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Connecting with Students with Disruptive Behaviors

Do NowReview the scenario in your Interactive Notes and answer the following prompts:

❏ Describe the disruptive behavior of the student in this scenario.

❏What could be a possible cause of this behavior?

Agenda✓ Objectives

✓Connecting with Your Students

✓Disruptive Behaviors & Triggers

✓Strategies/Resources for Disruptive Students

✓Behavior Analysis

Objectives Teachers will be able to…

❏Leverage their knowledge of their students in order to make personal connections

❏Select appropriate strategies and tools in order to proactively work together with students to prevent future negative behaviors

You’ve Gotta Connect!Connecting with Your Students

James Sturtevant says:

“...A positive, comfortable, and secure relationship with the teacher is at the heart of a safe classroom.”

Benefits of Connecting with Students

❏ Connections can foster trust between the students and the teacher

❏ Students who feel noticed by the teacher will learn best

❏ The classroom environment can be more productive

❏ Students have fewer behavior issues

Make A Commitment

Recognize Effective Connection Effective Connection IS:

• Being available

• Caring (and showing it)

• Treating students with respect

• Being a trustworthy confidant

• Showing belief in students

Effective Connection IS:

• Acting warm and welcoming

• Showing empathy

• Exuding a love for teaching

• Being a great listener

• Accepting every student

Recognize Effective Connection Effective Connection Is NOT:

• Using sarcasm

• Pampering students

• Failing to follow through

• Demanding Respect

• Pretending to Care

Effective Connection Is NOT:

• Acting like a peer

• Trying too hard to be liked

• Having vague boundaries

• Having vague expectations

• Being unable to say “no”

Student Surveys

Ms. K told us how she was from Poland. It helped me communicate with her better.-Amir, Grade 9

I say kind words because I know Ms. A likes them.-Jahsir, Grade 3

I loved this survey because I want my teachers to know all about me. If you don’t like your teacher though, you won’t want to open up to them about that stuff.-Nashay, Grade 6

How do student surveys help you to connect with your students?

Student Surveys

Surveys can be completed● Verbally● Via “Thumbs up”● On paper *By dictation if needed● Digitally, i.e. Plickers, Poll

Everywhere, Socrative, Today’s Meet

*Do what works best for you & your students

Student Surveys

What are some questions you would ask on a student survey to

help you make connections?

Student and/or Classroom Profiles

● Observe students as they work (and play)

● Note strengths, interests, and areas of growth for every student

○ Affective

○ Behavioral

○ Cognitive

Using Info about Students

Using Info. About Students

How to leverage student knowledge

*See interactive notes scenario for interacting with two different students

Disruptive Behaviors and TriggersA trigger is something that causes something else to happen.

What might cause a student to refuse to complete an assignment?

Disruptive Behaviors and Triggers❏ Look at the list of disruptive behaviors in interactive notes.

❏Within your group, discuss potential triggers for the behaviors.

❏ Be prepared to share out with the whole group.

Share Out

❏ Did you have any Aha! moments while listening to the group share out?

❏ Can you think of any other possible triggers or antecedents?

Behavior AnalysisThe A-B-C’s of Behavior

A B CAntecedent(Or Trigger)

Behavior Consequences/Follow-up

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gies ❏ Ensure safety of the child and others

❏ Talk slowly with a low tone of voice and limit body movements

❏ Calm yourself with deep breathing; the child will imitate you

❏ Ensure the child that you want to help him or her

❏ Eliminate loud noises and minimize the number of people in the vicinity

❏ Have child focus on something outside of the body (i.e. counting tiles)

❏ Provide a calm and quiet space

❏ Don’t lecture or ask a lot of questions

❏ Minimize verbalization

Critical Components of an Empathetic Conference

❏ Empathy

❏ Tone & body language

❏ Not a “Blame Game”

❏It is about responsibility

❏ Eye Contact

❏ Fosters connection

❏ Use of “I statements”

❏No judgment

❏ Wrap Up with a Handshake and a Next Step

Empathetic Conference Role Play

Strategies/Resources for Disruptive Students

❏Empathetic Conference

❏Behavior Trackers *Handout example

❏Behavior Contracts *Handout example

❏Learning Contracts

Other Resources

Behavior Analysis● Read the scenario for your number on Page 7 of

interactive notes

● Identify the trigger

● Identify a positive resolution

Share OutProvide feedback to other groups referring to the reflection

❏ Did you have any Aha! moments while listening to the groups share out?

❏ Can you think of any other possible strategies to use with this student?

Coming Together in Closing