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Best Teaching Practices to Improve Discipline
Mr. Jose Flores
A Track Dean
Virgil Middle School
152 N. Vermont Avenue
Los Angeles, CA. 90004
(213) 368-2800
Alternatives to SuspensionPre-emptive Measures
Teacher support1. AIP.2. ASD.3. SELAP.4. Nutrition/lunch Detention.5. Quarterly Discipline Assemblies.6. Pre-Citation Notices.7. California Cadet Corp.8. Passing Period Supervision.9. Teacher Visitation Program. 10.Academic Options Room11.CHAMPS & Best Behavior Practices.12.Tardy software.13.Palm Pilots.14.On Line Referral System
Ms. Monique Garcia’s and
Ms. Dina Zepeda’s Use of CHAMPs
Virgil Middle School152 N. Vermont AvenueLos Angeles, CA. 90004
(213) 368-2800
Attention Signal
• Students need to be introduced to your attention signal the first few minutes of class on the first day.
• You should have more than one attention signal.
Clear Expectations
• Outline what you expect from your students for every activity in class.
• Having clear expectations helps to minimize behavior problems.
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Entering the ClassroomEntering the Classroom
Conversation
• Say “hello,” “good morning,” or “good afternoon” to the teacher before you enter the room
• You may not talk to other students after you enter the classroom
• However, if you need to say “excuse me” or “thank you,” you may do so in a whisper voice
Help• If you need help,
raise your hand quietly from your seat.
• I will try to answer your question immediately, but you may have to wait until after I have greeted all of the students at the door
Activity• Walk directly to your
seat• If you need to sharpen
your pencils, do so before the bell rings
• Copy your homework from the board into your agenda planner
• Look at the “Dispatch” assignment and begin working immediately
Movement• You may get up to
sharpen your pencil without permission before the tardy bell rings
• Otherwise, you should remain seated
ParticipationYou are meeting my expectations if you:
• Sit up straight• Copy your homework
into your agenda planner• Remain seated after
sharpening your pencils• Begin your dispatch
assignment immediately • Work quietly
Participation• You are NOT meeting my
expectations if you:• Talk to another student • Get out of your seat
without permission• Look somewhere other
than at your work • Do not have your
materials ready• Do not start the dispatch
assignment right away
Behavior Table/Chart
• A five or ten column roster from ISIS • Record behavior
-positive -negative-tardies-participation-homework/class work
*Different codes for each behavior
Behavior Table/Chart Continued….
• Use for cooperation grades, work habits grades, and parent conferences.
Positive Notes
• Student receives a note from teacher that has to be signed by parent
• This is to acknowledge students’ positive behavior in class.
• Try to give anywhere from 3 to 5 positive notes for each class period.
Negative Notes
• Student receives note and has to be signed by parent(s) and returned the following day.
• If it’s not returned the next day the student(s) will receive paper pick-up.
• It’s also a means of communication between the teacher and the parents.
Tardy Sheet
• Student has to sign in at the front table when he/she is tardy.
• If student has a tardy slip, it must be stapled to the tardy sheet.
• This minimizes disruption of lesson
• Teacher keeps it as record for parent conferences.
• For use in work habits grade
Positive to Negative Ratio
• To keep a positive atmosphere in the classroom, teacher praises three positive behaviors for every one negative behavior that occurs.
Time is Valuable!• Time your class for every activity.
• They should be able to do everything in a minute or less.
• When the minute is up, students are expected to wait quietly for the next directions.
Repetition
• Students should repeat important information after you in order to ensure that all students have heard the directions.
• This is to avoid having twenty kids asking the same information.
Homework/Agenda Planner
• Students are required to have their homework and agenda ready on the corner of their desks as soon as they walk into class.
• Teacher checks for completion for each student.
Homework Excuse Sheet• On a front desk or table, have a stack of
Homework Excuse Sheets.
• When students walk into class, they should automatically pick up an excuse sheet if they did not do their homework.
• Students fill it in explaining why homework has not been completed.
• Great for use in parent conferences and work habits grades!
The Golden Rule
• One piece of advice that we try to go by in our classrooms is to treat others the way we would want to be treated.
• Respect goes a long way.
• Start by greeting students at the door.
• Using “Please” and “Thank you” models good manners for our students.
Thank you!
• Email addresses:
Jose Flores
Monique Garcia
Dina Zepeda