This are the behavior expectations I will uphold within my science classroom this year. I am taking notes of them now and will edit them as I go along so I can refer back to them over the years and hopefully improve!
100% of the expectations must be upheld. Students are here to learn and they are expected to be following directions, there is no other option.
The sequence of strategies I will use to redirect students' behavior
Non verbal intervention
- Eye contact
- Hand gesture
- Tap on desk
Positive group intervention
- "everybody need to look at me"
- Repeat what they are supposed to be doing, not what they are doing wrong
Anonymous individual correction
- Do not sat a direct name, it gives them power to take attention of the class to further goof off
Private individual correction
- If you can talk to them individually (like during independent work)
Lightning speed correction
- "Joe eyes on me" then move on, do not pause before or after that could give them a chance to act. This is used when anonymous individual correction did not work
Consequence
- Start with the smallest- don't go nuclear
- "Joe I will see you after class"
- Least invasive thing you can do at the time
- Should not be based off emotion- keep yourself together! :D
- "I asked you to do something, refocused you, and you did not comply...."
YOU ALWAYS NEED TO KEEP A STRONG VOICE
Calm and in control. Not louder-quieter
Fewer words the better. Eyes on me.
Never talk over a student
Use a quiet posture of power, hands behind your back, stand up straight- "eyes on me."
NO WARNINGS
State what you expect
If you give a warning, it means its okay the first time
List of possible consequences
- move seats
- send outside
- call parents
- apology letter
- stay after class
- detention
- loss of break
- stay a couple minutes after class
- loss of music
- removal from class
- stop, look at the clock, counting the time it takes for the students to notice, that time the students have to stay after class
- privileges that can be taken away- uboast, music, games that you had planned at the end of the day/week etc