From Classroom Management

toClassroom Engagement

Quick Keys to Avoiding

Objectives:

Develop a Social Contract with Students

Where to Start

Meet with class and develop social contract around the following questions to students

1. How do you want me to treat you?

2. How do you want to treat each other?

3. How do you think I want to be treated?

4. How will we handle violations of the contract?

Review and reaffirm contract monthly or weekly (every Friday morning…)

How will you communicate with students

Teacher Voice

Child Voice• Quit picking on me• You want me to leave• You make me madParent Voice• You Shouldn’t do that• Life’s not fair. Get busy• You are worthless (bad, lousy, etc…)Adult Voice• In what ways could this have been resolved?• We agree to disagree• What are the choices in this situation?• Options that we can consider are ________________________

What will you communicate with students

Teacher Voice

Four Questions

1. What are you doing?

2. What are you supposed to be doing?

3. Are you doing it? 4. What are you going to do about it?

(When are you going to start?)

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