MODULE 6 SHANNON PALOMBA CLASSROOM BEHAVIOR MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

MODULE 6 SHANNON PALOMBA

CLASSROOM BEHAVIOR MANAGEMENT SYSTEM Ms. Williamson’s classroom is very respectful and there isn’t really any behavior problems in her class. Her students do what they are asked to do, when they are asked to do it. Although Ms. Williamson’s class is very well-behaved, she still has a behavior management system in place and her students know the rules and procedures she has in place. If a student is misbehaving, Ms. Williamson just has to warn the student about clipping down for the student to do what they are supposed to do. Ms. Williamson also has a Mystery Motivator behavior system. Ms. Williamson has lines on the board that would spell the word “compliment” and every time the students do what they are supposed to do, and receive a compliment, they get a letter added to the board. Once the students receive enough compliments to spell out the word “compliment” they get a pizza party.

STOPLIGHT BEHAVIOR MANAGEMENT • I do not remember having a stoplight behavior system in any of my elementary school classes. One specific behavior management system I remember having in class was Buttons. In my first grade class we would receive a button when we did what we were supposed to do. If we misbehaved we would loose buttons. At the end of the week, we would get to pick out a prize based on how many buttons we got. • In the classes I have observed in, I do not think the stoplight strategy works well. In a kindergarten class I observed, the students did not seem to care what color they were on. I think the stoplight strategy could be affective if the teacher stuck to the “rule” of the system. For example, if a students clips down they should not be able to clip-up right at the end of the day just so they go home on green. In the kindergarten class I have observed, I saw a student clip-up at the end of the day every time that student clipped down. This would not have been a problem, if the student was not causing problems for the teacher every day. Students need to be responsible for their behaviors and understand that their behaviors have consequences.

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NEGATIVE BEHAVIOR? • If a student misbehaves in my classroom they will loose a ticket. If the student looses a ticket, they will walk laps during recess. If I notices that walking laps during recess is not an effective strategy I will send a note home to their parents about their behavior. If I have upper elementary age, I will have the students write about what they did wrong and what they can do next time to keep themselves from misbehaving.