The most important tactic when navigating challenging students is to make a concerted effort to understand WHY the student is acting out. Discovering the underlying issues contributing to the ineffective behavior.
When I have come to notice through this, is that understanding the underlying causes of a behavior or what trauma the student might have endured can have a major influence in how they learn and listen in class, and will influence their behaviors as well
Building relationships is important and respect in the classroom is a must.
The role of CTE educator has to reach beyond the syllabus to help identify possible hurdles a student may be facing.
So nice to see that there is a web site out there like pbis to help with those challenging students. It's hard to know what to do in this day and age with challenging students and this will definitely help.
Relationships are the key to understanding the behavior of students and also co-workers. When the students reallize that you care about them as individuals, they will care about performing well in your classroom.
All students need to respect from the teacher and vice versa. Students with trauma will react more positively to a teacher that understands them and their experiences.
This module assisted in reinforcing information vital to student success. Engaging the student in their own learning is so powerful and can be motivating. Instructors in the CTE field have the ability to empower students in their learning through the development of a positive and engaged learning environment.
Difficult students have been a constant in my welding shop at school. If we create good boundries problems won't become what they would have.
It is important to be able to relate to challenging students and the best way to approach these kinds of situations.
THE PBIS website is going to be very helpful for review.
I really appreciated the video on Trauma-Informed Schools. This is the first time I've heard of this initiative. I have spoken with students who are experiencing trauma in their private lives and consequently struggle in class. It's hard for students to think about learning pathophysiology when they don't know if they'll eat tomorrow, or where they're sleeping tonight or if the abusive boyfriend is going to be there after class. Learning about the resources & support services offered at my school has been HUGE in helping me to steer these students towards those offices & organizations that can help them meet their needs so their minds are free to learn.
I really appreciate the concrete guidance on addressing unwanted behaviors- teachers can't take student disruptions personally and it can be really hard to learn this in the beginning. Getting to the root cause of the unwanted behavior is a crucial first step to resolving conflicts with students. Pulling a student aside to discretely check in and find out what's going on can be an easy way to interrupt problematic behaviors. Often the answer is simple- the student is having a bad day or is hungry and the teacher can offer a quick solution (take a quick break, have a granola bar), but if the problem is deeper and requires further intervention, then the teacher has the opportunity to seek out more help for the students. This type of response helps to eliminate unnecessary punitive discipline (which often does more harm to students than good).
Building relationships can generate positive results. Sometimes there are other underlining issues to a studens sudden outburst/change.
Great module explaing why it is so important to know your students. Many students are effected by many trauma's in life that effect thier learning and working abilities. There was some great sites that I have bookmarked to use in my teaching career.
working in a incarcerated setting provides first hand knowledge into some of the most challenging personal issues that affect the outcome in class.
Our students can often be experiencing challenges beyond the scope we may imagine, it is important to have a variety of tools in our toolbox when responding to challenging behavior.
I've learned quite a bit! I'm happy that the methods I've been using in my classroom align with modern CTE techniques, and I really like the idea of creating a weekly soft skills assignment. I think CTE students particularly can benefit from it, since they're so vital to a thriving professional career.
Student suverys are extremly helpful in collecting information about students' interests and goals. Creating a positive learning environment and knowing your students is a way to avoid and/or manage behavior and academic challenges students might face.
I have had many resources available since day one. Looking back to that first year I do wish that I would have utilized the resources more than just trying to make it day by day.
