Strategies/Resources

Classroom Management

1. Nast, P. (2017). Establishing classroom rules: Professional development resource, recommended reading, and classroom activities. National Education Association. Retrieved from http://www.nea.org/tools/establishing-classroom-rules.html. This webpage contains an article on classroom management with several additional resource links. Some of these links include online training, PDF articles, and lessons & activities for the classroom. The author emphasizes that appropriate behavior fosters a positive classroom environment.

2. (2008). Saphier, J. & Speca-Hailey, M.A. The Skillfull Teacher: Building Your Teaching Skills. (6th, ed). Acton, MA: Research for Better Teaching, Inc. Chapter 7 of this book informs the reader of appropriate classroom routines for students, the reason they're important, and clear communication and standards. As mentioned in the book, routines are essential in our daily lives and this is even more so for students, especially students with disabilities. In my experience I've found routines to be imperative for efficient classroom management and this resource will be important for me to view moving forward.

3. Kratochwill, T. R., DeRoos, R. & Blair, S. (2018). Classroom management. American Psychological Association. Retrieved from http://www.apa.org/education/k12/classroom-mgmt.aspx. This site contains a well-written page on classroom management. This includes explanations of PBIS and references to other research based theories on classroom management. The authors cite a study concluding that schools who adopt a universal tiered model for support can experience an overall classroom management improvement by eighty percent or more.

4. Finely, T. (2017, June 6). Classroom management: 19 big and small classroom management strategies. Edutopia: George Lucas Educational Foundation. Retrieved from https://www.edutopia.org/blog/big-and-small-classroom-management-strategies-todd-finley. This is a short, but well-written article with tips on effective small-classroom management strategies. Some of these include keeping consequences at a minimum, rehearsing transitions, and making positive phone calls home. Lastly, a key strategy discussed is to never punish the whole class.

5. Plevin, R. (2013, January 21). Classroom management strategies to take control of noisy students. {Video File}. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u086rr7SRso. Mr. Plevin is a well respected special education teacher who creates resources for effective classroom management skills. I've read one of his books title, "Taking control of the Noisy Classroom". He uses strategies focused on mindful, needs-focused teaching and student motivation to facilitate classroom management.

Student Self-Management

1. Miller, A. Classroom management: Tools for student self-management. Edutopia: George Lucas Educational Foundation. Retrieved from https://www.edutopia.org/blog/tools-for-student-self-management-andrew-miller. This article discusses how students should be invited into the process of managing their own learning in the classroom. It includes many methods of student empowerment such as task lists, operating agreements, time management logs, and rubrics. The author asserts that when students help create the norms, then it is more likely that they'll meet the student's needs.

2. (2007). Self management. National Center of Intensive Intervention at American Institutes for Research . Retrieved from https://charts.intensiveintervention.org/chart/behavioral-intervention-chart/13753. This is an article produced under the Department of Education & US Office of Special Education discussing student self-management. It offers several case studies of interventions for students experiencing behavioral and emotional problems, and they were not identified as having an emotional or behavioral disability. The case studies included a diverse sample size with various age ranges and ethnic backgrounds.

3. How to teach students to change behaviors through self-monitoring: Intervention Central. Retrieved from https://www.interventioncentral.org/self_management_self_monitoring. This article discusses self-monitoring as an effective tool for behavior modification. It calls for 7 steps for effective implementation. Self-monitoring requires that students become an active member in their own intervention plan. This helps them make positive reactions to change their behavior to the norm standard, and it also helps them take more responsibility for their choices.

4. Obermayer, J. (2015, January 18). Let's talk about self-management. {Video File}. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XjdvqFZkdMM. Excellent video that talks about self-management being the key enabler to all student learning. It further discusses self-management to be the key concept for completing assignments and staying on task. The author also emphasizes that students with self-management skills have a much better chance at reaching their goals.

5. Dewall, N. (2014, November 1). Self-Control: Teaching Students About Their Greatest Inner Strength". This video is made for students and talks about how self-control is the greatest human strength and the easiest to improve. Furthermore, the author states that self-control can be their overall greatest asset in school and life. It further discusses making a contract within one's self for improvement in this critical area.

Positive Behavioral Methods/Strategies

1. (2018). PBIS in the classroom. PBIS: Positive Behavioral Interventions & Support. Retrieved from https://www.pbis.org/school/pbis-in-the-classroom. This webpage discusses positive behavior outcomes for students in school. This program brings together data, practices, and systems to promote desired outcomes for students and educators in the classroom. Through this system, students are able to enhance social, emotional, and behavioral competence.

2. Positive behavioral interventions & supports: A multi-tiered framework that works for every student. National Education Association. Retrieved from https://www.nea.org/assets/docs/PB41A-Positive_Behavioral_Interventions-Final.pdf. This resource also discusses PBIS, and refers to it as a multi-tiered framework created for students with an emphasis on prevention. PBIS programs help teachers recognize the significance of classroom management and preventive school discipline to maximize student success. Also, this system is critical to providing all students with an effective learning environment.

3. (2014). Examples of positive behavior intervention strategies. Pacer Center: Champions for Students with Disabilities. Retrieved from https://www.pacer.org/parent/php/php-c215b.pdf. This webpage discusses behavioral management strategies for students who have IEP's. It lists 11 overall strategies that are specific, positive, and proactive. One of these strategies includes establishing classroom routines and clear expectations. These directives should be posted visibly in the classroom for all students. Additionally, the article encourages teachers to instruct students to stop, think, and respond when facing a problem.

4. (2018). Challenging behaviors tool-kit. Autism Speaks. Retrieved from http://www.autismspeaks.org/sites/default/files/section_5.pdf. This Article discusses functional behavior assessments and alternative forms of punishment for students with Autism. It also talks about setting realistic behavior goals and lists resources to help teachers in difficult situations. It further discusses how autistic children can display behaviors that are challenging to understand and address.

5. Coach Mauk. (2018, February 20). School rules and positive behavior: Good and bad examples. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z3y_RrLdYtE. This video demonstrates to students how to be respectful and responsible by following classrooms rules. It shows good and bad examples of behaviors of students walking through halls, eating at the cafeteria, and sitting in the classroom. The video challenges the viewer to name the positive behaviors seen in the video.