...Canter’s Behavior Management Cycle: A Case Study Michelle Chandler Grand Canyon University: EDU-536 December 15, 2012 Effective teachers know that by motivating students to grasp directions quickly they can stay focused on instruction, which is critical to the learning process, and less time will be exhausted on noncompliant student behavior (Canter, 2006). Otherwise, students may not be able to concentrate on or benefit from the lesson plan because the student or students that are misbehaving continue to disrupt the class. Speaking out of turn, chatter amongst students, getting off task, sleeping during class, using cell phones or other types of technology and yelling across the classroom are all examples of disruptive behavior. Disruptive behavior can even escalate to issues much more severe such as threatening the safety and welfare of other students or teachers in the classroom. The first step, and most important for a teacher is to identify the disruptive behavior and address the inappropriate actions of the student in a professional manner. Moreover, a teacher should take action as soon as they first notice the student misbehaving. Stopping one student’s disruptive behavior will demonstrate to the other students that misbehaving in the classroom will not be tolerated or they will face consequences. There are many ways to effectively manage disruptive behavior in a classroom. Although, one method has proven to be most successful for teachers and that is Canter’s...
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...Ms C r on H 3U w#s@ $a^let(on SS 2015-03-22 Essay Assignment: The Truth About Boys and Girls in School 2 Despite an equal education system, young males are trailing behind the separable and successful girls that are dominating the classroom. Boys lack of ability in school is causing them to struggle miserably, fail classes, influence negative behavioural decisions and even drop out. These setbacks are leading boys to disappointing futures that include them missing out on critical opportunities such as post secondary education and employment. This ongoing issue is turning heads and filling parents and educators with concerns. Well, why is that boys are not as good as girls? And is there anything that can be done? Boys are no less intelligent then girls in any way, just disadvantaged. The way they learn compared to girls and how are school system is structured leaves boys coughing up girls dust. There is an issue at hand and it must be addressed: Boys are second class citizens in today’s education system and it is not their fault! At the end of the day, its safe to say that generally speaking, girls are much better learners then boys in the classroom. The differences between what boys need and what girls need are often vast, by no means is any way wrong; however, the classroom only caters to one. Its not something we can be upset with or confused by, its just nature that boys and girls are different and one is benefiting from it. Kids generally look different...
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...widespread country. But what do people think about our education system? Unfortunately, many individuals are unaware of the decline that our education system has suffered. For instance, Geoffrey Canada, president of the Harlem children’s zone, an organization whose goal is to increase graduation among students, says that many schools in the area don’t even have enough time to cover the entire curriculum during the day. This is just one of the many problems with America’s education system that needs to be fixed. It is especially concerning for the future generation, as they will have to compete with a global economy in where other countries such as Japan are advancing much more than America is in terms of education and innovation. Therefore, because America’s education system is in a rut from things like low test scores to high dropout rates, adding longer school days will be both beneficial to not only the system, but also to the parents, students and teachers. Extending the school day length will give low income students more academic opportunities while keeping them out of trouble, allow ESL (English as a second language) students to adjust comfortably to the school environment, give all students regardless of socioeconomic class to get a better education, enable teachers to cover the entire curriculum and check for understanding, and let parents save money while having a more flexible schedule. Although America is not completely devoid of good schools and universities, it doesn’t take...
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...Negative reinforcement is when a certain item is removed after a particular behavior is showed or consequence. The possibility of the behavior happening again in the future is increased because of removing an item or consequence. An example of negative reinforcement will be Belinda always complains of a stomachache when it is time to start doing her homework. Her mother allows her to go to bed without doing her homework every night. This is negative reinforcement because every night she will put on act to have a stomachache so she will not have to do her homework at night. Positive reinforcement is when you reward a good behavior to inspire it. An example of positive reinforcement is when you give your child five dollars for getting straight A’s on his/her report card. The money will encourage the child to keep getting straight A’s. Positive punishment is when you attempt to decrease the likelihood of a bad behavior happening again in the future. An example will be you're late to a doctor’s appointment one morning; you drive over the speed limit through a school zone. As a result, you get pulled over by a police officer and receive a ticket. Negative punishment is a behavior that’s stopping, removing or avoiding a negative outcome. An example will be a teenager sneaks out the house to go to a party and she get caught so her parents grounds her for a month because of her behavior. A situation where this often occurs is in the school. Children who act up in class want attention...
