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Connecting with Students with Disruptive Behaviors
Do Now Review the scenario in your Interactive Notes and answer the following prompts: ❏ Describe the disruptive behavior of the student in this scenario. ❏ What could be a possible cause of this behavior?
Agenda ✓ Objectives ✓ Connecting with Your Students ✓ Disruptive Behaviors & Triggers ✓ Strategies/Resources for Disruptive Students ✓ Behavior Analysis
Objectives Teachers will be able to… ❏ Leverage their knowledge of their students in order to make personal connections ❏ Select appropriate strategies and tools in order to proactively work together with students to prevent future negative behaviors
You’ve Gotta Connect! Connecting with Your Students James Sturtevant says: “...A positive, comfortable, and secure relationship with the teacher is at the heart of a safe classroom.”
Benefits of Connecting with Students ❏ Connections can foster trust between the students and the teacher ❏ Students who feel noticed by the teacher will learn best ❏ The classroom environment can be more productive ❏ Students have fewer behavior issues
Make A Commitment
Recognize Effective Connection Effective Connection IS: Effective Connection IS: • Being available • Acting warm and welcoming • Caring (and showing it) • Showing empathy • Treating students with respect • Exuding a love for teaching • Being a trustworthy confidant • Being a great listener • Showing belief in students • Accepting every student
Recognize Effective Connection Effective Connection Is NOT: Effective Connection Is NOT: • Acting like a peer • Using sarcasm • Trying too hard to be liked • Pampering students • Having vague boundaries • Failing to follow through • Having vague expectations • Demanding Respect • Being unable to say “no” • Pretending to Care
Student Surveys How do student surveys help you to connect with your students? Ms. K told us how she was from Poland. It helped I loved this survey me communicate because I want my with her better. teachers to know all - Amir, Grade 9 about me. If you don’t like your teacher though, you won’t want to open up to them about that stuff. - Nashay, Grade 6 I say kind words because I know Ms. A likes them. - Jahsir, Grade 3
Student Surveys Surveys can be completed ● Verbally ● Via “Thumbs up” ● On paper *By dictation if needed ● Digitally, i.e. Plickers, Poll Everywhere, Socrative, Today’s Meet *Do what works best for you & your students
Student Surveys What are some questions you would ask on a student survey to help you make connections?
Student and/or Classroom Profiles ● Observe students as they work (and play) ● Note strengths, interests, and areas of growth for every student ○ Affective ○ Behavioral ○ Cognitive
Using Info about Students
Using Info. About Students How to leverage student knowledge *See interactive notes scenario for interacting with two different students
Disruptive Behaviors and Triggers A trigger is something that causes something else to happen. What might cause a student to refuse to complete an assignment?
Disruptive Behaviors and Triggers ❏ Look at the list of disruptive behaviors in interactive notes. ❏ Within your group, discuss potential triggers for the behaviors. ❏ Be prepared to share out with the whole group.
Share Out ❏ Did you have any Aha! moments while listening to the group share out? ❏ Can you think of any other possible triggers or antecedents?
Behavior Analysis The A-B-C’s of Behavior A B C Antecedent Behavior Consequences/ (Or Trigger) Follow-up
❏ Ensure safety of the child and others De-escalation Strategies ❏ Talk slowly with a low tone of voice and limit body movements ❏ Calm yourself with deep breathing; the child will imitate you ❏ Ensure the child that you want to help him or her ❏ Eliminate loud noises and minimize the number of people in the vicinity ❏ Have child focus on something outside of the body (i.e. counting tiles) ❏ Provide a calm and quiet space ❏ Don’t lecture or ask a lot of questions ❏ Minimize verbalization
Critical Components of an Empathetic Conference ❏ Empathy ❏ Eye Contact ❏ Tone & body language ❏ Fosters connection ❏ Not a “Blame Game” ❏ Use of “I statements” ❏ It is about responsibility ❏ No judgment ❏ Wrap Up with a Handshake and a Next Step
Empathetic Conference Role Play
Strategies/Resources for Disruptive Students ❏ Empathetic Conference ❏ Behavior Trackers *Handout example ❏ Behavior Contracts *Handout example ❏ Learning Contracts
Other Resources
Behavior Analysis ● Read the scenario for your number on Page 7 of interactive notes ● Identify the trigger ● Identify a positive resolution
Share Out Provide feedback to other groups referring to the reflection ❏ Did you have any Aha! moments while listening to the groups share out? ❏ Can you think of any other possible strategies to use with this student?
Coming Together in Closing
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