Do some of your own research on behavior management and its importance in the classroom. Go to YouTube and search for the following terms:
After you select and watch a video, write a brief summary of what you learned then answer the following questions:
What are some solutions you are interested to learn more about?
Go to edutopia, Teach.com, or Teachhub. Search for the following terms:
Select two articles from your search. Read them and write a summary, then use what you have learned to create your own system for positive motivation in your classroom.
How do you respond to conflict?
What do you do to resolve a conflict you have?
Take some time to think about these questions and your own experience with conflict; both as a child and as an adult. Being familiar with our own conflict resolution tool kit can help us give our students what we need to be successful in managing conflicts in a healthy way.
Familiarize yourself with the various types of behavioral contracts for the classroom. There are a lot of options out there, but search the following sites:
Intervention Central
Understood
Use search terms such as:
Once you have reviewed a few examples of behavioral contracts, draft one of your own to use for the classroom.
Add some behavioral management tools to your teacher toolkit. Take some time to explore edutopia, Pinterest, and Teacher Vision.
Search for the following terms:
Once you’ve explored the various tools at your disposal, make a list of the resources and tools that you plan to use in your classroom.
Reflect on a time when you experienced social shaming within the classroom.