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...Fifth grade gifted class; it’s a great class but there’s more than schoolwork. In this class, there’s pressure, drama, and friendships. It’s complicated. You wouldn’t know the pressure unless you were in my class! To begin with, 5th grade gifted class has a lot of pressure when you have essays, tests, etc. For example, you get pressure from the Tropicana speech, FSA, and getting good grades. According to www.education.com “In fact, gifted students can experience high levels of stress to excel at everything they do.” This proves that even though the gifted class does excel at things, there is still a lot of pressure on them. Imagine going to bed thinking about what you need to do when you get to school in the morning like work you...
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...classroom consequences that work? • design positive behavioral supports for challenging behaviors? • avoid career- and health-threatening frustration and burnout? The establishment and maintenance of safe and supportive classrooms that contribute to high quality student achievement are critical skills that are rarely taught at the university. Consequently, those skills must be crafted and honed “on the job.” Each school and each classroom presents its own unique challenges, and because every year brings a new group of students, teachers must become lifelong learners. The foundation of this learning lies in just a few research-supported principles and actions, TeachSafeSchools.com and the Melissa Institute for Violence Prevention and Treatment have condensed the information for ready consumption. Everything starts with TEACH: T.E.A.C.H. T – Tailor for diversity. Make it a point to know as much as possible about your students, including their diverse cultural, ethnic, behavioral, and learning characteristics, along with stressors they may experience outside of school. E – Encourage positive behavior. Aim for a 4:1 ratio of positive comments to negative corrections for all the students. A – Arrange the environment for success. Teach your behavioral expectations directly and immediately through collaboratively-established classroom rules and well designed classroom routines. C – Consult your peers. Seek collaboration with experienced teachers and...
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...classroom consequences that work? • design positive behavioral supports for challenging behaviors? • avoid career- and health-threatening frustration and burnout? The establishment and maintenance of safe and supportive classrooms that contribute to high quality student achievement are critical skills that are rarely taught at the university. Consequently, those skills must be crafted and honed “on the job.” Each school and each classroom presents its own unique challenges, and because every year brings a new group of students, teachers must become lifelong learners. The foundation of this learning lies in just a few research-supported principles and actions, TeachSafeSchools.com and the Melissa Institute for Violence Prevention and Treatment have condensed the information for ready consumption. Everything starts with TEACH: T.E.A.C.H. T – Tailor for diversity. Make it a point to know as much as possible about your students, including their diverse cultural, ethnic, behavioral, and learning characteristics, along with stressors they may experience outside of school. E – Encourage positive behavior. Aim for a 4:1 ratio of positive comments to negative corrections for all the students. A – Arrange the environment for success. Teach your behavioral expectations directly and immediately through collaboratively-established classroom rules and well designed classroom routines. C – Consult your peers. Seek collaboration with experienced teachers and...
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...disruption from a child misbehaving can be very damaging to the rest of the class and throw the rest of the day off when it is not handled immediately. Behaviors have to be handled consistently as well; if the teacher allows one child to misbehave the other students receive the message that it is ok to follow the behavior. When students are misbehaving it can cause themselves and other students to lose focus in the lesson. A classroom full of misbehaviors can also cause students to feel threatened. When a student does not feel safe and secure in his or her classroom, he or she is less likely to succeed. Not only do teachers have to prepare and teach lessons, they also need to be able to recognize the misbehavior and control it in a timely and professional manner. Teachers set the example for students and students can learn just as much from the example being set. A teacher can stop the disruption and use it as a teaching moment for the students. Having an action plan with consequences in place that is consistently followed is important. Many management theories have been studied and used; one that has shown to be effective when used is Canter’s management Cycle. Case Study: Billy is a nine year old male student at Finley Farms elementary school in Gilbert AZ. Billy disrupts the classroom on a daily basis and for the past two months the disruptions have increased. Billy’s parents are divorced; he lives with his mother and Running Head:...
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...The Damaging Effects of Bullying, Why It Needs to Stop, and How to Stop It There are many problems in our school system today, but the number one problem, in my opinion, is bullying. “An Analysis of School Anti-Bullying Laws in the United States,” written by Maryellen Kueny and Perry Zirkel, states that “bullying has been a persistent problem in middle level and high schools.” According to Kueny and Zirkel’s article, “an early national study found that among sixth through twelfth graders, 56% of students witnessed bullying and 71% know of a peer who is being bullied.” In the same article mentioned before, “a study of bullying in American schools found 86% of students in grade 6 through 10 engaged in bullying sometimes or more frequently.” As you can see bullying plays a big role in our school systems today and causes many problems not just for the student being bullied but for the bullies themselves. Bullying should be put to an end because it causes damage to those who are bullied and the bullies, as well. Physical bullying, verbal bullying, convert or hidden bullying, and cyberbully are the four main types of bullying. Out of the four types, verbal bullying and cyberbullying are the most common. Verbal bullies use words to harm others through name-calling, insulting, making racist comments, or harsh teasing. Cyberbullying can happen at any time. The Alannah and Madeline Foundation says that cyberbullying includes: “abusive or hurtful texts, emails, posts, images or videos...
