April and Grace: Addressing Misconduct HANDOUT and ARTICLE

ADDRESSING MISCONDUCT ARTICLE: 
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2791686/



ADDRESSING MISCONDUCT HANDOUT

Tips for Preventing and Responding to Misconduct in Your Classroom

• Clarify Standards for YOUR Classroom
• DO NOT ASSUME that the child has read the school handbook/guidelines, has knowledge from role models at home about how to act, or another teacher has already addressed appropriate behaviors.
• Be SPECIFIC about inappropriate behaviors and consequences
• Be firm, but fair, from the first second of the first day
• Better to be overdressed than underdressed...

• Serve as a role model for the expectations of your classroom
• BE CONSISTENT- show your children that rules apply and misconduct will be addressed the same every day
• Be respectful, be nice, be nonjudgmental- enforce Golden Rule
• Follow your own rules and lead with pride

• LOVE your students and assume the best
• Never lose faith in your students; that is the quickest way for them to lose faith in themselves
• They have factors in their lives like everyone else that effect performance- open your door
• Care about them and go the extra mile, always assuming they will go that extra mile for you (even though that may not be the case ever)

• When misconduct occurs, use NONVERBAL CUES at first
• Teacher Proximity is huge
• Turn in the disturbance’s direction, make eye contact

• If misconduct continues, address child DIRECTLY 
• Only is it is 100% necessary should you verbally address students in front of everyone during lecture
• Have child meet with you after class or quietly speak with them during an activity period

• If the child continues to misbehave, use PARENTAL SUPPORT
• School may be a way for children to “escape overbearing parents” because they believe school and home are two different worlds
• Sometimes, all you need to do is contact a parent- it can cause a world of change!

• KNOW YOUR STUDENTS
• This can help with getting a child to respect you as someone who cares for them
• This can also help you know how to respond individually to misconduct in the classroom

• COLLABORATE with Administration and other Faculty

SUGGESTED RESOURCES TO ASSIST YOU IN YOUR CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT AND ADDRESSING MISCONDUCT

Teach Like a Champion by Doug Lemov

Classroom Management that Works: Research-based Strategies for Every Teacher      by Marzano et. el. (2003)

Dangerous Minds (movie)

Stand and Deliver (movie)

Kindergarten Cop (movie)

Freedom Writers (movie)

Youtube “Classroom Management”