Classroom Management Strategies for Effective Instruction

Social Skill Topics

• Basic Social Skills:
• Body Basics- (FEVER)
• Face person
• Eye contact
• Voice volume/tone/rate
• Expression should match
• Relaxed posture
• Starting, Joining, and Maintaining a Conversation
• With Adults
• With Peers

Social Skills Topics, cont.

• Basic Social Skills:
• Recognizing and Expressing Feelings
• Playing Cooperatively
• Solving Problems
• Using Self-Control
• Solving Arguments
• Dealing with Teasing
• Dealing with Being Left Out
• Accepting “NO”
• Following Directions

Social Skill Topics, cont.

• Intermediate to Advanced Skills:
• Accepting negative feedback
• Learning how to say “NO”.
• Assertiveness
• Resisting peer pressure
• Resisting teasing
• Managing anger
• etc.

Social Skills Assessment

• Social Skills Survey
• Can be completed by student
• May be determined by age/maturity
• Can be completed by teacher
• Can be completed by parent
• Average and rank scores
• Deliver necessary Social Skills Instruction

Social Skills Programs

• Second Steps
• Skill Streaming
• Tough Kid Series
• SCORE Skills

SCORE skills video…

• Social Skills for Cooperative Groups

Other Contributors to Misbehavior

Positive Reinforcement

• Basics:

Designing Lessons to Enhance Student Learning…

Why Plan?

Plan Ahead

The Correct Question…

• DON’T ASK: “What am I going to cover tomorrow?”
• DO ASK: “What are my students going to learn, achieve, and accomplish tomorrow?”
• The role of the teacher is not to cover. The role of the teacher is to UNCOVER.

• Learning has nothing to do with what the teacher COVERS.
• Learning ahs to do with what the student ACCOMPLISHES.