Proactive Classroom Management, K 8: A Practical Guide to Empower Students and TeachersEvery teacher dreams of the perfect, well-behaved class, but the reality can be quite different. On those less-than-perfect days, having a system in place helps you and your students stay on track. This gold mine of teacher-developed and -approved strategies goes beyond classroom management theory and gives you ready-to-use tools that not only encourage positive behavior, but also empower students to take responsibility for their behavior. This book is organized into two sections: the first provides general classroom operating principles for maintaining control of the classroom and for helping teachers with day-to-day classroom management; and the second is chock full of teacher-friendly activities to promote an enhanced classroom environment. Excellent for all students, these strategies will help you: (1) Improve your teaching and classroom management skills; (2) Enhance your knowledge base; and (3) Maintain a positive attitude so that you can be proactive rather than reactive. Also included are a quick-glance chart that groups the activities by appropriate grade level and checklists for classroom procedures and routines, teacher classroom management, and self- evaluation. Are you ready to get started? Let these "best of the best" activities lead the way! |
Contents
INTRODUCTION | 1 |
Book Organization | 2 |
PROACTIVE TEACHING AND EMPOWERING STUDENTS | 5 |
EMPOWERING STUDENTS THROUGH PROACTIVE TEACHING | 7 |
Recognition and Encouragement | 8 |
Establishing Clear Ground Rules | 10 |
Classroom Ground Rules | 11 |
Teacher Commitment Statements | 12 |
Individual Rewards | 106 |
Kill the Curiosity | 107 |
Kind and Caring Tickets | 108 |
Large Group Rhythm | 109 |
Large Group Singing | 110 |
Lender Binder | 111 |
Long Journey Home | 112 |
Look at Me | 113 |
BOUNDARIES | 15 |
Foul Language | 16 |
TEACHER SELFESTEEM | 21 |
Authoritarian or Passive BlowUp or GiveUp Responses by Teachers | 23 |
Sensible Tips | 25 |
TEACHING AND REWARDING RESPONSIBLE BEHAVIOR | 29 |
Event + Response Consequence | 32 |
E + R C Activities | 34 |
RESPONSIBLE INSTRUCTION | 37 |
Responsible Instruction | 38 |
Irresponsible Instruction | 39 |
Key Points for Responsible Instruction | 40 |
NINE FEATURES FOR EFFECTIVE CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT AND STUDENT EMPOWERMENT | 43 |
Sample IeAM SystemMrs Perez | 45 |
Sample IeAM SystemMr Olsen | 46 |
Data Collection | 47 |
Classroom Procedures and Routines Checklist | 49 |
Incorporating Procedures in Your Classroom | 51 |
Classroom Procedure and Routines Checklist for Teachers | 52 |
Teacher Classroom Management SelfCheck | 53 |
Teacher Classroom Management Checklist | 55 |
School Behavior Checklist | 57 |
School Behavior Progress Goals Sheet | 59 |
Classroom Meeting Agenda Template | 61 |
CooperativeCollaborative Learning | 62 |
What Cooperative Learning Looks Like | 63 |
Conflict Resolution | 65 |
Communication | 66 |
Conflict Resolution With Difficult Students | 67 |
Classroom Manager Roles | 69 |
ACTIVITIES TO PROMOTE POSITIVE CLASSROOM AND STUDENT BEHAVIOR | 75 |
45 pm300 pm Store | 77 |
Accomplishment Journal | 78 |
Achievement Chart | 79 |
Achieving the Spirit of Academic Excellence | 80 |
The Adventures of Regie | 81 |
All Smiles | 82 |
Assignment Jar | 84 |
AuthorScientist Chair | 85 |
Beebes Bucks | 86 |
Boost for Homework | 87 |
Brain Food | 88 |
Bravo Point System | 89 |
Campus Stewards | 91 |
Caught Being Good | 92 |
CEOs | 93 |
Chance Tickets | 94 |
Characters | 95 |
Choose a Card | 96 |
Choose a Card Chart | 97 |
Classroom Store | 98 |
Colored Cards | 99 |
Earn the Activity of Your Choice | 100 |
Fun Friday Choices | 101 |
Giving Positives | 102 |
Good Group Award | 103 |
Group Points | 104 |
Homework Pass | 105 |
Lunch With Teacher | 114 |
Marbles in a Jar | 115 |
Mr Stevens Bucks | 116 |
Name in the Heart Box | 117 |
Number Club | 118 |
Olympics | 119 |
Pass Challenge | 120 |
Pay Well to Those Who Play Well | 121 |
Pizza Challenge | 122 |
Popsicle Sticks | 123 |
Privilege Auction | 124 |
Question Box | 125 |
Red LightGreen Light | 126 |
Resource Points | 127 |
SelfTalk | 128 |
Sharing the News | 129 |
Sharing Time | 130 |
Show n Tell | 131 |
Smiley Faces | 132 |
Soapbox | 133 |
Stamp Your Way to Good Behavior | 134 |
Star Jar | 135 |
Star of the Week | 136 |
Stars Dollars and La Tiendita | 137 |
Stickers for All Seasons | 138 |
Stickers on Paper | 139 |
Stoplight | 140 |
Surprise Money | 141 |
Table of the Week | 142 |
Teacher Dollars | 143 |
Teachers Shop | 144 |
Team Leaders | 145 |
Thank You Cards | 146 |
Thermometer | 147 |
Thumb Prints | 148 |
Tickets | 149 |
Unit LogTable of Contents | 150 |
VIP Passes | 151 |
Wall Map | 152 |
Watch Me Grow | 153 |
Weekly Grid | 154 |
Without a Raffle | 155 |
YellowBlue Sheet Rewards | 156 |
CLOSING REMARKS | 157 |
Getting Your Activity Published | 158 |
Activity Template | 159 |
RESOURCES | 161 |
Bibliography | 162 |
E + R C WALL POSTER | 167 |
IeAM CAPABLE WALL POSTER | 168 |
IeAM SYSTEM TEMPLATE | 169 |
CHECKING MYSELF BOXES | 170 |
MY PROGRESS GOALS | 171 |
CONFLICT RESOLUTION FORM | 172 |
SCATTERPLOTDATA RECORDING FORM | 173 |
SCHOOL DISCIPLINE REPORT FORM | 174 |
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activity Annie Glenn appropriate behavior Ask the students attention deficit disorder Audience beginning behav behavior problems campus cards challenges chance tickets chart checklist child choice choose class rules classmates classroom management classroom rules completed Conflict Resolution consequences cooperative groups cooperative learning create daily dents Description desk Diana Browning discussion Elementary through junior encourage positive behavior encourage students established example expectations folder give grade ground rules homework assignments homework pass individual instruction interaction junior high school kind and caring Koosh Ball learning lesson lunch Materials math minutes monitor Objective on-task one’s paper pencils pizza points positive behavior support prizes proactive Progress Goals Rachel recess reinforce reward School Behavior selecting teacher share sheet smiley faces Specific classroom implementation star sticker paper stickers student behavior talking tally mark task Tina turn Upper elementary week weekly William Glasser write X X X Yes In Progress