Behaviour Management
Thursday 21 September 06
Behaviour Management
QTS standards:
S2.7 They know a range of strategies to promote good behaviour and establish a purposeful learning environment
S3.3.9 They set high expectations for pupils’ behaviour and establish a clear framework for classroom discipline to anticipate and manage pupils’ behaviour constructively and promote self-control and independence
Programme:
- Links between behaviour and learning – individual learners (VAK), motivation, challenge
- Setting classoom rules and expectations for behaviour
- Establishing rewards and consequences
- Class, group and individuals – consistency and exceptions, fairness
- Using positives to manage behaviour
- Techniques for good classroom management – entry, ways of settling the class, ways of gaining attention, groups, management of resources, clearing up, exit from classroom
- Teacher as role model
- Scenarios – pairs and discussion – “What would you do…?”
- The school ethos
Afternoon school visits
- Observe a lesson/lessons in your visit school
- Complete the behaviour management tick sheet
- Complete a movement chart for some chosen pupils
- Make any notes related to the theory from this morning
With your Mentor
- Discuss the theory you have learned, and in particular any methods you would like to try out.
- Discuss what you observed.
- When your mentor next observes you, make behaviour management a particular focus.
- Reflect on your management of behaviour in your journal this week.
last update: 12 September 2006
