Behavioral Strategies
The Message You Send A Stranger is The Same Message For Your Student
11/19/2013 18:36
When thinking about managing behavior for my classroom I got to asking myslef, "What if a complete stranger came into my room? what would they feel? Would their countenance and behavior reflect the environment I've constructed for my classroom?" That said, here's a brief answer to that...
POSITIVE REINFORCEMENT PEEEEEOPLE!!
11/19/2013 12:44
Students work very hard. And even when they aren't working very hard, we need look no further than ourselves for why that is so. But I'm proud of the work my students put in. I make sure I walk around the room constantly, always in a non-threatening and authentic manner. I...
EVERNOTE FOR EVERY STUDENT
11/19/2013 12:29
Some might consider this an instructional strategy but I believe this to be a great behavioral strategy to get the desired behavior I'd like (in this case, communicating to the students to stay on top of their homework assignments and what we are working on in class). A great way to do this...
CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT - Class DoJO
11/19/2013 12:08
Classroom management is a difficult and tricky task to accomplish for a teacher. Often times I find it extremely challenging to assess student's behavior, at least objectively all the time, because so much of my time as a teacher is to make an emotional investment in the classroom.
This look...
Paper Football Behavior Management
11/19/2013 01:43
As with most of my new ELL students, this student does not fully understand my lessons without L1 language support (i.e. translation). Eerything I do is usually embedded with some type of language supports, scaffolds, and adjustments to that this student and others like him are able to...
Creating A "Social Contract"
11/18/2013 17:11
Teachers always have rules in their classrooms ... usually the norm is three or five, if the teacher is feeling particularly effective, and includes things like, "raise your hand and wait to speak, stay in your seat when working, give your best effort, respect others." But there is so much...