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Overall Classroom Procedures
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What is classroom management to you?
What should be the overall aim?
What are some attributes of good
classroom managers?
What role does instruction play in
classroom management?
Easier to be “tough” & then back off than
vice versa
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Positive Behavior Support is a comprehensive
approach to school-wide management
Turnbull et al (2002):
Define 3-5 behavioral expectations in simple &
positive ways
Explicitly teach those expectations
Communicate, reinforce, & provide feedback
frequently
Evaluate progress & adjust accordingly
Provide individual interventions as needed
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(Bauer et al., 2004)
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First, you may try to prevent misbehavior
When misbehavior occurs –
You may tolerate the behavior
You may interfere with the behavior
These are called surface techniques
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Planned ignoring
Signal interference
Proximity control
Interest boosting
Humor
Hurdle helping
Restructuring the program/lesson
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Support from routines
Appeal to values
Removing seductive objects
Antiseptic bouncing
Can you think of examples of these you
have witnessed or experienced?
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When these techniques aren’t adequate –
Is the problem with my teaching?
Is the student having difficulty with learning?
Is the behavior related to a disability?
Is the problem with environmental
arrangements?
Is the problem related to complexity of routines?
Is the behavior related to something outside of
your control?
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Setting events can be out of your control
but you may influence them
Collaboration with families & others may
be needed
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Talking with students – What shouldn’t
you do?
What should you do (Kaufman et al.,
2006)?
Actively listen
Maintain reasonable proximity
Guard and use body language
Vary facial expressions & use eye contact
appropriately
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Think about what you will say first
Describe rather than judge behavior
Use brief messages & familiar vocabulary
Use a calm, business like voice
Use open & closed questions as needed
Speak slowly or pace the conversation
Use wait time
Summarize the conversation
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Finally, consider the social system (Bauer et al.,
2004):
Requires you to step back & think
First, are you efficiently applying the
knowledge/skills that you have or do you need
to obtain new knowledge/skills?
Second, assess your assumptions and
dispositions in relation to the practical outcomes
you are seeking
Third, consider your moral/ethical feelings about
what is happening or should be happening – Is
the management system serving human needs?