Classroom Management or Creating a positive learning environment

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Classroom ManagementorCreating a positive
learning environment
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Activity 2

• List what you think are the top rated student
  behavior problems in schools today.

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Top Rated Problems Educators Face in the
Classroom

• 1940
• Talking out of turn
• Chewing gum
• Making noise
• Running in the halls
• Getting out of line
• Improper clothing
• Putting paper in wastebasket

Today Bringing weapons to school Violence in the
schools Extortion Drugs Teen pregnancy Rape
Suicide
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Discipline Problems in the Schools

• What were considered discipline problems in the
  past are now considered minor infractions.
• Small acts of antisocial behavior at home in
  the schools which seems relatively insignificant
  escalate if gone unchecked.

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Activity 3

• List the adult behaviors students see as positive
• List the adult behaviors students see as negative

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Building Relationships

• Adult behaviors judged by young people as

POSITIVE Calm, pleasant voice tone Offers to
help Joking Compliments on their
performance Fairness Explaining why, how or
what Concern Enthusiasm Politeness Getting right
to the point Giving specific examples Eye
contact Pleasant facial expression
Negative Overt displays of anger Accusing,
blaming statements Shouting Giving no opportunity
to speak Mean insulting remarks Unpleasant
physical contact Lack of fairness Bossy,
demanding Unpleasant Unfriendly Talking only
about mistakes No eye contact
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Changing behaviorActivity 4

• What was the action you most disliked a teacher
  to do?
• What was the action you most liked a teacher to
  do?

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Ways to affect behavior
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Limitations of Punishment/Reductive Techniques

• Punishment may induce escape/avoidance
• Behavior may occur in absence of the punisher
• Punishment does not teach the appropriate
  behavior
• Punishment identifies the individual as
  undesirable
• Punishment may create emotional behavior that
  interferes with learning
• Punishment models the inappropriate behaviors of
  the person delivering the punishment.

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Cycle of punishment
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Activity 5

• Behavior toward liked teacher
• Activity 6
• Behavior toward you by teacher

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Creating Success

• Establish positive relationships
• Model appropriate behavior
• Teach listening to and following instructions
• Eliminate coercion. Use natural consequences
• Praise accomplishment and efforts
• Teach and promote self-management skills

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Indicators of a good relationship

• Follows instruction
• Helps out, volunteers
• Talks to teacher
• Gives gifts
• Reciprocates jokes and teasing
• Gives compliments and praise
• Is in proximity (hangs around)

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Building Positive Relationships

• Spend time in
• Talking together
• Working alongside
• Seek opportunities to show interest in youths
  interests
• Develop a common interest
• Display concern for happiness and well-being of
  the youth
• Express confidence and trust both verbally and in
  action

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Steps to Assure Positive outcomes with Youth

• Increase bonds (e.g., between families, between
  school and students, etc.)
• Set and consistently enforce expectations
• Provide all youth with a caring environment
• Provide high expectations for all youth
• Provide all youth with opportunities for
  meaningful participation and contribution

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Building Positive Relationships

• Ask questions that reflect genuine interest
  (e.g., challenges, fears, concerns successes)
• Be open to concerns and criticism
• Be aware of verbal and nonverbal behavior that
  reflect interest
• Show empathy and praise
• Use humor

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Activity 7

• Classroom rules

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Classroom Rules

• Rules are guidelines for structure, consistency,
  fairness and success
• Rules provide a safe and predictable environment
• Rules must be observable, measurable and
  enforceable
• Rules must be stated in short, simple positive
  terms
• Each rule can be explained to clarify their
  meaning
• Rules should be posted so they are clearly
  visible by students

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Classroom Rules

• Limit rules to no more than five or six.
• Use natural consequences.
• Use positive consequences for following rules.
• Include students in the development of rules.

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Natural Consequences

• Imposed before the behavior is exhibited
• Loss of activity time for missing assignment
• Loss of points for missing assignments
• Not bringing a pencil to class means use
  pencil from stubby can

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Guidelines for Consequences

• Natural consequences are those that occur as a
  direct result of a behavior.
• Consequences need to be reasonable.
• Consequences need to be applied with precision,
  accuracy and consistency.
• Consequences must be manageable by the teacher.

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Instructive Praise

• Communicates expectations
• Why skill is important
• Builds and maintains positive relationships
• Strengthens previously taught skills
• Increases a students confidence

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Instructive PraiseActivity 8

• Write three examples of instructive praise that
  you can use in your classroom.

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Continuum of Classroom Behavior Intervention
Strategies
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Mobility

• Provides proximity control anywhere in the
  classroom
• Allows one-to-one problem solving in private
• Inappropriate materials can be quickly observed
  and removed
• Academic progress, or lack, can be assessed at a
  glance
• Cheating will be reduced, possibly eliminated
• Keeps students on-task
• Minimizes need for student movement
• Increases opportunities to give reinforcement

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When Things Go Wrong

• Look at yourself
• Look at the environment
• Look at the student