Tools for Your Classroom Management Toolbox

1. Tools for Your Classroom Management Toolbox Facilitator: Tawanna Billingsley-Patton

2. What can you control?

3. There are 3 things that we control that determine the quality of a child’s education How well we manage our classrooms The relationship between the adult in the classroom and the student How capable we are as teachers. • Circle of control

4. What is your belief system? What are your beliefs about educating children?

5. Believe that everyone deserves to be treated with respect even if they do not reciprocate.

6. Understand that our students may not share this belief.

7. Be prepared to teach these concepts as new skills.Repeated practice will be needed.

8. There is no quick fix to good disciplineIt takes time and hard work.

9. Research tells us that for every year an individual practices a bad habit, it takes one month of intervention to change that behavior.

10. Research also tells us that it takes 16-21 times of repeating a task to make it a habit.

11. Kids are more impressed with what they see than what we say.Spencer Henry

12. Be firm and respectful.Apply consequences with empathy.

13. Consequences+Empathy= Learning Teaching with Love and Logic

14. Consistency and follow through are important.

15. Principle #1: Assess, clarify, and communicate needs and expectations. Principle # 2: Create a warm and nurturing classroom climate. Principle #3: Democratically develop a set of rules and consequences. Principle #4: Develop a daily routine, yet remain flexible. Principle #5: Make learning more attractive and fun for the student. Principle #6: Deal with misbehavior, quickly, consistently, and respectfully. Principle #7: When all else fails, respectfully remove the student from the class.

16. Principle #1: Assess, clarify, and communicate needs and expectations.

17. My Job Your Job

18. My Job Your Job • Teach the required content • Treat you with respect • Be patient/supportive • Follow the rules and procedures • Be prepared • Monitor your progress • Return papers ASAP • Give timely feedback • To provide an orderly classroom environment • Treat me with respect • Be on task/pay attention • To learn and master the required content • Be supportive/ patient • Be cooperative and not disruptive • Be proactive • Be on time • Be prepared

19. Above the Line Below the Line

20. Above the Line Polite words Teamwork Proactive problem solving Profanity Fighting Name calling Below the Line

21. Principle #2: Create a warm and nurturing classroom climate.

22. Know that I care before I care what you know.I don’t care what you know until I know that you care.

23. Respect

24. Respect

25. Respect Polite words (i.e. “Thank You, and “Excuse me”) Eye contact Taking turns Safe Caring Calm Comfortable

26. Quick Toolbox TIPS for the Teacher • Greet students at the door • Ask them about their lives • The bitter basket • Play music as they enter the classroom • Get close to students during PQA/Proximity

27. Principle #3: Democratically develop a set of rules and consequences.

28. Rules for your rulesYour rules should be: • Limited to two-five • Developed with the help of students • Posted in your classroom • Taught, practiced, evaluated, and re-taught • Clear and specific enough to be understood • Address all the major areas that need to be covered • Observable behaviors • Stated in positive terms (when possible) • Enforceable

29. RulesThree to Five • Respect others • Be on time • Be prepared • Follow school rules • Be in class and in your seat on time. • Follow directions the first time they are given. • Bring all books and materials to class. • Use polite words. • Keep your hands, feet, and objects to yourself General Specific

30. Principle #4: Develop a daily routine, yet remain flexible.

31. Procedures and Routines • Entering the classroom • Getting to work immediately • When you are tardy • Dismissal • Getting a teacher’s attention • Participating in a class discussion/storytelling • Keeping your notebook • Passing out papers • Submitting work • What to do if you finish early • When you are absent • Responding to a fight

32. Storytelling

33. Turning in work Collector/protector $19.99 callowayhouse.com

34. Getting Missed Work

35. Going to the Bathroom Bathroom Pass Student name: ______________ Time: ____________________ Date: ____________________ Teacher: _________________ Hall Pass Timer $29.99 callowayhouse.com

36. Example of a transitional procedure Class entrance: 1. Enter the room quietly and respectfully. 2. Go directly to your seat and read instructions on the projector screen. 3. Secure materials you need to start working. 4. If you finish early, sit quietly-feel free to write me a note or draw me a picture on the back of your paper (school appropriate ).

37. Example of a transitional procedure

38. Ways to gain zero base noise level • Gimme five • If you can hear the sound of my voice clap one time • Show me listening • Carwash clap • Play music • Ring a bell • Two fingers in the air • Flick the lights • Sing a song

39. Quick Toolbox TIPS for the Teacher • The power of the clipboard • “Please restate that without using profanity?”

40. Principle #5: Make learning more attractive and fun for the student.

41. A Few Ways to Create Fun and Engaging Lessons • Students get to “DO” stuff (i.e., act out the story, story retell, Human tic-tac-toe, sound effects, in charge of audience participation signs) • 10:2 Theory- For every ten minutes of lecture/direct instruction gives students 2 minutes to process (i.e., turn to a neighbor and share two details about the story so far) • Personalization: Make the lesson about/relevant to the students • Humor (within reason)- Use props! • Variety- Use music, video, pictures, technology, etc. • Create lessons that address the various learning styles/multiple intelligences of your students.

43. PAT Time in the Bank (20 minutes) Preferred Activity Time - • Earn bonus time for on-task/responsible • behaviors • Incur penalties for off-task/irresponsible • behaviors • Time in the bank • Materials You’ll Need • Timer • PAT chart • Acceptable PAT activities +

44. Principle #6: Deal with misbehavior, quickly, consistently, and respectfully.

45. Avoid Wasted Language • Knock it off….. • Cool it…… • Turn around…… • Why did you do that?...... • How many times do I have to tell you…… • Open ended questions

46. Ineffective Verbal Messages “Would you cooperate just once!” “Can’t you see I’m trying to teach a lesson!” “Stop acting like a jerk!” “I’ve had enough of you!” “I don’t care for your attitude.” “Get it together.”

47. Firm and Respectful Limits • Stated in clear, direct, concrete behavioral terms. • Words supported by actions. • Compliance expected and required. • Provide information needed to make acceptable choices and cooperate. • Provide accountability. Do not ignore the misbehavior. Do not plead, bargain, negotiate, repeat, lecture, warn, reason, bribe, argue or debate!!!!! Follow Through!!!!!!

48. Effective Verbal Messages (Firm Limits) “It’s not okay to interrupt.” “Stop pushing now.” “I expect you back in five minutes.” “You won’t be ready to leave until your desk is clean.” “If you yell again you will have to go to the time-out area.”

49. Consequences • When students misuse school equipment. - Separate the student from the item temporarily. Logical

50. Consequences • When students arrive to class unprepared. -Teach responsibility with a classroom rental center. Logical