1 Prevent Behaviour Problems

2 Develop Behaviour Management Approach Create Behaviour Plan for Yourself 1. Maintain composure 2. Acknowledge your feelings when such student misbehaviour occurs 3. Design a plan for yourself when such feelings occur 4. Know the options you have when dealing with deviant behaviour Determine Rules & Procedures for School year Stop, Look, & Listen Respect the rights of others Take care of equipment - Durst & Pangrazi (2002)

3 Communicate Consequences of not Following Rules Implement Your Management Plan Leader, not friend Communicate high standards Use activities that involve entire class Give Positive Group Feedback Discipline Individually and Avoid Group Negative Feedback - Durst & Pangrazi (2002) Develop Behaviour Management Approach

4 Avoid Feedback that Offers the Possibility for Backlash Preaching or moralizing Threatening Ordering or commanding Interrogating Refusing to listen Labeling - Durst & Pangrazi (2002) Develop Behaviour Management Approach “Hate the sin not the sinner”

5 Rules & Procedures Clear Positive Posted Developing Ownership

6 Sample Rules Keep your hands to yourself Stay in self space. When entering gym, always sign in with me and I will state what equipment to get (run or jog). When whistle is blown pause the activity and listen for further instructions. Display proper sportsmanship and game etiquette all of the time.

7 Sample Rules Remember safety. Just do it. Give it your all every day When the teacher raises her hand everyone must raise their hand, remain quiet, and give full attention to the teacher. Try everything hard and with an open-mind. Raise your hand if you want to talk or ask a question – wait till you’re called on. 100% participation!

8 Attention Moves What are they? How many are you comfortable with? Which ones do you need to work on? Attention moves - Saphier, G. (1987): 1. Winning 2. Acknowledging 3. Enlisting 4. Alerting 5. Desisting

9 Winning Encouragement Enthusiasm Praise Humour Dramatizing

10 Attention Moves What are they? How many are you comfortable with? Which ones do you need to work on? Attention moves - Saphier, G. (1987): 1. Winning 2. Acknowledging 3. Enlisting 4. Alerting 5. Desisting

11 Sometimes students are inattentive for reasons that have nothing to do with what’s going onin school or how skillful the teacher is. Best friend refused to sit with them on the bus Parents have just separated Important game this weekend Beating the Badgers Acknowledging

12 Attention Moves What are they? How many are you comfortable with? Which ones do you need to work on? Attention moves - Saphier, G. (1987): 1. Winning 2. Acknowledging 3. Enlisting 4. Alerting 5. Desisting

13 Enlisting Voice Variety Gesture Piquing Children’s Curiosity Suspense Challenge Making Student a Helper Props Connecting with Students’ Fantasies

14 Attention Moves What are they? How many are you comfortable with? Which ones do you need to work on? Attention moves - Saphier, G. (1987): 1. Winning 2. Acknowledging 3. Enlisting 4. Alerting 5. Desisting

15 Alerting Startle Using Student’s name Redirecting Partial Answer Pre-Alert Unison Looking at one, talking to another Incomplete sentences Equal Opportunity Random Order Circulation Wait-time Eye-Contact Freedom from visual and Auditory Distractions

16 Attention Moves What are they? How many are you comfortable with? Which ones do you need to work on? Attention moves - Saphier, G. (1987): 1. Winning 2. Acknowledging 3. Enlisting 4. Alerting 5. Desisting

17 Desist Proximity Order The “Look” Name Touch “Cut it out Jimbo!”

18 Desisting 1. Move Seat 2. Touch 3. Offer Help 4. Peer Competition 5. Order 6. Signals 7. Mild Sarcasm 8. Punish 9. Flattery 10. Pause & Look 11. Remind 12. “I” message 13. Group Pressure 14. Threaten 15. Private Desist 16. Proximity 17. Urge 18. General Verbal Desist 19. Specific Verbal Desist 20. Exclude 21. Name 22. Judgmental Reprimand 23. Sharp Sarcasm - Saphier, G. (1987).

19 Desists Examples

20 Sample Desist Framework Desists Most Desirable Proximity Touch Offer Help Name Pause & Look Signals Flattery Remind Less Desirable Urge (Kindly) “I” Message Move Seat Peer Competition Group Pressure Private Desists Mild Sarcasm General Desists Least Desirable Specific Desists Order Reprimand (Judge) Last Resort Threaten Exclude Punish

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