Preventive Class Management

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Preventive Class Management

• Provides strategies for optimal learning time for
  students.
• Prevents less disruption during class.
• Is proactive rather than reactive.
• Students know what is expected.
• Provides rules to follow during school.

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Class Management Myths

• If teachers teach well, they will not have
  discipline problems.
• Students come to PE with the necessary behaviors
  to cooperate and listen.
• Children and youth typically enjoy physical
  education.

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Effective Teaching Strategies

• Students should know what is expected before they
  enter the gym.
• Routines MUST be taught.
• Teachers should not spend a lot of time
  performing managerial tasks such as roll call,
  getting equipment, etc.
• Active Learning Time ALT PE
• Opportunities to Respond ORT
• Discipline is modeled by the teacher.

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List of Class Routines

• Entry into the gym.
• Attention and quiet
• Gathering students.
• Dispersing students.
• Getting partners or getting into groups.
• Closure to class.
• Leaving the gym.
• Boundaries in the Gym.
• Housekeeping procedures.

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Class Management

• Teachers must decide what strategies, rules,
  procedures they want.
• In some cases teachers can involve students in
  the development of their classs managerial
  system.
• Time spent with students establishing rules,
  procedures, and consequences for breaking rules
  is time well spent.

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Teaching rules and routines

• Explain and demonstrate rules.
• Show non-examples how NOT to follow the rules.
• Rehearse and practice routine often.
• Use positive role models and reward positive
  behaviors.
• Create activities and games that practice
  routines.
• Check for understanding of rules and routines.

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Start of Class Management

• Start class on time.
• Instant Activity
• Control the initial activity and make it
  meaningful.
• Use a set-induction.
• Use time-saving methods for attendance.

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Routines During Class

• Getting Attention
• Sounds Whistle, Voice, Horn
• Raise Hand, Lights Off, You Name It.
• Gathering Strategies
• Names
• Numbers
• Squads
• Giving Out Equipment Strategies
• Dispersing Students Sending students back out
  to practice.

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Formations During Class

• Students must know common formations.
• Some formations are better than others.
• Structure space create grids and mark the floor.

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Pacing Instruction

• How fast or slow the instruction, practice and
  transitions take place in class.
• Improve Interaction Skills
• Clear explanation- Simple Words and Cues
• Frequent prompts and positive, specific feedback.
• Communicate expectations.
• Organize the class so that students can be
  self-sufficient.

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Exiting the Gymnasium

• Make sure that there is closure to class.
• As they leave the gym ask them a critical
  question to think about.
• Make sure the equipment they used in class is
  put away.
• Lining Up to Leave Personal and General Space.
  
• Line Rules Review them.

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What Rules?

• Be Safe
• Respect Others
• Respect the Learning Environment
• Support learning of others
• Try Hard

• Traffic Rules Stop, Look and Listen
• Friendship Rules Be polite and cooperate
• The Golden Rule
• Safety Comes First

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Rules and Regulations

• Social Contracts between teachers, parents and
  students to improve class management.
• The 3 Cs Rules Posted for students to see.
• Compliance Students understand and follow the
  rules.
• Cooperation Students learn to cooperate with
  each other.
• Community The teacher and students work toward
  a community of learners together.

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Mastersons MVP Rules

• 0- Being Irresponsible
• Not motivated to learn
• Not disciplined
• Denies responsibility for behavior.
• 1- Needs help being responsible
• Needs help with behavior.
• Needs help organizing and practicing.
• Needs help being motivated to learn.

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• 3- Is responsible.
• Takes responsibility for behavior.
• Takes responsibility for learning.
• Takes responsibility for practicing.
• 4- Cares about others.
• Helps others to behave.
• Helps others to learn.
• Helps others to practice.

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Character Education

• Is a good person, is someone to look up to and to
  admire, knows the difference between right and
  wrong, and always tried to do what is right. They
  set a good example for everyone. They try to make
  the world a better place to live.
• TRUSTWORTHINESS
• RESPECT
• RESPONSIBILITY
• FAIRNESS
• CARING
• CITIZENSHIP

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Discipline What ? Why?

• Self-discipline is the control of ones own
  behavior.
• Administrators believe that teachers can handle
  disruptions and problems, and still teach
  effectively.
• It is easier to control discipline if there is a
  set of school norms that are expected and
  followed by everyone.

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Discipline Strategies

• Be specific Know what is expected and what
  happens if it is not performed.
• Think small and move gradually Start slow. It
  is hard to change students who are allowed to
  misbehave over periods of time.
• Start where the student is - Get to know the
  students and win their respect then change their
  behavioral traits.
• Be consistent Be fair and follow through with
  rules and consequences.
• Negative attention Students misbehave because
  they know they will get attention negatively from
  those with whom they wish.

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Positive Discipline

• Mistakes are wonderful opportunities to learn.
• Respect and Love for Children MUST come first.
• The 3 Rs Recovery
• Recognize (The student recognizes mistake).
• Reconcile (The students apologizes.)
• Resolve (The teacher and student work together to
  improve the problem.)

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Positive Discipline

• The FEELING behind what you do is more important
  than what you do.
• Children listen to you only after you make them
  feel that they can be heard.
• Create a Cooling-off Period You can not solve
  problems at the time of conflict.

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Class Rules

• Allow students to create their own rules for
  class.
• Post the rules for everyone to see and know.
• Go over the rules periodically, especially before
  holidays, after holidays, and at the end of the
  year.
• Hold periodic class meetings to discuss whether
  class rules are working.

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Goals of Mistaken Behavior

• Negative Attention I belong if I get attention.
• Power I belong only if I can make myself
  belong.
• Revenge I cant belong so I will
• Inadequacy I cant belong so, I dont care.

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Positive Interventions

• Time-outs short in nature to discuss and create
  a plan to improve behavior.
• Behavior Games- A tape is made with time
  intervals throughout a class period. Give points
  for so many minutes of good behavior to the
  class. Reward at the end if the behavior improves
  day to day. Create teams.
• Create contracts for behavior that are signed by
  parents.
• Award Preferred Activity Time (PAT).

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The 3Rs of Consequences

• Relate Consequences to the Problem.
• Create Respectful Consequences.
• Create Reasonable Consequences.
• If at all possible, allow students to set up
  their own consequences.

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Sequence of Consequences

• 3 Strike Rule and You are Out!
• Sent to an administrator.
• Parent Conference
• Detention with teacher or administrator
• In school and Out of School Suspension
• Expulsion

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Keeping Children First

• My concern is not whats best for me.
• Not what is in fashion or style.
• I pledge to do with conscience free
• Whats best for every child.
• Even though the problems, programs, and people
  distract,
• With eyes on the money purse.
• I commit myself and my every act
• To keeping children first.
  Ambrose Brazelton