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Welcome to my capstone project.
Welcome to my capstone project.
My name is Maya Moten and I am completing my Masters in Teaching at Saint Mary's College of California. I am currently teaching a special day class (SDC) at a non-public school in Hayward CA. 9 out of my 11 students have been diagnosed with Emotional Disturbance and over time I have recognized how much of a role self-regulation plays in the classroom setting.
In my capstone project you will find lesson plans, resources and background information based on the importance of self-regulation in the classroom. These materials are designed to be utilized by teachers of SDC's which primarily have students with emotional and behavioral disorders. These lessons are modified and adapted to be accessible to a wide variety of students with different disabilities, cognitive levels and, ages.
Definitions and Guiding Questions
Definitions and Guiding Questions
What is self-regulation?
What is self-regulation?
- Self-regulation is the ability to manage your emotions and behavior in accordance with the demands of the given situation. This includes regulating your emotions when presented with upsetting stimuli, being able to calm yourself down or adjust your personal expectation and handle frustration without having an outburst. Emotional dysregulation can occur when a child has a build up of emotions or it is just instantaneous. This frustration and distress, when not regulated, will cause a child to have a behavioral outburst out of their physical control. Emotional control is a learned behavior.
Why do we need self-regulation in the classroom?
Why do we need self-regulation in the classroom?
- With self-regulation, students have the ability of control based on the goals they have individually set for themselves (also known as self-control or self-discipline). When provided with an overload of stimuli, students are able to focus their attention to given information. Learning in the 21st century is different. Students are used to skimming, receiving instant gratification and attention-grabbing stimuli. Students must be able to intrinsically maintain focus on important, often undesired, information.
What is the definition of Emotional Disturbance?
What is the definition of Emotional Disturbance?
- The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) defines Emotional Disturbance as:
Emotional disturbance means a condition exhibiting one or more of the following characteristics over a long period of time and to a marked degree that adversely affects a child’s educational performance:
(A) An inability to learn that cannot be explained by intellectual, sensory, or health factors.
(B) An inability to build or maintain satisfactory interpersonal relationships with peers and teachers.
(C) Inappropriate types of behavior or feelings under normal circumstances.
(D) A general pervasive mood of unhappiness or depression.
(E) A tendency to develop physical symptoms or fears associated with personal or school problems.
Guiding Questions:
Guiding Questions:
Pedagogy:
Pedagogy:
- How do you teach intrinsic self-regulation?
- What strategies in a classroom setting are helpful to students who are unable to self-regulate?
Content:
Content:
- What is self-regulation?
- What skills are required for students to be able to self-regulate themselves?
Cited Sources
Cash, R. M. (2016). Self-regulation in the classroom: helping students learn how to learn. Minneapolis, MN: Free Spirit Publishing.Cited Sources
Emotional Disturbance. (2017, December 6). Retrieved from https://www.parentcenterhub.org/emotionaldisturbance/#:~:targetText=IDEA defines emotional disturbance as follows:&targetText=(A) An inability to learn,relationships with peers and teachers.
How Can We Help Kids With Self-Regulation? (n.d.). Retrieved from https://childmind.org/article/can-help-kids-self-regulation/.
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