Click to edit Master title style,Click to edit Master text styles,Second level,Third level,Fourth level,Fifth level,*,*,*,Maintaining Appropriate Student Behavior,Monitoring Student Behavior,Its important to monitor both:,student involvement in learning activities,student compliance with classroom rules and procedures,Prompt Management of Inappropriate Behavior,There are 4 easy rules a teacher can use to deal with inappropriate behavior,1.Appropriate physical signals(Eye contact,Finger to lips,Shaking head),2.Remind the student of the correct procedure,3.Redirect students if they get off task,4.Ask the student to stop what they are doing and monitor them until they stop,Building a Positive Climate using Incentives and Rewards,Incentives and rewards can be used to motivate students to do better and behave better,Incentives can be as simple as a competitive learning game within a class,Rewards in a classroom include things like(Food,Extra points on an assignment),Consistency,It is important to be consistent when:,Applying rules and procedures to all students,Consistency with rules should be broken only if a students individualized education program stipulates it,Communication Skills for Teaching,Constructive Assertiveness,How is this teacher not being constructively assertive?,This teacher is being,Hostile or Aggressive,Argumentative,Inflexible,This is not being constructively assertive,Constructive Assertiveness,How is this teacher being constructively assertive?,This teacher is,Using clear statements,Using unambiguous body language,Insisting on appropriate behavior,Empathic Responding,How is this teacher not being responsive?,This teacher is,Not resolving the situation,Provoking a confrontation,Empathic Responding,How is this teacher being responsive?,This teacher is,Avoiding an argument with the student,Acknowledging the students concern,Inviting further discussion,Problem Solving,Teachers use both constructive assertiveness and empathic responding to solve problems in the classroom,It is best to trust students at first when trying to solve a problem,If the trust is broken then the teacher should be more demanding on that student about the problem within the class,Communicating with parents,Teachers should always treat parents as a team member,Teachers should avoid being defensive and threatening,Its a good idea to post weekly grades of students and let parents know how they can,access those grades.,