Classroom Management and Discipline

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Session Description

“Don’t smile until Christmas.” This old adage implies teachers should begin their year as strict, uninviting individuals who maintain tight control over their students.  Is our classroom a kingdom, and we the judges and jailers? Join us in this session to discover how to best demonstrate the standards and expectations of our class while developing a culture of caring.

Learner Outcomes

By the end of the sessions participants will know / be able to: 
  1. Develop classroom and behavior management techniques, classroom community building, and individual interventions.
  2. Promote positive redirection of behavior, development of social skills, and of self-discipline.
  3. Utilize strategies to manage appropriate technology use.

Warm-Up:

Create management strategies (dotstorming) that would limit problem behaviors before they start.

Activity 1:

  • Discussion of strategies created in warm-up
  • Slideshow and discussion on how to build student-teacher relationships.

Activity 2:

  • Partner up with two or three people.
  • Go to the Google Doc and fill in a solution for one of the scenarios.  Be thinking about accountability, expectations and student relationships.
  • Be prepared to discuss your solution.

Closure:

Enter your post on the padlet explaining one strategy you could implement in your classroom. 

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