1. Conscious Classroom Management
Presented by Sarah Miller

2. Assuming the Best Teachers teach content and appropriate behavior.
Students want to learn appropriate behavior.
The Invisible Contract
Student: “Please teach me appropriate behavior in a safe and structured environment.”
Teacher: “I will do my best.”

3. Pillars of Effective Classroom Management
The two pillars of effective classroom management are structure and safety.
Why is this important?
Think, pair, share.

4. Discipline Across the Room
Tone it down.
What response does your tone elicit?
Are you begging, whining, or being authoritative?
Keep your volume down.
Yelling provides a poor model.
Follow your classroom management plan. (I bet yelling isn’t in there.)
Be aware of your posture.
Don’t be threatening.

5. Ignore the Noise
Respond to the invisible subtitle. What do unruly students really want?
Responding to student behavior without addressing the cause is like treating the symptoms of a curable illness without giving the patient the cure.

6. Consistency Hand Raising
Do you respond to students who answer without raising their hands?
Do you expect them to raise their hands the next time?
The Popcorn Effect
Get all students actively engaged before having private conversations.
Arguing with the Ref
When a player argues with a ref, the player is basing his position on a belief that the ref either misperceived what happened or doesn't know and apply the Laws correctly.
It is in and of itself a disruption.

7. An effective “NO” has no blame or disrespect.
Saying “No”
An effective “NO” has no blame or disrespect.

8. Procedures are the railroad tracks. Content is the train.
Teaching Procedures
Teach procedures the
same way you teach
content. Explicitly!
Procedures are the railroad tracks. Content is the train.

9. Procedures Rubrics Test taking readiness Heading on paper
Books on shelves
Clean room
Start of class
Class rules
Materials
Sound signals
Hand signals
Finished early poster

10. Music for Transitions -Chronic transitions
-Same song for same transition
-Play last bit of song each time
-Choose fast paced, 80+ beats per minute
When the song begins, talk to your partner about transitions you could apply this concept to.
When the song ends, return to the Ready- to-learn position!

11. What are some ways to make positive connections with students?
Take 2 minutes a day to make a positive connection with the student for 10 days in a row to see an 85% improvement.
What are some ways to make positive connections with students?

12. Consequences Let your consequences do the talking
There are no punishments, just consequences.
Consequences are the tools we use to help our students learn the power of choice.
Use the gentlest possible consequence that will get a student to “pause” and make a new choice.
Let your consequences do the talking
Delay consequences when needed
Private meeting with teacher
Give kids choices
Paper-clipping

13. Response to Defiance Have the conversation - Acknowledge difficulties.
Assume the best
Soft eyes, soft voice (try it!)
Make their choices clear
Respect the choice they make
Give Consequence.
Repeat with new or escalated choices.
Have the conversation -
Acknowledge difficulties.
Clean Slate.

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Assessment