Classroom Behavior Management (Part 1): Key Concepts and Foundational Practices
Challenge
View the movie below and then proceed to the Initial Thoughts section (time: 1:25).
Transcript: Challenge
Classroom Behavior Management (Part 1): Key Concepts and Foundational Practices
With the beginning of the school year only days away, new teacher Ms. Rollison is excited to start her teaching career, but she also has some doubts. Though she feels fairly confident in her teaching abilities, she wonders what she should do if her students arrive to class late, refuse to listen or work, use profanity, or get into fights. Although she never had issues while student teaching, Ms. Rollison realizes this was largely due to her experienced mentor teacher who had already developed an effective classroom behavior management system. She worries about her ability to create a positive learning environment on her own. Suddenly, her ideal image of eager and engaged sixth graders is replaced by a chaotic classroom filled with disrespectful and off-task students. She receives a range of contradictory suggestions from peers, which only exacerbates her feelings of anxiousness and uncertainty for the year ahead.
Here’s your challenge:
What should teachers understand about effective classroom behavior management?
How can teachers increase the chances that their students will behave appropriately?
