Presented by Maria Ekhator Amanda Lee Jennifer Montoya

Presented by: Maria Ekhator Amanda Lee Jennifer Montoya Meryl Sevcik Diana Viteri

K W L -Give choices You can’t be the nice teacher all the time. What are some behavior management strategies? -Redirecting instead of punishing -Model and highlight good behavior -Be Positive

K W L - Lay down your expectations for your students at the beginning of the school year. It’s not as easy as it seems. - Be firm and consistent about the Classroom How do we put to ease rules. our worries about -A teacher must be well behavior issues? prepared every day for the students. -A teacher can re-direct negative behavior without been confrontational about it.

K W L • classroom management strategies have changed. (discipline, Love and Logic) Classroom management has changed dramatically over the years. What changes have occurred over the years? • technology and ways of teaching have changed (smart board, ELMO) • parent involvement and how to involve them in the school

K W L -be flexible -allow yourself to change the direction of your lesson if necessary Classroom management doesn’t come natural and requires experience. How to incorporate different strategies with different students? -know your students strengths and weaknesses - have multiple "back of plans" if the lesson becomes too difficult or too easy

K W L -Other teachers on your team -Team leader -Staff There is a support system and it is important to use it. Where and who is our support system? -Principals, vice principal, etc. -Mentor teacher -Supervisor -Former professors - Parents of students

• Teaching with Love & Logic Jim Fay and David Funk • Setting Limits in the Classroom: How to Move Beyond the Classroom Dance of Discipline Robert J. Mackenzie • Positive Discipline in the Classroom: Developing Mutual Respect, Cooperation, and Responsibility in Your Classroom Jane Nelsen, Lynn Lott and H. Stephen Glenn