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Principles of Classroom

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Table of Contents

Chapter 1: The Basics 1

Chapter 2: Nature of the Discipline Problem 4

Chapter 3: Understanding Why Students Exhibit Misbehavior 7

Chapter 4: Developing Your Own Beliefs About Influencing Students 11

Chapter 5: Building Relationships 15

Chapter 6: Structuring the Environment 19

Chapter 7: The Professional Teacher 23

Chapter 8: Using Nonverbal Interventions to Influence Students to Behave

Appropriately 27 Chapter 9: Using Verbal Interventions and Logical Consequences to Influence Students to Behave Appropriately 31 Chapter 10: Classroom Interventions for Working with Students Who Exhibit Chronic Behavior Problems 36

Chapter 11: Seeking Outside Assistance 41

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Chapter

1: The Basics

Multiple Choice

• A teacher is experiencing discipline problems. Her

supervisor says to her “You need to change your behavior to influence a change in students’ behavior.” What is the supervisor communicating to the teacher?

• a

teacher controls student behavior.

• the only behavior a teacher controls is her own.
• the teacher is not using effective pedagogy.
• if the teacher changes her behavior, the students will definitely become less disruptive.

2. Ideally, teaching was defined as a profession because teachers:

• have attended college and received a diploma and a teaching certificate.
• have much freedom in the classroom in determining what is

taught.

• have an extensive, varied experiential classroom background that they use to

make instructional decisions.

• possess a specialized body of knowledge that they use to guide changes in

their behavior.

3.Teaching was defined as “changing our (teacher’s) behavior in a manner that increases the likelihood that students will change their behavior.” Which one of the following statements is NOT

supported by the definition of teaching? (Hint: which statement is false?)

• you

cannot force students to change their behavior.

• when problems arise in the classroom, teachers must examine their own behavior.
• when a problem arises in the classroom it is a result of the teacher’s behavior.
• there is no guarantee that if the teacher changes his behavior that it will result in the

desired change in student behavior.

• A teacher is experiencing both academic and discipline problems in a class. What question

should the teacher ask?

• first, why are students disruptive; second why students are not learning the academics
• first, why are students not learning the academics; second why are students disruptive
• what am I, the teacher doing

wrong?

• how can I the teacher, change my behavior to influence a change in student behavior
• Why is a hierarchical approach to influence students to behave appropriately beneficial?
• it identifies the best solution to a classroom management problem
• it provides the teacher with a systematic approach to addressing inappropriate student

behavior

• it ensures that all teachers will be consistent in their intervention strategies
• it identifies why students are behaving inappropriately

6. Teaching is inherently stressful. Over time chronic stress affects humans:

• by strengthening the portion of the brain that triggers emotions while also strengthening

the portion of the brain that controls higher order thinking.

• by strengthening the portion of the brain that triggers emotions while also weakening the

portion of the brain that controls higher order thinking.1

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c.by weakening the portion of the brain that triggers emotions while also strengthening the portion of the brain that controls higher order thinking d.by strengthening the portion of the brain that triggers emotions while also weakening the portion of the brain that controls higher order thinking

7.The practice of mindfulness will:

a.cure stress.b.remove stress from your life.c.helps you become aware of the level of stress you are experiencing and helps you make decisions and interact with students with a clear mind d.helps you manage stress thus lowering its detrimental effects on the mind and body 8.What should be the primary factor in deciding how to handle classroom decisions: a.What your students need b.what you the teacher need c.What your principal wants d.What the parents want

Short Essay:

1.Explain some of the limitations of defining teaching as “the delivery, transference, or giving knowledge or information?” 2.What are some implications for teacher behavior if teachers believe that they influence student behavior rather than controlling it?

3.In the definition of teaching the phrase “….. increase the probability of affecting a positive change in student behavior.” Why is the phrase “increase the probability” used?

4.What is the importance of formulating the research/concepts of classroom management into Principles of Teacher Behavior that Influence Appropriate Student Behavior?

5.Give a specific classroom example that illustrates each Principle of Teacher Behavior that Influences Appropriate Student Behavior.a.The single most important factor in determining the learning environment is teacher behavior. Intentionally or unintentionally, teachers’ verbal and nonverbal behaviors influence student behaviors.b.Teachers have the professional responsibility for assuming the role of instructional leader, which involves employing techniques that maximize student on-task behavior.c.Teachers who have clearly developed ideas of (a) the relationship between teaching and discipline; (b) the factors influencing student behavior; (c) their own personal expectations for student behavior; and (d) a systematic plan to influence appropriate 2 .

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