Anielka Lopez EDEL 483 Classroom Behavior Management Reflection When tho!ght a"o!t st!#ent teaching$ al%a&s tho!

ght a"o!t %hat am going to teach an# ho% am going to teach it' completel& forgot a"o!t classroom management an# "ehavior( When first starte# o"serving$ imme#iatel& co!l# tell that %ith the "l!e an# orange gro!p there %as going to "e a "ig #ifference %hen it came to managing the classroom an# "ehaviors) %as confi#ent that the "l!e gro!p ha# st!#ents %ith m!ch calmer "ehaviors an# %o!l# make it eas& to teach them) *he orange gro!p has a mi+ of personalities an# learning #isa"ilities that make setting the right environment for ever&one m!ch more #iffic!lt) With the "l!e gro!p there aren,t an& ma-or "ehavioral pro"lems) When it comes to re%ar#ing them$ in the English classroom %e !se a classroom mar"le -ar an# in the .panish classroom %e !se gro!p points) *he& are receptive to "oth techni/!es an# %ill %ork har# in "oth getting "oth) When it comes to mis"ehavior$ have "een having them sta& 0123 min!tes from recess) *his hasn,t "een nee#e# so m!ch for this gro!p) With the orange gro!p %e implement the same re%ar# s&stem as %e #o for the "l!e gro!p) B!t$ act!all& ha# to implement team points %ith the orange gro!p in the English classroom "eca!se it %asn,t fair that certain gro!ps %ere mis"ehaving an# others %ere on task) t is #iffic!lt to "e consistent in the .panish classroom "eca!se her "ehavior plan isn,t in effect$ an# #on,t feel comforta"le implementing something in that classroom) .omething "oth teachers #o %ith st!#ents$ %ho are interr!pting the class$ is to keep them from their recess) When am the teacher of m& o%n classroom$ %ill %ant to talk to the parents of those st!#ents %ho consistentl& have a "ehavior pro"lem) feel like the& #o not %ant to take the time to inform the parents$ "!t "elieve it is ver& important) like ho% get the attention of the "& sa&ing 21413 E&es on Me 5in .panish or English6) %o!l# keep this strateg& in m& classroom) n o!r last seminar$ the talk a"o!t positive letters "eing sent home arose) got the approval "& m& cooperating teachers an# can,t %ait to start implementing this) .ome st!#ents #o a reall& great -o" %orking together an# "ehaving) An#$ their parents sho!l# kno% a"o!t it) have "een talking to the parents #!ring pick !p time$ an# the& love hearing that their chil# #i# something goo# or is on track) feel like have gro%n a lot "& %anting to keep the parents !p#ate# an# the& have "een reall& open as an a##itional teacher in the classroom) With this e+perience coming to a rapi# en#$ m& confi#ence of "eing a"le to manage the classroom$ their "ehaviors$ an# transitions has "ecome "igger an# stronger( have trie# #ifferent things to see %hat %orks %ith st!#ents) ha# to reall& get to kno% the 44 st!#ents that are in "oth gro!ps to kno% ho% to "e a"le to approach an# han#le their actions) M& C* in the English classroom has thanke# me "eca!se %as a"le to change the st!#ent seating arrangement so the& are more managea"le) M& C* has also seen the "enefits to gro!p points for the st!#ents that are on task$ so the& are re%ar#e# %hile the ones that are off task aren,t re%ar#e#)