“The more attention a school pays to rules and procedures regarding its physical environment and routines, the fewer chances there are for disruption and misbehavior” (Marzano, Marzano, & Pickering, 2003). In my readings this week, this statement stood out to me because it ties up everything I read about behavior management in one sentence. As educators or administrators, it is most important that we ensure the safety of our students both inside the classroom and also throughout the school at all times. The second most important concept in behavior management is communicating the rules and procedures to the students, as well as the parents, and training the staff so that each person is on the same page. Marzano and the Association for Supervision
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The rules and procedures that are being communicated must also be enforced to ensure safety to everyone at all times on school grounds. This can be easier said than done as it is easy to “turn the other cheek” to some things than to have to get off task to ensure that the student or students involved are properly dealt with. Another important aspect of behavior management in the classroom and school-wide is to ensure that the consequences for specific actions are communicated as well. Marzano and the Association for Supervision and Curriculum (2005) also suggest a discipline level scale consisting of three different levels of behaviors and disciplines. This needs to be available to students, as well as regularly communicated to them, so that they are aware ahead of time what the consequences will be based on their …show more content…
Back in the 1970’s it was brought to the attention of Congress that many schools were excluding students with behavioral disorders from the classrooms altogether. In light of this, more emphasis has been put on managing behavior and improving educational results and with the reauthorization of the Individuals with Disabilities Act of 1997 (now called the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, or IDEA). Included in this reauthorization were improved laws and recommendations for a more effective behavior management system to our nation’s schools. One of these recommendations was the Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) approach. PBIS is an “implementation framework designed to enhance academic and social behavior outcomes” (Sugai & Simonsen, 2012). Although it was initially established to produce behavioral supports and interventions for student with behavioral disorders, PBIS shifted focus to a school-wide support focus to implement evidence-based practices and procedures for everyone. Federal funds have been allocated in order to properly train educators and administrators on using this approach and efforts are being made to ensure that all members of an IEP team or all staff members of a school understand how to
The rules and procedures that are being communicated must also be enforced to ensure safety to everyone at all times on school grounds. This can be easier said than done as it is easy to “turn the other cheek” to some things than to have to get off task to ensure that the student or students involved are properly dealt with. Another important aspect of behavior management in the classroom and school-wide is to ensure that the consequences for specific actions are communicated as well. Marzano and the Association for Supervision and Curriculum (2005) also suggest a discipline level scale consisting of three different levels of behaviors and disciplines. This needs to be available to students, as well as regularly communicated to them, so that they are aware ahead of time what the consequences will be based on their …show more content…
Back in the 1970’s it was brought to the attention of Congress that many schools were excluding students with behavioral disorders from the classrooms altogether. In light of this, more emphasis has been put on managing behavior and improving educational results and with the reauthorization of the Individuals with Disabilities Act of 1997 (now called the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, or IDEA). Included in this reauthorization were improved laws and recommendations for a more effective behavior management system to our nation’s schools. One of these recommendations was the Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) approach. PBIS is an “implementation framework designed to enhance academic and social behavior outcomes” (Sugai & Simonsen, 2012). Although it was initially established to produce behavioral supports and interventions for student with behavioral disorders, PBIS shifted focus to a school-wide support focus to implement evidence-based practices and procedures for everyone. Federal funds have been allocated in order to properly train educators and administrators on using this approach and efforts are being made to ensure that all members of an IEP team or all staff members of a school understand how to