Effective Strategies for Classroom Management: Dealing with Difficult Students
Learn valuable techniques for handling defiant students and discover effective classroom management practices. Engage in group discussions, share strategies, and explore the best ways to inform students of consequences. Understand the importance of taking time to respond to misbehavior and the significance of setting boundaries with challenging students.
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The Classroom Management Secret Date: Dealing and Responding to Difficult Students 3:30-5:30pm
Objectives I will learn different techniques to deal with defiant and difficult students. I will begin searching different websites to assist with classroom management practices and strategies.
Group Norms Be an active participant! Be a respectful listener/speaker Limit Side Conversations Be present Have Fun!
Whip Around Please write your name on a piece of paper so that everyone can see who you are Complete this sentence frame for a brief introduction! My name is ______________ and I teach ______________ at _______________ School.
Table Talk How do you respond to students that break a rule/procedure with respect to your classroom management plan? At your tables, everyone share 1 strategy that you use and place it on a post- it. Be prepared to share your response at each table! After sharing with the group, please place the strategy on the chart paper!
What is the best way to inform students of a consequence? Tell them why Keep your thoughts, opinions, and comments to yourself! Do not escort to time-out Be more like a referee, less like a judge!!! Safeguard your influence Move on! Self-discovery follow the plan, allow them to come to terms that THEY ALONE broke the contract/plan!
Why you should take your time responding to misbehavior It allows you to be the witness. It deescalates the behavior. It saves learning time. It allows for introspection. It keeps you cool. Use watchful eyes!
Table talk Is there any reason why you should not reward students for good behavior? What is the ultimate reward in any classroom? Discuss with your table and be prepared to share your responses!
Why you need to draw a line in the sand with difficult students Read aloud page 75 The Alternative Integrity of the classroom cannot be purchased for any price! Hold students accountable for THEIR DECISIONS and MISBEHAVIOR!
Why you shouldnt ask misbehaving students to explain themselves It s hard to put into words It causes resentment The teacher s motives are mixed up It undermines real, effective accountability It s stressful! It s your relationship with the student Do not make it personal!
Scenario A student has just broken a rule in your classroom and you ask to meet with this student privately what does the conversation look like in your classroom with that student? Table talk: Discuss with your table members how you would facilitate that discussion. Be prepared to share out responses!
What if a student refuses to follow a directive? *** Think about whether you have been consistent throughout the process! *** Have you observed the misbehavior??? Now ***Give them a time frame to think about their choice for refusing and to give them a moment to reconsider before moving on to your classroom management plan. ***This way, the choice belongs to the student! Teacher should go back to what he/she is doing!
6 Powerful, Soul-Searching Things You Can Say to Difficult Students! 1) You re better than that! 2) This is not who you are! 3) That s Not Good Enough! 4) You Can Do This 5) Now that is how you do it! 6) I Believe in You
Practice! Practice! Practice! At your tables, come up with a scenario where you could use each of the six phrases to your students! ***After 5-6 minutes, your group can share one scenario where you can utilize this phrase. Be prepared to share out responses!
How do I respond to a disrespectful student? Lose the battle Let it go Stay Calm Pause End it Move On Do nothing Enforce Notify Let remorse set in
8 Things Teachers Do To Cause Boredom! 1) Sitting too long! 2) Talking too much 3) Making the simple, complex! 4) Making the interesting, uninteresting! 5) Talking about behavior instead of doing something about it! 6) Directing too much, observing too little 7) Leading a slow, sloppy, slip-shod pace 8) Failing to adjust
Four ways to capture your students attention! Adventure Humor Challenge Fascination
Just Breathe! Table talk Why is taking a short pause or deep breath a powerful classroom management strategy? Discuss with your table be prepared to share out responses!
Technology! Take the remainder of the session to explore various teaching websites that can assist in your ultimate plan for the year! On the next two slides there will be topics and a list of websites with research and activities to use! Please share with your group additional ideas/websites and put them on the chart paper.
Scavenger Hunt-Technology On the following slides, take time to look at various websites that contain information on the following: 11 Techniques for Classroom Discipline Techniques that Backfire Stages of Discipline Tool Box-Class Constitution Respect/Talking/Time-Out Lessons Behavior Management Forms/Behavior Logs/Charts Michael Linsin s Website
Websites http://www.honorlevel.com/x47.xml. http://www.honorlevel.com/x46.xml. http://www.honorlevel.com/x45.xml. l. http://www.nea.org/tools/49922.htm. http://www.pacificnet.net/~mandel/ClassroomManagement.html. http://www.teachhub.com/10-ways-deal-difficult-students. http://www.edutopia.org/blog/art-of-managing-middle-schoolers-ben-Johnson. https://www.teachervision.com/classroom-discipline/resource/6283.html. http://www.freeprintablebehaviorcharts.com/teacher's_page.htm. http://www.lessonplansinc.com/classroom_management_strategies.php. www.classroommanagement.com. http://www.smartclassroommanagement.com/about-michael-linsin/.
Evaluations Please complete the evaluations for the session.
Contact Information Christopher J. Persky perscj@fusd.net 909-357-7600 ext. 29355 Julia Clark clarja@fusd.net 909-357-7600 ext. 29357
