1 Creating & Maintaining Effective Environments for Student Learning Humanitas Webinar (Part 1)

2 Purpose of Presentation To introduce key components of creating and maintaining effective learning environments. To support Job Corps instructors in developing classroom management techniques that increase positive student behaviors and outcomes.

3 Why? Without effective learning environments, student behaviors are random and outcomes are unpredictable; Without effective learning environments, students do not learn to take responsibility for their own behaviors, choices, and learning; Without effective learning environments, instructors burn out quick!

4 3 Components Foundation Prevention Intervention

5 Foundation Assumptions We Make: Assume… The best about students. Students want to learn content. Students want to learn behavior. Students want to do their best.

6 Inner Authority Shifting to Inner Authority…

7 Shifting to Inner Authority Assuming the best Asking for help Reducing stress Holding your ground Teaching class procedures Being consistent Enforcing consequences

8 Who’s in Charge? Examples…

9 Inner Authority Rate yourself on the continuum…

10 Foundation: Who We Are

11 Prevention: What we do proactively…

12 Focusing on Prevention  Success

13 Rules and Procedures  What are some of your most effective classroom management rules or procedures?

14 Rules and Procedures Rules  Basic principles that govern behavior  Consequences for breaking a rule  Few rules  Consistent Procedures Routines for doing things Practice or re-teach procedure not followed May change

15 Example: Procedure Sign-off and help board

16 Example Sign-out sheet

17 Example Class orientation procedure

18 Example Index card box Sleepers Late to class Cell phones Helped someone out Dress code Internet abuse Intervention meeting

19 Example Student progress organization system created in Excel

20 Example Weekly Schedule Monday = New student orientations Tuesday = Previous week’s positives Wednesday = Goal setting & progress updates Thursday = Test Prep Friday = Small group lessons/Clean-up

21 Example Progress board Name/Date on star Upon certain amount of completion Updated weekly/monthly Visual success!

22 Rapport If you are all about procedures, what happens to the balance? What is rapport? Why is rapport important?

23 Rapport What are some ways we build and maintain rapport with our students? Pay attention to the details Greet each student personally Learning styles and personal preferences What else?

24 Next time (Part 2): March 15 = Part 2 of this Webinar Review Foundation & Prevention Complete Prevention Cover Intervention Provide resources Check out the “TIP SHEET” and practice Questions?

25 Resources Job Corps Learning Disabilities Website Job Corps Disability Website Diane Fairchild, National Director of Student Services, SIATech Kim Jones, Disability Coordinator, Humanitas