Listen and Learn Podcast by Talia Humbert

Main Topic

tchumber2 — 2025-04-09 18:02:28 UTC

The podcast I chose is called, Challenging Behaviors & Calm Down Breaks: Where Do You Even Start?, by Ms. Chyna. The main topic is learning about different and effective strategies for managing disruptive and bad behavior in classrooms.

Key Concepts/Ideas

tchumber2 — 2025-04-09 18:05:59 UTC

Introducing calm down spaces: One idea to help combat bad behavior is introducing calm down spaces. Having a designated area in the classroom for student's to take a breather and self-regulate their emotions is a very effective strategy.
Collaboration: Inviting student's to help develop behavior rules allows them to feel important as well as respected. Having student's create effective rules on their behavior teaches a sense of accountability.
Consistency/Patience: Although it can be difficult and frustrating when student's are acting out, it's important to remain patient. Using consistency when implementing the strategies is also important. Student's need to feel supported and constancy and patience is key.

Supporting Evidence

tchumber2 — 2025-04-09 18:25:33 UTC

A study by Reinke et al. (2008) found that using calm down spaces was among one of the proactive classroom management strategies. It helped reduce poor behavior and increased time on task. Dr. Ross Greene’s Collaborative & Proactive Solutions model also found that collaboration with student's fosters validation and helps them skill-build.

Perspectives/Viewpoints

tchumber2 — 2025-04-09 18:54:51 UTC

Ms. Chyna's perspectives on student's with challenging behaviors is encouraging people to identify the function of the student's behavior and why they are acting out. She makes it a huge point in the podcast to establish those calm down spaces. She believes it is a good time for student's to self-regulate and manage their emotions.

Relation to Current Trends

tchumber2 — 2025-04-09 19:12:53 UTC

Emphasis on Social-Emotional Learning: Integrating SEL into classrooms has become very prominent in schools around the world. Ms. Chyna advocated for understanding the cause of student's behavior and then implementing effective strategies to help in her podcast episode.
Addressing Behavior: Since covid, behavior challenges and poor mental health has increased in student's. Many schools have begun to implement accommodations for those who are struggling. Ms. Chyna has encouraged teachers to create a inviting and diverse environment to help make students feel safe and comfortable.

Implications

tchumber2 — 2025-04-09 19:14:33 UTC

There are many implications in this podcast episode for practice in special education. A major one is that behavior is communication. As educators it's important to remember that even though bad behavior is frustrating and challenging, it is also a form of communication. Having patience and compassion with challenging students is key to having a positive classroom environment. Another implication in this podcast episode is having proactive instead of reactive approaches in the classroom. Practicing good classroom management and having a structure for student's behaviors will help create a successful classroom.

New Strategies/Practices

tchumber2 — 2025-04-09 20:30:07 UTC

Ms. Chyna's strategies were not necessarily new, however she did provide new approaches to the strategies. She suggested using the calm down spaces as routine tools and not punishments. She encourages students to be more proactive and ask if they can use the calm down spaces before their behavior escalates. Ms. Chyna also suggests teachers to look at misbehavior as behavior as a missing skill. Look at bad behavior as, "What skill is this student missing?" instead of, "How do I get this student to behave?"

Expanding Understanding

tchumber2 — 2025-04-09 20:31:06 UTC

One thing this podcast episode helped expand my knowledge on is how Ms. Chyna reframed misbehavior as more of a skill deficit. Poor behavior in schools has always been looked at as bad and that it should be punished and eliminated. This podcast episode suggests to look at bad behavior as behavior that is missing a skill. She encourages teachers to look at their students and ask how they can help the student communicate better.

Questions

tchumber2 — 2025-04-09 20:39:23 UTC

One question I have after listening to the podcast is, "What if a student's behavior is out of control and all the strategies won't work? Is it okay to use traditional punishment then?" As important it is to help student's self-regulate, it's also important to keep a safe environment for other students. If a student is harming others and disrupting the classroom environment, I think there should be traditional punishments implemented.

Professional Goals

tchumber2 — 2025-04-09 20:41:50 UTC

As a future educator, I want to make each student feel welcome and safe. I want them to feel excited and eager to learn. Misbehavior is a road block in that goal, so I want to use what I've learned in the podcast episode to help behavior issues.

Application to Practice

tchumber2 — 2025-04-09 20:56:19 UTC

Working with students can be challenging but learning how to strategize and be patient can help you have a successful classroom. Being proactive is key as it allows to to have rules and boundaries in place to help any challenges in the classroom. Also, learning to understand your students emotionally will help you understand them and their behaviors more. Ms. Chyna emphasizes how student's should learn how to self-regulate and as teachers giving them the opportunity to do so is important. The calm corner is a good strategy all teachers should implement into their classrooms.