IRIS+Module+Behavior+Management


 * 1. Why is it important to have a classroom management plan? What are the most important elements that your plan should include?**
 * || A teacher's first experiences in the classroom can make or break his or her career. Even under ideal circumstances, novice teachers experience many challenges. She or he must learn the curriculum, navigate the school culture, and apply a number of instructional alternatives for diverse learners. ||
 * || A teacher's first experiences in the classroom can make or break his or her career. Even under ideal circumstances, novice teachers experience many challenges. She or he must learn the curriculum, navigate the school culture, and apply a number of instructional alternatives for diverse learners. ||

> I believe investing time at the front end is difficult as a new teacher because what happens in the first moments of teaching can be rather unexpected. If a well thought at plan is created in advance, it makes a teacher prepared for those unpredictable moments. Focus on positive behaviors is also difficult as a new teacher because controlling the bad behaviors seems to become a priority. However, maintaining a positive attitude in the classroom alone can greatly reduce the negative attitudes created by problematic students. It is always better to focus on the positive rather than the negative.
 * Understanding of Cultural Influences on Behavior
 * Statement of Purpose
 * Rules and Expectations
 * Consequences
 * Procedures
 * Action Plan
 * 2. At the beginning of this module, you learned about six key assumptions that are critical for a comprehensive classroom management system. Pick two that you think a beginning teacher like Ms. Rollison might have difficulty following and develop some strategies to help her to determine whether she is following these guidelines:**
 * Six Key Assumptions**
 * Invest time at the front end
 * Focus on positive behaviors

Positive consequences are used to recognize and, ideally, to increase the frequency with which students do the right thing. Using an intermittent (unpredictable, ever-changing) schedule, teachers recognize those students who are following rules and procedures. Positive consequences can be used to develop self-managed behavior and are most effective when they target a specific behavior and are applied immediately, with eye contact and genuine enthusiasm. Negative consequences are used to decrease a student's problem behavior, are functional, and should be applied in an educative rather than vindictive fashion. In successful comprehensive behavior plans, negative consequences are presented in a hierarchy ranging from lesser to greater intensity. Negative consequences are best applied in combination with positive consequences, and it is important to ensure that they are logical and preserve a student's dignity.
 * 3. What should teachers keep in mind when delivering positive and negative consequences?**

For procedures to be effective, teachers must clearly articulate: Why the procedure is needed Where the procedure is needed When the procedure is needed How the procedure should be implemented In all instances, procedures should be explicitly taught and practiced until all students thoroughly understand what is expected of them. Correct execution of the procedure should be recognized, and problem areas should be corrected immediately.
 * 4. How can procedures that are well developed and specifically taught reduce behavior problems?**