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“Held Hostage by Bad Behavior?”
Teaching and Reaching The Difficult Student
Philosophy of Discipline
Self Control Teach Behavior
Expectations Classroom Ecology Building a Rapport
What we teach teachers…
Pedagogy, Lesson Planning, methods, first aid/safety,
What we don’t teach teachers…
Survival and self preservation skills Current social trends among youth Technological trends and techniques in education
Autocratic/Draconian
Laissez-Faire
Give and Take/Price is Right/Dealing
Emotional Response – Banshee Method
Thor Approach A consistent Approach is needed A measured Approach Your approach VS your style of teaching
Looks like/sounds like Feels like
Permissive Chaotic, uncontrolled, loose, loud,
Anxious, undisciplined
Authoritarian Quite, controlled, robotic, automated
Tense, disciplined, jail-like
Authoritative Free flowing, loud but purposeful
Open, respectful of all,
•We assume students know how to behave when they get to our classrooms
• We assume that students are taught to honor and value education
• We assume students understand the value of discipline and will react accordingly
Incorrect assumptions
It’s the luggage, the nonsense, garbage, emotions, games, hurts, history and problem your students have ever had…….and they will get dumped on your lap when you try to do the one thing you were hired for….
TEACH!
To bring attention to the student
To anchor the student in their emotional state, an excuse
To slow, stutter or stop the educational process, (for example entertainment or attention getting)
Drama deals only with emotion, it has nothing to do with student academic success
Boyfriends and Girlfriends
He said, She Said, twice removed
Misplaced “Honor” – The Shirt Stripper, Chest Beater and Bumper
Misplaced sense of worth or value
Signals that something else is wrong
The Drama Sniper
The Grenadier
The Machine Gunner
The Shock and Awe
The Mine Layer
If it did, there would be no need for prisons.
● “Kids don’t care how much you know until they know how much you care”
-Madeline Hunter
● Conflict is an essential part of growing up
● Parenting affects performance
● Problem behavior is captivating in nature
● Good discipline is ONLY a matter of good timing.
Proactive Strategies
Reactive Strategies
Be Proactive
1950’s style, industrialized
model of education
Teaching Napoleon to at risk teenagers
1. Summer long research 2. Will Durant’s text 3. A trip to Paris…. Actually no 4. A lesson plan to make a PhD proud! 5. Integrated Video and Smartboard
Lesson
Keep Cool Avoiding Power Struggles
Defending Credibility
Past History
Button Pushing-Parents in stores
Entertainment for the masses
I Understand Probably So Nevertheless I’m Sorry
Employ diffusers
“I Believe you”
“OK”
“Could be”
“You might be right”
“Diffusers” by Combs
Calm is Contagious!
Where have I placed my desks or tables?
Where do I stand to deliver my teacher-directed information?
Where are the windows?
Where are the entrances and exits?
Where are my visual information points?
Where are my learning centers?
Are there existing traffic patterns?
Lighting
Color Avoid extremes
Red/Orange – stimulating
Yellow – cheeriness/optimism
Blues/greens – calming effect
Scent
Music
Page 96
Try the questions
Discuss you classroom arrangement with your buddy.
“Teach To’s” T = Teach
E = Expectations so that
A = All
C = Children
H = Have
T = The
O = Opportunity to
S = Succeed
Show them what good behavior looks like
It’s all irrelevant until students are ready to be with you.
All happy and healthy families have Rules
Structure
Love (fake if needed)
Coach John Wooden
Direct Instruction Model Model
Lead
Test
I do, We do, You do
We Do, I Do, You Do
Practice Makes Permanent
Perfect
Demo
Almost-
but not
quite
The gray
area
Imperfect
Demo
By: Student Teacher Teacher
Teach-To Example: Listening
GOALS:
RATIONALE:
Expected Learning Behavior:
•To be good listeners
•To understand the material being presented
•To create a cooperative environment
•Instructional time increased
•Decreased frustration- Teacher & Student
1. Body facing speaker.
2. Eyes focused on the speaker’s face when she talking.
3. Eyes focused on board or screen when speaker is writing.
4. No talking (unless a question has been asked).
5. Sit quietly in chairs.
6. Raise hands for questions.
Determine what the teach to’s in your classroom/building
Young teachers may need to ask the veterans what the key rules should be.
Just posting rules in the classroom is not enough.
Frontload, spend as much time as needed in the beginning to teach these.
How many students receive training on How to use a public restroom?
Ride a bus?
Play with others. Fairly select a team?
Public Speaking?
How to ask for help?
Non-Contingent Interaction
Contingent Interaction
“Thanks for turning in your assignment.”
“Look over chapter 14 for tomorrow”
“Good job of citing the references in your paper.”
“That’s not quite right. Let’s try #14 one more time.”
“How’s your day going?”
“What is your pet’s name?”
“What music have you been listening to lately?”
“Good job in the game last night!”
“How are your grades in your other classes?”
Research is clear, if kids know you value them as human beings, they will return it.
A human doing just does stuff for you. A human being will do their all for you. Rules without Relationships =
Rebellion. Extra Curricula's
A set of classroom rules should be …..
1. Simple
2. Agreed upon
3. Readily visible, constantly
referenced
4. Clearly defined
TIPS ON DEVELOPING RAPPORT
• A sense of humor
• Encouraging class discussions
• Showing interests in them
• Available for help
• Knowing their names
• Sharing personal experiences and insights
• Relating course material to everyday life, citing
examples
• Understanding that students will have occasionally
personal problems which will hinder their progress
• Know their interests and aspirations
Questions?
“Time To Teach” Trainings for Schools
Strategic Planning (Vision-Mission-Goals-Strategies)
Differentiated Instruction, Methods and Strategies
Team Building
Eric Combs [email protected]
www.ericcombs.net
606 Primrose Lane
Tipp City, OH 45371
937-657-9959-Cell
937 -878-8668
(Fairborn City Schools)