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...people to behave a particular way by proposing something other than the obvious. It is important that students associate positive emotional experiences with learning rather than negative experience. With the combination of negative emotional experiences and learning, it is likely that a student would develop a fear or intense phobia of school due to their unpleasant experiences. For example, if a student is bullied by peers, fails a class, or even humiliated by a teacher, a student will lose their desire to attend...
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...presentation of food), the sound of the tone alone could produce the salivation response. In order to understand how more about how classical conditioning works, it is important to be familiar with the basic principles of the process. In reality, people do not respond exactly like Pavlov's dogs. There are, however, numerous real-world applications for classical conditioning. For example, many dog trainers use classical conditioning techniques to help people train their pets. These techniques are also useful in the treatment of phobias or anxiety problems. Teachers are able to apply classical conditioning in the class by creating a positive classroom environment to help students overcome anxiety or fear. Pairing an anxiety-provoking situation, such as performing in front of a group, with pleasant surroundings helps the student learn new...
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...education by giving them tests that if they fail, it would jeopardize their future therefore they should get rid of them. It is wrong for a student to complete four years of high school with good grades and other good qualifications, and then have that student take a test and be placed at a remedial level due to the scores they receive. Standardized tests are a waste of time, because some people actually know the information and are smart, but they are just bad tests takers or maybe they just are not good with a test, which does not mean they should be put in remedial classes or be denied admission to the university they want to go to because of that. Standardized test are...
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...teachers talk in it. Recently, the Japanese have designed a robot which looks like a human to sit in class and teach. This robot even responds to the children. What difference then is the robot from us teachers? What I think the topic statement is means is “the passion to educate”. The main difference between a teacher and an educator is that a teacher simply covers necessary subject content that students should know. An educator on the other hand is someone who deems his “job” as a calling and finds teachable moments on top of covering content. He also assesses situations and shows genuine concern for the students in terms of character development as well as academics. This would mean that the teacher’s knowledge would be personal, experiential and emotional based ( Fried, 2001; Hargreaves, 1994; Noddings, 1984). If the topic statement is interpreting teaching as educating, I would feel disappointed as I certainly have failed as an all-rounded educator in the sense that I deem myself simply as a transmitter of knowledge. However effective this transmission of information to my students is, I do not touch on character development and other important social skills due to various factors. This statement also reinforces the need to know that educating is not considered a job, rather a vocation. I also believe that something has to be amiss somewhere in our education system in order for the Ministry of Education to request teachers to have a passion to teach. I suppose the aspect of...
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...increase theft, and can be used for non-educational purposes like cheating, cyberbullying, and sexting. Most students are easily distracted in the class room; therefore, by allowing students to bring their cell phones to school will not only distract teachers, but also other students. An example of this is a cell phone ringing. If someone’s phone rings in class, it will cause everyone to lose focus of what is going on and pay more attention to the person whose phone rang. Other students are distracted by the many features on their phones’. Cell phones nowadays are like mini laptops. In “Updating Policy on Latest Risks for Students with Cell Phones in the School,” Vanessa St. Gerard discusses the negative and positive uses of cell phones in school. St. Gerard argues, “As technology continues to advance, more issues with cell phones and other electronic devices in schools will surely arise” (45). St. Gerard also points out, “Cell phones are not designed for simply making and receiving phone calls anymore. Advanced technology now developed for cell phones allows them to play music, take pictures, record video, provide Internet access, and send and receive text messages” (44). Having all these features on one’s phone can be a distraction. When students engage in such activities, they tend to fall behind in their class work. In his article, “Recent Court Rulings Regarding Student Use of Cell Phones in Today’s Schools,” Thomas Diamentes talks about...
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...There I was, as one of the “big kids” in this vibrant colored preschool classroom.I was about four years olds simply happy to be there with my friends . We were just getting our own very first books to read by our teacher, Miss Julie. All of the other students were simply throwing their books and doing Lord knows what with their guided reading books when they got the books handed to them . But if you looked closely, you would see a blond-haired, blue-eyed little girl in the corner of the classroom actually holding her book and attempting to read. I was always trying to be like my older sister growing up, so , if I wanted to be like her that meant that I would have to get smart, really fast . There I was as a tiny preschooler actually attempting...
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