Behaviour Management

Posted by teacher on May 31, 2011

1. Student teachers arrive with clear ideas about discipline and behaviour management, brainstorm / thought shower these, and identify ones that work (awareness of current ideas e.g. ’super-nanny’ etc.)

2. Key-note lectures on behaviour management and initial responses to inappropriate AND appropriate behaviour (i.e. reflection on rewards and sanctions) and circle-time/citizenship

3. Using case studies/scenario and asking for reflections and responses. It is important to have appropriate responses to support these discussions, can be as part of electronic or VLE communication with student teachers sharing experiences

4. Alternative approaches to behaviour management e.g. seeing behaviour as developmental, a cognitive approach

5. Consideration of how the learning environment and approaches to learning might be producing inappropriate behaviour (e.g. boredom, inappropriate level of work) addressed by using worksheet examples for student teachers and reflection on how they feel

6. Examination of the role through modelling and role play of others in the classroom, team teaching, support teachers, TAs, CAs, LSAs, volunteer parents etc.

7. Planning together what student teachers will do to enable children to know what they expect in terms of behaviour on the first day