Classroom Management

SPEC 534

Session #1

Welcome

• Find a partner– Find one commonality– Find one thing unique or

special to each person

• Introduce your partner to the group

Reflective Questions

• How does having time to become familiar with classmates affect behavior?

• “Relationships are all there is to reality”

• Margaret Wheatley (1992)

• How does establishing clear expectations affect behavior?

Objectives• Introductions to the course and

defining expectations• Identify the factors that contribute

to student behavior, including the impact educators have on student behavior – Reflecting on educator attitudes

about behavior concerns

• Identify legal issues, guidelines, and educator responsibilities for best practice in classroom and school climate – Identifying the

expectations/competencies of educators that address behavior and class/school climate

What Some Typical Attitudes About

Behavior Concerns?

• Read assigned section

– What are some reasons that this comment has merit?

– What are some reasons that this comment does not have merit?

– What is your reaction?

Traditional Approach to Managing Challenging Behaviors

(Knoster and Lapos, 1993)

Challengingbehavior

Perception of noncompliance

Look to “Control “or “Punish”

Design/applymanipulativeinterventionsto have power over student

Maintain/increasechallenging behaviors

Student’s needsremain unaddressed

Effective Behavior Support(Knoster and Lapos, 1993)

Challengingbehavior

Perception of unmet needs

Look to understand needs &develop hypothesis

Design/deliverprevention/interventionstrategies based on hypothesis

Reductions in challenging behaviors by learning alternativeskills

Meet needs in a moresocially acceptablemanner

Personal growth improvesself control

ImprovedQuality ofLife

What is Expected of Educators?

• Look over the Common Core of Teaching and CEC Professional Standards

• What are specific competencies that address school climate and student behavior?

• How are other competencies affected by school climate and student behavior?

Homework• Go to Connecticut State

Department’s web site and locate the Common Core of Teaching Standards that relate to your major. http://www.state.ct.us/sde/

• Select a student for the case study

• Read article– Rao, S. et. al. (2003) Using

narrative logs-understanding students’ challenging behaviors. Teaching Exceptional Children, 35, 5, 22-29.