Classroom Management and Behavior Strategies!

My CT does uses a lot of techniques when it comes to behavior management strategies. There are two students in my classroom that are having trouble maintaining their good behavior so she has them on a check in-check out behavior system. What this means is that both of these students have a goal that they are to strive to meet everyday and once this goal has been met every day in a row for a certain number of weeks, they move onto a new goal. Along with this goal the students carry a clipboard around with them with a sheet for teachers to fill out. If the students go to art that teacher has to fill out that time frame of the day. There a different rewards for each of these students as well if they are having a good day. So far, it has been working pretty well! Another behavior management strategy that my CT uses is PBIS which is what the whole school uses I believe. My teacher has a chart and everyone starts on green. They have to spaces to clip up, and then earn a reward or if they are bad, they have two chances to move down. When you move down, you have to take home a behavior worksheet and fill it out for homework to explain why you were behaving that way and return it school the next day. The lowest spot you can put your clip, is when there is an office referral and the teacher decides what happens. I like how my teacher does this because she explains to the student why they are clipping up or down instead of just having the student move their clip. I think this aspect is the most important because if the students don't know why they are clipping up or down then the system has no point.

As for classroom management strategies that my CT uses, one I like is setting timers. During small groups, she is always with a group and then I am always with a group, but there are still two groups that do not have adults with them. She sets the timer to let us all know when to rotate which is super beneficial because then I don't have to keep looking at my watch during this time. Lastly, one other aspect I like is that my teacher has students do jobs and the jobs remain the same for two weeks. The idea behind this is for students to get the hang of the job and really understand the responsibilities of having a job. If you give a student a job and switch it a day later, there may have been a point where that student actually never used his job within the day resulting in him/her not learning any of the responsibilities of that specific job.

I have learned so much this semester from my CT and am watching how all of the students respect her so much and listen to her so well. I only hope that I am that strong willed and strict, but also as close as my students as she is with her. She sets down the rules, but is also a fun teacher. I cannot wait to keep learning more aspects of teaching from here within the next three weeks!