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The teacher should start by building a relationship with Courtney. She should find out some of her interests and find ways to connect with her using those interests. The teacher should also take Courtney ability to lead and find ways to use it in a positive manner, such as different jobs and task throughout the school day.

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I would empathize positive interactions with the student and minimize instructed time.

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Find out what's behind all the negative behavior. Challenge her to increase her potential academically. Try to form a relationship with her.

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My advice is to find every opportunity to give praise to Courtney when she is displaying positive behavior. Maybe even have her on a behavior contract.

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Dear Janine,

Continue working on that relationship with Courtney. Consistency is important. As well as positive praising and maybe assigning a responsibility to Courtney to allow her to exhibit her leadership quality into something positive and productive in the classroom.

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Don’t give up on Courtney just yet. Try and figure out why she is the way she is and how to help her grow.

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Don’t take Courtney’s behavior personally and don’t give in to your frustrations with her. Continue to try different strategies to build trust.

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I would suggest continuing finding ways you connect with the student

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If Courtney is bored in class, try recommending her for GT and giving her higher level work to do when she is finished with her assigned work

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Remember to have structure and follow up with positive affirmations. We have to love hard on our students and also follow up with consequences. 3:1 ratio.

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Courtney could have a classroom job as a teacher’s helper, she is a eager leader.

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Courtney needs more challenging work

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Janine also needs to have Courtney’s first teacher as an ally and stop with the competition. So, that they can use Courtney’s excellent leadership to assist with improvement.

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Getting to know the root cause. Connecting not just in the school but also outside the school and help Courtney anyway she can.

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Dear Janine,

You had good intentions but don’t ever think you are the master of it all. Learn to ignore behaviors and acknowledge and praise the positive behaviors. Find your strong voice and command the room to regain your students. Have a parent conference and get the bigger picture if possible! Also, keep Courtney busy! Idle time = destructive time. Give her a job or a responsibility and help her understand that she can lose the job due to her negative behaviors.

Sincerely,

Mrs. E!

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Courtney has a desire to lead. I would try to have a partnership with Courtney, beginning with I really need your help with …

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You bring a different and positive energy into every room you enter

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The teacher could've acknowledged that Courtney was a smart student and found more active work for her to do.

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Class: You have been doing a great job understanding our class rules and expectations. Let's show Courtney how we follow those every day.

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Courtney, you’re an amazing leader. What are some activities that you would be interested in helping with around the classroom?

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You bring something to this class others don’t

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Create extension activities for Courtney so she doesn’t have off task time. She seems bored.

Also, give her a classroom job.

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Tell Cortney that she would be a great co-teacher.

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Courtney is very knowledgeable and entertaining. Definitely have a very bright future ahead of her.

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Ask Courtney if she would like to be teacher assistant or role model in the classroom.

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Id also assign her more challenging work to keep downtime down to avoid disturbances.

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I would like that you show me how to complete your sciences assignment with your partner. It’s a project about show and tell and I would like to see your work.

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Have work that challenges Courtney because she seems to be bored and starts interrupting the classroom

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Courtney needs to be a helper but with supervision.

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Find out what she likes and use that to guide her behavior.

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Glow and appraise another student that is following directions consistently. Instead of all the attention on Courtney. Untill she does something you like then appraise her. She’s a leader! She is capable of being a great example.

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I would give Courtney leadership roles within the classroom as well as assignments that are more advanced to spark creativity/her thinking. She is a natural born leader

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Once Courtney was finished with work, Janine could’ve had her going around checking other students work. That gives her something positive and engaging to do and it build relationships with the students around.

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Keep trying to use her skills as group leader but emphasizing that the she is meant to be a positive leader.

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You are such a smart cookie! Maybe one of these days you can help me by being my teacher assistant.

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She could say “In this class, positive behavior gets our attention. So class, if Courtney is not being positive, ignore her behavior. Thank you for doing your work Jacob!”

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She should take the time to discover Courtney’s strengths, and use them to engage the students in positive activities since her leadership is innate. She should model for the class best practices when Courtney shows inappropriate behavior and reward students (including Courtney) when they show positive behavior.

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Positive reinforcement for the classmates for staying on task and following directions even with her efforts

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Janine could have said “Courtney I’m glad you are done with your work, let me give you another task while we wait for everyone else to finish.”

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Focus on areas where Courtney is strong and use that to guide your interactions and expanding her knowledge. For example: I love your energy and wanting to move, how about you help me pick our next dance break.

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Don’t assume that everything works for everybody. Build rapport. Get to know your students individually so that you know what works for them when they’re having a challenging time. Maintain consistency, set expectations for your students, and practice accountability.

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I care about you, and I want you to be successful. What can we do together to make this work?

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She would def be my classroom leader!

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Could have defined Courtney’s leadership skills by giving her a specific role and set a reward by how many times she does it well

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I love that we are all engaged in the lesson. Please remember that our classroom expectation is….

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Thank you for participating

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She could give Courtney specific tasks around the room to keep her busy, but not distracting others. I think more time to build a relationship could help form a connection.

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Courtney: I'm not bossy. I just have better ideas.

Janine: Have you considered your skills as a lawyer or comedian?

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Tell Courtney that you are excited to see her today. Try the 3:1 ratio

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You know how to captivate a room. Maybe you should be a teacher one day!

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You’re the second best teacher in the room girl!! lol

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You are definitely a wonderfully made handful. Then I’d assign her a classroom leader role