Inquiry Blog Check 3

Expanding off of the experiences I have had with my previous lessons this semester, there are a lot of different behavior management strategies that I would like to be consistent in and also implement during my connected lesson. My CT has just recently gone to a "Touch Kid" seminar that gave her plenty of different strategies that would be very helpful to try to start implementing in the classroom.

Based upon the data that has been collected within the past few weeks concerning the student's behavior trends, it is evident that some behaviors keep occuring within the classroom. For my connected lesson, I plan on using the new strategies that are shown in the "Tough Kid Toolkit" in order to have better behavior management implementation and skills. Some of the trends that the data has shown us about how the whole class behaves is that the students have trouble following directions and listening, working without disturbing others, respecting their peers and authority, and practicing self-control.

There are several strategies that my CT and I would like to start during. Most of the stratgies involve positive reinforcement and focusing on the students rather than focusing on ourselves. One strategy that we will start implementing is that if the student has a meltdown during a lesson, we quickly address that their actions are not acceptable and that you will address it during recess or lunch time. Taking away from the student's recreational time rather than instructional time is more of a punishment for them rather than taking away from your time teaching. Another strategy that I would like to implement in the classroom is to have the student check off themselves whenever they do something right or adhere to the classroom rules. This is beneficial for students who usually have trouble with following the classroom procedures and expectations. If a teacher does not notice their good actions, they can notice it themselves and check off quickly how many times a day they are doing well in class. In my classroom, we started implementing that today with one of our students by hiding a sticknote under his name tag so that he would be the only one to be aware of it. This is a good strategy to use during the lesson for instance because if I don't see that the student is waiting patiently and is raising their hand, they can acknowledge their good behavior rather than waiting for the teacher to.

These are some of the methods and strategies that I plan on implementing based upon the new data that I have gained from observing the classroom's behavior chart. I hope that these methods will eliminate some of the nagative behaviors such as practicing self-control and working without disturbing others.