What if it happens in my classroom?: Developing skills for expert behaviour management

by Sida-Nicholls; Kate

• ISBN13: 9780415687140
• ISBN10: 0415687144
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Nonspecific Binding
• Copyright: 2012-08-02
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

Chewing gum, dropping litter, swearing, late homework and disruptive behaviour in class are just a few of the issues that teachers have to face every day in the classroom. How you choose to respond to these incidents, however minor they may first seem, can have a dramatic impact on the overall quality of your lessons. There is no one answer to behaviour and classroom management as different strategies work depending on the lesson, the groups of students and even the time of day. This highly practical book guides you through the choices that you need to make when confronted with specific issues in your classroom. Dealing with the nitty gritty reality of behaviour management, it covers the common problems teachers encounter and provides a series of possible solutions and their likely outcomes. Placing you at the centre of the decision making process through a 'quest' format, it allows you to experiment with a range of options in a reflective and engaging manner to see which of your choices work and why others may not. The scenario based approach not only lets you explore the various options available to you, but also enables you see the consequence of your actions. Written by an experienced teacher, this fun and interactive book is essential reading for trainee and newly qualified teachers that want to improve their behaviour management skills.

Author Biography

Kate Sida-Nicholls has been a teacher for 15 years and currently teaches English Language at Suffolk One, a post-16 Centre. She is a trainer for the Norfolk and Suffolk ITT training programmes for Primary and Secondary teachers. She is a Lead Practitioner for English in Suffolk as well as being a member of the management team for the local SCITT programme.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements	p. vii
Introduction	p. viii
Managing the behaviour of students at the start of your lesson	p. 1
What do you do when a student…
Says 'Your lesson is boring'	p. 2
Says 'I need to go to the toilet1 in the first five minutes	p. 6
Does not have the right equipment	p. 10
Is late for your lesson	p. 13
Gives you a letter excusing them from your lesson	p. 15
Is leaning out of a window	p. 20
Is listening to music	p. 22
Throws items at other students	p. 24
Does not work with a TA	p. 27
Does not want to sit in a seating plan	p. 32
Enters the room noisily	p. 36
Managing the behaviour of students during the main phase of your lesson	p. 39
What do you do when a student…
Uses your first name	p. 40
Falls asleep in your lesson	p. 43
Copies the work of another student	p. 46
Is eating in your lesson	p. 49
Refuses to do any work in your lesson	p. 51
Talks while you are talking	p. 54
Taps a pen while you are talking	p. 57
Is texting on their phone in your lesson	p. 59
Doesn't stay outside in the corridor after being sent out	p. 61
Makes homophobic comments about another student	p. 65
Refuses to work in a group	p. 70
Swears in your lesson	p. 73
Talks back to you in a lesson	p. 76
Passes notes to another student	p. 80
Sits in your chair	p. 82
If regularly absent from the same lesson every week	p. 84
Managing the behaviour of students as your lesson draws to a close	p. 89
What do you do when a student…
Has not participated in a group presentation	p. 90
Ruins another student's work	p. 93
Writes graffiti on the desk	p. 98
Does not hand in good quality homework	p. 102
Turns off another student's computer	p. 106
Managing the behaviour of students as they leave your classroom	p. 109
What do you do when a student…
Leaves the classroom before you have dismissed the class	p. 110
Leaves your room noisily with their classmates	p. 113
Regularly stays behind to talk to you	p. 116
Managing the behaviour of students in the corridor	p. 119
What do you do when a student…
Is wearing incorrect uniform	p. 120
Drops litter	p. 123
Is play fighting in the corridor	p. 125
Is banging their head against the wall	p. 127
Says æMy friend thinks you are fitÆ	p. 129
Index	p. 131
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