Despite their good intentions, most teachers spend 80% of their time with 20% of their students. Learning how to maintain an effective classroom management strategy can help teachers maintain focus when faced with difficult, disruptive and disorderly students.
This workshop is intended for teachers who have students fitting this description: student who vie for control of your class, talk back, exhibit defiance, cannot pay attention and are oppositional. Hundreds of practical, proven strategies that work for the challenging student of today are presented and practiced.
Introduction
Work smarter not harder
Proactive and Paradoxical Response Styles
Debrief scenario one
The Effective Management System
Garden variety Difficult Students
Broken recordWhen to consequentDocumentationFrequent Flyers
Purposes of MisbehaviorHow do you feel?AngerEscalation curve The Big Time Challenging Student
Diagnosing misbehaviorBe the Behavior DetectiveSchoolwide Supports
Crisis intervention teams Behavior Disorders
ADDODDCD EDDisciplining Students with Special Needs
Conclusion
