2d: Managing Student Behavior

In order for students to be able to engage deeply with content, the classroom environment must be orderly; the atmosphere must feel business-like and productive, without being authoritarian. In a productive classroom, standards of conduct are clear to students; they know what they are permitted to do and what they can expect of their classmates. Even when their behavior is being corrected, students feel respected; their dignity is not undermined. Skilled teachers regard positive student behavior not as an end in itself, but as a prerequisite to high levels of engagement in content.

Danielson, C. 2013

Artifact 2d-1

I took notes on the book called "Setting Limits" for one of my classes. These notes talked about PAT which is Preferred Activity Time, this is what students want to do when it's that time of day. I think having those choices when they are allowed helps the students feel like they matter and can choose what they want to do. If it's something during like a time on fun Fridays, the students can have a choice and manage the expected behavior you set. Something I hope to use in my classroom so that the students can learn to manage their own behavior and know what is appropriate or not.

Artifact 2d-2

This is the behavior chart for the senior practicum class that I am in. Everyone starts in green at the beginning of the school day. The other students and people can place anyone in gold except themselves and if they go to yellow its usually after a couple of warnings. Red would mean talks to the parents. If they stay in green all day or have gold they get a stick at the end of the day. This helps the kids know that extra comments when they haven't raised their hand would mean yellow because it's disrespectful to talk while the teacher or peers are talking. This helps the students know how to behave and what happens when you don't. If you go to yellow or red, you don't get sticks that day. This is something I hope to use in my future classroom!