Managing Student Behavior:
Managing student behavior seems to be a challenging yet fundamental process, Thru monitoring my students they whole class period. By monitoring Many positive outcomes will come to fruition. It creates a positive learning experience, keeps students on task, helps them focus on outcomes, & makes for a more individual instruction, to name a few.
Ways to be a more effective student monitor are…….
- Move around the room
- Move distractors out of reach, such as book bags, phones, ect…
- Do the 20 second survey.
- Give students the 2 minute time frame to settle in.
- Move towards the distracted student.
- Be sure to balance student attention to all in the class.
- Understand student behavior, look for body language. Look for students who look to be inclusive & exclusive.
- Look for silent students, & try to break the class down into smaller groups to encourage more inclusion. Get them to share their experiences. Get to know them.
- With angry students, listen to them & show interest in them. Allow them to express their opinion. Always stay calm & rational .If there is a complaint, give them a deadline for a written complaint. Possible re-assess the situation.
- Cheating students are just cheating themselves, however developing a rapport with them can help them not feel they must cheat. I have a series of T/F, Multiple choice, & short answer questions on my tests, this is shown to helps curb cheating.
- “Making the hard call”, for a student who should be considered to be removed from a class, one should include administration, & fully document all that has taken place to get to that point. Look for when the student is constantly being disruptive & is no longer learning in the class.
