This article is called Creating Smarter Classrooms: Data-Based Decision Making for Effective Classroom Management. This also written by Sara McDaniel and Nicholas A. Gage. In this article, Mrs. Maxwell is a third grade teacher and she has been having difficulties with the behavior of one of the students in her classroom. The student is constantly disrupting the classroom and creating a distraction from other students learning as well. As a result, Mrs. Maxwell has decided to develop a framework for monitoring her students’ behavior, and appropriately address the behavior. Also the article discusses on the style and steps that are used to create an effective data based solution. There are also four main steps the author mentions that are very important for effective behavioral framework. The first step is to define the problem and stablish a judgment criteria. This is the foundation on which the following steps are based on. The goal is to describe the problem behavior with enough detail and precision that it can be measured and thoroughly examined. The …show more content…
There are three types of data that can be used and are called, permanent product are quizzes and checklists, soliciting opinions are practically interviews, and direct observation is primarily similar to doing and ABC checklist. This is one of the most critical part of the intervention process, it is important to take data before the intervention and after the intervention. In Mrs. Maxwell situation, she knew she wanted to collect direct data observation. She used tally marks to count the number of disruptions made, and on the days those disruption were made. At the end she would add up all the marks to see the total disruption for that day. Next she could easily uses an ABAB graph to measure the intervention plan she would implement based on the data she collected as her initial starting point. She could easily measure the effectiveness of each intervention she
The decision making process follows the same steps every time a decision is made. The first step is to analysis the problem presented thoroughly (Rossi, Picchi, Di Stefano, Marongiu, & Scarsini, 2015). Questions such as; what is the problem?, and why should the problem be solved? May need to be answered before the person engages in the
In the problem analysis phase of effective decision making, group members should recognize any obstacle that may arise that needs to be improved or changed and determine the characteristics, magnitude, and possible cause(s) of that obstacle confronting them. This phase lays the groundwork for what the group should be prepared for as they work together (Hirokawa & Salazar, 1999 p. 170).After analyzing the problem, the group should then discuss and establish goals and objectives in order to generate proposed solutions of
During the days before school has started, the first thing to attend to is the classroom setup, this is important because the arrangement of the room will, affect how the day will proceed and support your teaching. Along with an effective class arrangement a behavior management model should be implemented. Behavior in my classroom will be tracked using the app Class Dojo. This application can be downloaded by teachers, students, and parents allowing behavior to be tracked along with multiple other things such as attendance and the ability to chat with parents. This app allows for positive feedback along with negative feedback and the good part about it is that parents can download the app and see how his or her child is doing.
Good classroom and behaviour management is essential for a lesson to run smoothly. Knowing how to anticipate and manage problems will ensure that students spend maximum time on task, and those students who are eager to learn are
Many teachers are faced with the difficult task of managing their student’s behavior. Even if we
The decision making process can also be divided into seven steps, where the first step will basically involve defining the problem. These steps allow for the main issue to be identified, and therefore the manager should make sure that it has been done correctly. After the problem identification stage, we can move forward and identify the limiting factors, and in this the manager should make use of all resources available to do it the best way. Some of the resources include information, time, personnel, equipment and supplies. Using this, managers can be able to identify the factors that might hinder them from achieving their goals.
Classroom management is a popular topic in education. Teachers are always looking for ways to improve their classroom environment, or new ways to deal with problem behaviors. For every person who has ever worked with children, there is an idea, a theory, as to how to best meet children’s needs. Early theorists provide the basis for many current behavior management ideas, and often include a combination of ideas. Theorists such as Abraham Maslow, Rudolf Dreikurs, William Glasser, and Stanley Coppersmith offer insight into the behavior and motivations of children that help teachers design strategies to prevent disruption and provide a positive learning environment for all students.
Teachers are not only expected to teach their students, but also provide an environment where everyone feels safe and can learn. Classroom management is a very important part of teaching. Students cannot learn in an unsafe, disruptive environment. This paper will discuss the strategy of SHAPING, how it is used to modify a student’s behavior, and give an example of how to modify a student’s behavior. This paper will also discuss my personal beliefs about classroom management, share rules and expectations for the classroom, rewards for individuals and the class, designing the classroom where the teacher is visible and there are no distractions, and discuss some classroom procedures and how they contribute to classroom management
The following explanation is structured based on the decision making model: Define the problem (A), Analyze Alternatives (B), Make a Choice (C), Take Action (D), Evaluate Result (E). For each of the steps in the decision-making process, I will list each situation in order (1-4) stated in Case 9, W-115.
• Identify potential problems or risks so that they can be resolved at an early stage.
During my inquiry, I considered theories when planning, taking action, reflecting, evaluating and finally documenting. Sometimes we can feel pressure to handle disruptive behaviours immediately. Taking the time to understand the behaviour and to consider various options often results in a more constructive resolution. After an event is past, taking the time to evaluate the effectiveness of our response can help to improve our reaction in the next situation (Kuhlenschmidt & Layne, 1999). During my inquiry, I made questions about student behaviour and made assumptions. As an example student behaviour during Friday, last period was really disruptive. I assumed, that may be their energy supply is low or excitement about the weekend (mood). Discussion with teachers proved me this was a very common experience. Research showed that It’s natural for student attention levels to vary according to motivation, mood, perceived relevance of the material, and other factors (Briggs, 2014). Based on my understandings, knowledge, readings and other experts’ ideas, I developed an action plan for behaviour management in year 8
The first step in the decision making process is to gather information about the problem. The best method to acquire this information is from the users through
First step in decision making process is identifying the problems. As McShane and Von Glinow (2000) stated, a problem can be
* Define the problem: differentiate facts from opinions, specify underlying causes, tap everyone involved for information, state the problem explicitly, identify what standard is violated, determine whose problem it is, avoid stating the problem as a disguised solution.
Classroom management and classroom discipline share a correlation with one another yet; they are uniquely different issues and should remain a separate focus of the teacher. (Cantor, 2006) Behavior and misbehavior also share a connection but represent different degrees of infraction. (Charles, 2008) This essay focuses on the differences and similarities of these topics and their relation to the classroom.