Ok we are back at the grind in the classroom and now that we are off the starting blocks we need to insure that we will be effective at managing our classes. How? First and foremost, remember that Ninety percent of your percieved discipline issues are not behavior problems. They are engagement problems (I will be doing a post on this in October). I put together the following PowerPoint for my staff and others to help identify some things educators can do to help increase their effectiveness in their class by first thinking about it from a buildingwide perspective rather than just a single classroom vantage-point. Take a look and see what you think.
Now as you do go about your school year, one other thing that your school can do to help be more effective with classroom management is have a clear process for what happens to students when they misbehave. Here is the process map that we follow at my school. http://prezi.com/hiw4wcrtewxw/ See what you think and let me know if you have any comments.
2 comments:
Thanks for sharing the powerpoint. Angie Seiders, a middle school principal, has adapted a 21-day focus on classroom/school management called 21 Days (insert school mascot name) Way. While all the schoolwide management components are initially introduce, each day the first month of school a different one is highlighted on the morning announcements. This gets everyone in the same boat in a positive manner.
I really enjoyed your powerpoint. It was extremely helpful and interesting.
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