add a Comment                 Solution 14 Posted February 28, 2021 9:19 pm eMaTaj Reps: 101 Split the students into "teams". Rotate team leader every so often so all students have a leadership role. Students can work more collaboratively and learn teamwork skills and management strategies. Win- win situation. Votes: +3 / -0 This Solution Is Useful   This Solution Is Not Useful   Comments posted for this solution Add a Comment                 Solution 15 Posted March 1, 2021 1:17 am maVeqy Reps: 201 Arrange desk for small groups and plan to encourage cooperative groups and discussions. This will encourage productive talk and behavior. Makes it easier to listen to collective student responses and address them. Votes: +3 / -0 This Solution Is Useful   This Solution Is Not Useful   Comments posted for this solution Add a Comment                 Solution 16 Posted October 2, 2021 11:40 pm yperyH Reps: 150 I would separate the students into groups and assigning specific roles to each student in those groups. This might help maintain the classroom management by creating a checks and balance kind of system. Votes: +3 / -0 This Solution Is Useful   This Solution Is Not Useful   Comments posted for this solution Add a Comment                 Solution 17 Posted February 28, 2021 4:01 pm Lauren Toner Reps: 261 30 + students: Requires cluster seating aka group network seating. Place your students in groups of 5 to 6 and then mix and match the students until you see where each student fits best within each group. Group work allows for presentations, and peer responses, and peer learning, also it now can offer a great way to accomplish centers and transitions within those centers. Votes: +2 / -0 This Solution Is Useful   This Solution Is Not Useful   Comments posted for this solution Add a Comment                 Solution 18 Posted March 3, 2021 3:39 pm VePyHy Reps: 101 To manage a class with 30+ students, you have to make sure that you set the rules and procedures during the first day and week of classes. The students need to know what kind of behavior is expected of them and what can happen if they misbehave. The students should be placed in a way that they cannot be disruptive and if they are, they will be moved. It is best to have students sit traditionally rather than in groups so that conversation is limited during lesson time. Votes: +2 / -0 This Solution Is Useful   This Solution Is Not Useful   Comments posted for this solution Add a Comment                 Solution 19 Posted October 6, 2021 3:44 am TePeTe Reps: 200 Small groups constantly. Even splitting the lessons into small groups. Votes: +2 / -0 This Solution Is Useful   This Solution Is Not Useful   Comments posted for this solution Add a Comment                 Solution 20 Posted October 1, 2021 12:23 pm tuXuNa Reps: 100 To manage a class of 30+ students, the first thing that I would do is go over my classroom rules and expectations in detail at the beginning of the school year and refer back to them as often as necessary, just as I would with any other class regardless of size. Next, to promote cooperative learning, I would organize the desks in clusters as long as the classroom space allowed for it. However, because this particular arrangement is more difficult to control, I would be sure to use proximity control. That is, I would consistently circulate the classroom and monitor the groups. Speaking of groups, I would select each strategically and adjust them as needed if I find that certain groups are not working well together. I would also either give each student within the group a different role or each group a different task, both of which would change throughout the year per a rotation scheudle. That way, the groups are more likely to stay on task and the students can help the teacher who cannot be in multiple places at once. While students are doing group work, I would then meet with each group or individual to provide more individualized instruction. Votes: +1 / -0 This Solution Is Useful   This Solution Is Not Useful   Comments posted for this solution Add a Comment                 Solution 21 Posted April 1, 2022 7:24 am navupu Reps: 102 I think a good solution would be to break the class up into groups. And base the curriculum on group work. Teachers have to be versatile and find ways to handle giant class sizes like this, and to have patience for their students. Votes: +1 / -0 This Solution Is Useful   This Solution Is Not Useful   Comments posted for this solution Add a Comment                 Solution 22 Posted October 12, 2020 12:47 am aZySud Reps: 103 I do not believe that is possible. The only thing the teacher can do is do their best! Votes: +1 / -16 This Solution Is Useful   This Solution Is Not Useful   Comments posted for this solution Add a Comment                 Solution 23 Posted February 28, 2021 5:11 pm Brenda Perez Prieto Reps: 102 To have room in the classroom you can have students seating in groups to be able to more around. You can also reduce the work areas such as a math area or reading. In the mean time they can do it from their desk until there is more room in the classroom Votes: +0 / -0 This Solution Is Useful   This Solution Is Not Useful   Comments posted for this solution Add a Comment                 Solution 24 Posted March 7, 2021 6:40 pm yDyVuB Reps: 201 Breaking kids into smaller groups where there can be more group projects can assist with students keeping each other on task. Along with this, the teacher can move to the groups to have knowledge checks instead of moving to each individual student to see who has questions. It will maximize time allowed for the teacher to resume teaching and make sure that everyone is still being helped. Votes: +0 / -0 This Solution Is Useful   This Solution Is Not Useful   Comments posted for this solution Add a Comment                 Solution 25 Posted October 2, 2021 4:46 am aPyDav Reps: 104 I would set the seats to groups and move the groups around until you find a comfortable arrangement. Nothing you can do but adapt and learn what will work in the classroom. Votes: +0 / -0 This Solution Is Useful   This Solution Is Not Useful   Comments posted for this solution Add a Comment                 Solution 26 Posted October 3, 2021 10:40 pm etazeW Reps: 104 This can be very difficult, especially when students in the class can be a combination of ESE and ESOl. Classroom management in this aspect has to be clear and and followed through in every way. Students should have a clear understanding of what is expected, daily, in the classroom when it comes to learning, as well as, what is expected socially between peers and adults. Without classroom management, the class will take over and consume you. Votes: +0 / -0 This Solution Is Useful   This Solution Is Not Useful   Comments posted for this solution Add a Comment                 Solution 27 Posted March 31, 2022 9:09 pm ZeVySu Reps: 102 I would split them into tables or groups for students to work amongst eachother, but separated that you can direct your attention to different groups without overwhelming yourself in a group of 30. Votes: +0 / -0 This Solution Is Useful   This Solution Is Not Useful   Comments posted for this solution Add a Comment                 Solution 28 Posted April 25, 2022 2:19 am ySeJeg Reps: 101 Could definitely split the class into groups and give each student a job! Votes: +0 / -0 This Solution Is Useful   This Solution Is Not Useful   Comments posted for this solution Add a Comment                 Solution 29 Posted October 14, 2022 1:01 pm dazugu Reps: 201 I really like the pod seating arrangement for larger class sizes because with this setup, the students become their own resources in a way and can collaborate more efficiently with each other. That way, the teacher can pull small groups more often, be more available for questions and have more time to grade or do other tasks during class. Votes: +0 / -0 This Solution Is Useful   This Solution Is Not Useful   Comments posted for this solution Add a Comment                 Solution 30 Posted October 16, 2022 7:03 pm dedyqa Reps: 200 I work as a co-teacher in a classroom of 44 fourth graders because of the teacher shortage. It is absolutely chaotic and very difficult but we do our best to manage. Classroom management, multiple PBIS systems, and consequences are the key to maintaining the structure of a normal class. It's hard, but it's possible. Votes: +0 / -0 This Solution Is Useful   This Solution Is Not Useful   Comments posted for this solution Add a Comment                 Submit a Possible Solution Please read response(s) below (if any) before posting your solution.