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Learning Target: Create a safe learning environment

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62
ECG
bpm
Pulse Checks
3 Most Important Words: How are you?
Getting to Know Your Learners
Wishes vs. Controls
Respectful students

Students to learn from mistakes

Students to complete and care about all their work

Managing the
Student-Centered Classroom
Relationships at the Heart
of Learning
The Vital Signs
The culture of my classroom is...
What's the Difference?
Discipline
Is reactive
Is problem-driven
Has negative consequences
Has punishments
Promotes compliance
Stops deviant behavior
Classroom Management
Is proactive
Is productivity-driven
Has rewards as increased learning time
Promotes responsibility
Produces predictable behavior
From The Classroom Management Book
by Harry and Rosemary Wong
In the classroom where the teacher greeted the students at the door, there was an increase in engagement from 45% to 72%.
- Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis
How we respond/react

Our own consistent behavior and policies

Assigning work that is engaging and meaningful

No problem was ever made smaller by a power struggle!
Love and Logic Statements
Delivered with empathy, not sarcasm

I respect you too much to argue.
I'll listen when your voice is calm.
We can discuss this when your voice matches mine.
I don't have any ideas right now. Let's talk this out later.
I will help as long as you are working harder than I am.
I do not listen to inappropriate or rude talk.
This is unfortunate. I will have to think about what to do.
I let you make choices when I can. This is not one.
This is not the time.
Is this going to turn out like you intend?
I know.
Are you making a good choice?

Love and Logic
Concepts
Love allows for growth
Logic allows for consequences

The 3 Pillars
Building relationships
Providing empathy
Providing choices

Students will make mistakes. (This is why empathy is so important!)
Students will look to teachers to make decisions.
It is difficult to think of an immediate, effective consequence while teaching.
Reaction is rarely as effective as being proactive.

Why it works
Keep teaching and look in the direction of undesirable behavior
Keep teaching and walk toward the undesirable behavior
Smile and make eye contact without breaking teaching stride
Touch the chair or space around the student

Quick and Easy
Non-Verbal Interventions
Whisper, smile, make eye contact, without anger- says that the student is ok, the behavior is not
Thank you
Humor
Broken Record

Quick and Easy Verbal Interventions
Procedures:
Small Group Work
Independent Work
Conferencing
Early Finishers
Questions
OR
Designing Around Your Learners
5 Ways to Make Your Classroom More Student-Centered

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Know Your Learners Wishes vs. Controls Respectful

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Small Group Work Independent Work Conferencing

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62ECGbpmPulse Checks3 Most Important Words: How are you?Getting to Know Your LearnersWishes vs.

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AnswerGarden is a new minimalistic brainstorm tool for online brainstorming, real time audience participation and classroom feedback.

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5 Ways to Make Your Classroom Student-Centered (Opinion)

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Teachers can build on student interests and increase engagement by developing these five “teacher strengths,” says educator Marcia Powell.