1. How to get them to behave.

2. Objectives To understand different behaviour management styles
To practice different student and teacher behaviour
To be equipped with additional strategies for behaviour management in the classroom
To be introduced to/recap on the interventions triangle

3. Connector
In pairs, decide on which of the three different style of behaviour management is best and why?

8. Role-play
In pairs, have one of you playing one of the different behaviour management characters
Your partner will be given a ‘student profile’ and they will need to act as this type of student
How might your ‘teacher character’ respond to the scenario? What would they say/do in that situation?
‘Students’ – be difficult!!

9. Reflection
What were the pros and cons of that behaviour management style?
What did the children do in response to the way you were managing them?
Which was a more effective strategy and why based on that task?

10. If this doesn’t work I’ll just shout louder
Assertive authority
DO WHAT I SAID - OR ELSE!
Assertive authority means being firm about rules and consequences and holding students accountable every time they do not meet expectations.
Not shouting!
He’s lost it!
We must have really got to him
Having authority is one thing, asserting it is another.
Assertive: confident and direct in claiming one's rights or putting forward one's views
Lee Canter

11. response to misbehaviour?
What is the difference between a
non-assertive
hostile
Assertive
response to misbehaviour?

12. Non-assertive responses are inconsistent, permissive and indirect.
Hostile responses are reactions blown out of proportion. They rely on the fear or shame of the student to prevent misbehaviour.
Assertive responses apply the consequences.
Assertive responses remind students of the expectations.
Assertive responses do not let things slide.

13. Features of an assertive teacher
Teachers act quickly and with confidence to manage student behaviour at all times and in all phases of classroom interaction.
Teachers have a few well chosen rules that are clear and easily understood - crucially, teachers both explain and model these rules
Teachers give clear and precise directions to students, telling them exactly what they need to do to comply with the teachers assertive instructions.
Assertive teachers see their clear instructions as guidance to help students behave well in class.
Those students who behave well receive acknowledgement and praise for complying with the instruction.

14. Here are some sample classroom management strategies to get student attention in class

15. Activity: Complete in the time shown Behaviour contract
You Have 10 Minutes
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