Competency 6

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alternative education program

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a program designed to assist students that have violent or disruptive behavior by placement on a different campus

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basic needs (Glasser's)

Back 2

consist of five needs that are fulfilled students will learn more efficiently: survival, love, power, fun, and freedom; if not meet the students will try to take them from others

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behavior contract

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a agreement between a student and teacher of a set of behaviors that models the student's or a classroom behavior over a period of time by pairing rewards that increase over time with the progression towards the goal

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conditions of learning (Cambourne's)

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consist of seven elements, if meet increases learning: immersion, demonstration, expectations, responsibility, employment, approximation, and engagement

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code of ethics

Back 5

standards for ethical conduct for teachers; also guidelines for teachers interactions

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compensatory education programs

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programs that meet the needs of at-risk students, supplemental services that provide academic assistance usually by the federal govenment

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consequences

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the negative outcome of disregarding the rules; when implemented in a management plan they should be responses that correspond with the level of the infraction

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discipline

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a set of behavior rules and related consequences for misbehaving, constructed to support proper behavior on the part of the students

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flexible groups

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students group for a short amount of time to learn a certain skill or strategy

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independent learners

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learners who can begin their own projects and topics; they can work alone or with a group with direct supervision of the teacher

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Individual Education Plan (IEP)

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a detailed plan for the educational needs of a student with special needs and specific tailored teaching and related assistance to meet the needs

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invisible child

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not giving attention to a student's misbehavior who wants attention in order to extinguish the bad behavior by not giving the student more attention

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judicious discipline

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logical consequences that correlate to the misbehavior rather than having consequences made up prior to the infraction

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logical consequences

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the punishment for the misbehavior that is similar with the infraction in terms of how the student may see or not see a consequence

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management plan

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a set of well planned rules and consequences, routines, schedules, and other strategies, also the related teaching in proper behavior that encouraged learning for a period of time

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mild detest

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making the student understand that you are aware of their behavior by a simple act of calling their name, repeating a direction, eye contact or other body language

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monitoring

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a teacher consistently watching a students behavior to catch negative and positive behaviors to ensure the classroom environment is on track with learning

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nurturing environment

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a classroom where the students needs are meet emotionally, socially, psychologically and intellectually

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paraprofessionals

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trained assistances hired by the school who perform the duties of the teacher at their direction

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Placement-Review-Committee

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a school committee required under the Texas Education Code to review the placement of a student after they have be pull out of a regular classroom

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proximity

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the teacher moves closer to the student to prevent or stop them from misbehaving

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ripple effect

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when the class quickly gets out of control because the students see another student is not being reprimanded

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room arrangement

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think ahead of time of management, the ability to see the students at all times, move easily around the room, students able to see instruction and presentations. Students must be able to move throughout the room without disrupting others

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routines

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activities that happen daily in the classroom in the same way but are not instructional in nature

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rules

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behavior guidelines that are easily maintained when their are few and stated in affirmation

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shaping

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teachers assist students behavior modification over time with positive rewards they can move forward little by little towards good behavior

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sponge activity

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a warm up activities used to immerse students in learning at the beginning of class to calm them down and transition to learning mode, allows the teacher to take care of classroom business (attendance, lunch count, parent's notes)

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student code of conduct

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a required set of expectations and consequences of behavior, including terms for suspension, placement in alternative school program, and explusion

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tactile/kinesthetic learners

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students who learn best by touch, handling, or manipulating materials (tactile) and by body movement (kinesthetic)

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time on task

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the time allotted for a student is engaged in active learning

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transition

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moving from one activity or lesson to another