1. Challenging Challenging Behaviour
A presentation designed to inform and educate training teachers

2. Lee Cantor - Assertive discipline:
Assertive teachers react confidently and quickly in situations that require the management of student behaviour
They have rules that have been explained, practiced and enforced consistently
Students who comply are reinforced where as those who disobey receive negative consequences

3. Bill Rogers – the black dot and the white square
Black dot represents the bad behaviour
White square the good behaviour
The teachers focus is on the good behaviour rather than the bad

4. Bill Rogers – using positive language
Instead of “will you stop talking?”, “I’d like everyone listening please” is used

5. Bill Rogers – choice and pause direction
“James you can go next door to work with Miss Anderson, or you can work sensibly next to Andrew, as I’ve asked”
Give them time to listen to what you have said, “Michael!”…..”Could you face this way and listen?”

6. Bill Rogers – you establish what you establish
Plan for your behaviour
Anything you allow becomes established as allowed;
If you ask for silence but there is still some chatter the students establish that some chatter is allowed, even though you have asked for silence
Plan for your behaviour, invest time is setting up routines and discuss what you expect, with regular reinforcement

7. Bill Rogers – teacher styles
Be assertive rather than indecisive and autocratic, which means don’t rely on power or your role to gain respect
Be firm but fair
Clear with direction and correction
Tactical ignoring

8. Bill Rogers – partial agreement
Strategy for avoiding or resolving conflict
Teachers don’t have the last word or asserting their power in a situation when a student disputes their judgement
Student “I wasn’t talking, I was doing my work”
Teacher “Ok, maybe you were, but now I want you to get on and finish the task”

9. Paul Burden – managing a classroom
Organise the physical environment to the teacher’s liking
Rules and procedures support teaching and learning providing students with clear expectations and well found knowledge
Create a respectful supportive learning environment
Promote classroom safety and wellness – students need to feel safe before they can give their full attention

10. Steer – learning behaviour
Perception and reality
Respect has to be given in order to be received
Schools have the power to discipline
Supporting the development of good behaviour