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Prevent Behaviour Problems

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Develop Behaviour Management Approach

Create Behaviour Plan for Yourself1. Maintain composure2. Acknowledge your feelings when such student misbehaviour

occurs3. Design a plan for yourself when such feelings occur4. Know the options you have when dealing with deviant behaviour

Determine Rules & Procedures for School year• Stop, Look, & Listen• Respect the rights of others• Take care of equipment

- Durst & Pangrazi (2002)

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Communicate Consequences of not Following RulesImplement Your Management Plan• Leader, not friend• Communicate high standards• Use activities that involve entire class• Give Positive Group Feedback• Discipline Individually and Avoid Group Negative

Feedback - Durst & Pangrazi (2002)

Develop Behaviour Management Approach

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• Avoid Feedback that Offers the Possibility for Backlash• Preaching or moralizing• Threatening• Ordering or commanding• Interrogating• Refusing to listen• Labeling - Durst & Pangrazi (2002)

Develop Behaviour Management Approach

“Hate the sin not the sinner”

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Rules & Procedures

ClearPositivePostedDeveloping Ownership

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Sample Rules

Keep your hands to yourselfStay in self space.When entering gym, always sign in with me and I will state what equipment to get (run or jog).When whistle is blown pause the activity and listen for further instructions.Display proper sportsmanship and game etiquette all of the time.

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Sample Rules

Remember safety.Just do it. Give it your all every dayWhen the teacher raises her hand everyone must raise their hand, remain quiet, and give full attention to the teacher.Try everything hard and with an open-mind.Raise your hand if you want to talk or ask a question – wait till you’re called on.100% participation!

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Attention Moves

What are they?How many are you comfortable with?Which ones do you need to work on?Attention moves- Saphier, G. (1987):

• 1. Winning • 2. Acknowledging• 3. Enlisting• 4. Alerting• 5. Desisting

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Winning

EncouragementEnthusiasmPraiseHumourDramatizing

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Attention Moves

What are they?How many are you comfortable with?Which ones do you need to work on?Attention moves- Saphier, G. (1987):

• 1. Winning • 2. Acknowledging• 3. Enlisting• 4. Alerting• 5. Desisting

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Sometimes students are inattentive for reasons that have nothing to do with what’s going onin school or how skillful the teacher is.

•Best friend refused to sit with them on the bus

•Parents have just separated

•Important game this weekend

•Beating the Badgers

Acknowledging

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Attention Moves

What are they?How many are you comfortable with?Which ones do you need to work on?Attention moves- Saphier, G. (1987):

• 1. Winning • 2. Acknowledging• 3. Enlisting• 4. Alerting• 5. Desisting

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Enlisting

Voice VarietyGesturePiquing Children’s CuriositySuspenseChallengeMaking Student a HelperPropsConnecting with Students’ Fantasies

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Attention Moves

What are they?How many are you comfortable with?Which ones do you need to work on?Attention moves- Saphier, G. (1987):

• 1. Winning • 2. Acknowledging• 3. Enlisting• 4. Alerting• 5. Desisting

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AlertingStartleUsing Student’s nameRedirecting Partial AnswerPre-AlertUnisonLooking at one, talking to anotherIncomplete sentences

Equal OpportunityRandom OrderCirculationWait-timeEye-ContactFreedom from visual and Auditory Distractions

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Attention Moves

What are they?How many are you comfortable with?Which ones do you need to work on?Attention moves- Saphier, G. (1987):

• 1. Winning • 2. Acknowledging• 3. Enlisting• 4. Alerting• 5. Desisting

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Desist

Desist

Proximity

Order

The “Look”

Name

Touch

“Cut it out Jimbo!”

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Desisting1. Move Seat2. Touch3. Offer Help4. Peer Competition5. Order6. Signals 7. Mild Sarcasm8. Punish9. Flattery10. Pause & Look11. Remind12. “I” message

13. Group Pressure14. Threaten15. Private Desist 16. Proximity17. Urge18. General Verbal Desist19. Specific Verbal Desist20. Exclude 21. Name22. Judgmental Reprimand23. Sharp Sarcasm

- Saphier, G. (1987).

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Desists Examples

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Sample Desist Framework

DesistsMost Desirable Less Desirable Least Desirable

Proximity

Touch

Urge (Kindly)

“I” Message

Specific Desists

Order

Offer Help Move Seat Reprimand (Judge)

Name Peer Competition Last Resort

Pause & Look

Signals

Flattery

Remind

Group Pressure

Private Desists

Mild Sarcasm

General Desists

Threaten

Exclude

Punish

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Oops

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Prevent Behaviour Problems