Managing Classroom Discipline Problems
Four Fundamentals of Effective Classroom Management
�� Know what you want and what you don��t want from students
�� Show and tell your students what you want.
�� When you get what you want, acknowledge (not praise) it
�� When you get something else, act quickly and appropriately.
MANAGING INAPPROPRIATE BEHAVIOR
Most inappropriate behavior in classrooms that is not seriously disruptive can be managed by relatively simple procedures that prevent escalation. Try these tips:
Address instruction and assignments to challenge academic achievement while continuing to assure individual student success.
Practice skills that minimize misbehavior.
Monitor students carefully and frequently so that misbehavior is detected early before it involves many students or becomes a serious disruption.
Act to stop inappropriate behavior so as not to interrupt the instructional activity or to call excessive attention to the student by practicing the following un-obstructive strategies:
Move close to the offending student or students, make eye contact and give a nonverbal signal to stop the offensive behavior.
Call the student��s name or giving a short verbal instruction to stop behavior.
Redirect the student to appropriate behavior by stating what the student should be doing; citing the applicable procedure or rule.
Example: "Please, look at the overhead projector and read the first line with me, I need to see everyone's eyes looking here."
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