How do you keep order in the classroom? As a teacher-to-be you are inundated with tips. Start strict, be consistent, don't get angry. A few more? Stand tall, feet slightly apart, shoulders back, head up. That's how you look like the boss.
In your head you must have the conviction that you are the boss. Know your own limits and know which rules are important to you. Once you've reviewed and established the rules with the class, use them consistently. Students often test you. So do not use threats that you cannot or do not want to fulfill.
Your words should match your body language. Stand tall, with your feet slightly apart, shoulders back, head up, and give your voice some power and volume. That's how you look like the boss. Not with words, but with your body. When your body shows that you are in charge, the rest will come easier. It can certainly help in the beginning or in difficult classes.
Make sure you are first in the room. You welcome all students at the door. You also walk around the classroom, have a chat here and there and make sure that the bags disappear from the tables.
The art is to find your own style. Do you start with a joke or pick up on a recent event? And how do you silence the class? One teacher claps his hands, another coughs loudly. Do what suits you. You learn that by experiencing it. Experience gives confidence.
What you do not want done to you, do not do to others. It's an old saying, but everyone gets it. No one likes it when their story is talked about. Always respond with an I-message. So don't say, 'Stop that nervous tapping with your pen. You're disrupting class.' But: 'I'm bothered by you. That's how I get out of my story.'
Order is often associated with peace and regularity. But you don't have to. Order is also task-oriented. For example, if you instruct your students to form groups. Everyone then walks together; it is restless, but there is order. After all, the group is engaged in the task of forming subgroups.
Acting too poppy, standing in between the students too much, wanting the class to laugh at you: completely wrong! You are paid to teach. Then do that. In the beginning it is better to create some distance between yourself and the class, for example by dressing a little nicer. This makes your position clearer. That helps you acquire leadership. Students want a strong leader (not a strict one, that's something else), because that gives them security and structure.
You can ask students who do not want to do something two, three or four times, but that is no use. Don't dwell on them, but put them to work. Period! Otherwise you will never get through the material. Don't pay too much attention to one annoying student, because you still have 24. By the way, a student does not go to school to upset the teacher. The class also prefers a fun lesson.
A deceased grandmother, a sprained ankle during gym class or an accident in the schoolyard; it can go on giving feedback in the classroom. This creates unrest and distracts the students' attention. Go into it for a moment. Agree in advance how long you will talk about it and set an alarm, for example. Take a moment, you will benefit from that for the rest of the lesson.
Good preparation is half the job. Good preparation of the lessons gives you security. And you radiate that. This will strengthen your leadership.