Corrective – Page 6 – Classroom Management Toolbox

Responsibility Action Plan (RAP)

November 28, 2018 by Nollmeyer, Gustave

This tool gives students a set of three questions that assesses their behavior and focuses on what they can change to improve their behavior. The questions include: “What specifically were you doing in class?”, “Are the choices you are making helping or hurting your success in this class?”, and “What could you agree to do differently today or tomorrow? Please be specific”. This allows the student to understand how their choices effect the students around them and gives them an opportunity to improve their behavior.

Planned Ignoring

November 28, 2018 by Nollmeyer, Gustave

Planned ignoring can be used when a child is off task and it is believed at the time that they may be able to correct their behavior themselves. It is helpful as a conscious first response to a slightly distracting situation that another response may draw more attention to.

Pre-Planned Respnses

November 28, 2018 by Nollmeyer, Gustave

A Pre Planned Response is a pre thought out response that you can use to let a student know that you know they are misbehaving but you do not want to interrupt the class by dealing with the problem directly. For example, “[students name], please tell me the class rule on [state general idea of rule].”

Peer Ignoring

November 28, 2018 by Nollmeyer, Gustave

Peer ignoring is a valuable skill to teach students in the classroom which can help in reducing misbehavior’s. In order for it to be effective, the teacher must rehearse and practice it with the students. Essentially, it consists of students ignoring a classmate who is being either disruptive or distracting during class time

Contingency Contract

November 28, 2018 by Nollmeyer, Gustave

The contingency contract is an agreement between the student and teacher which states academic goals as well as behavioral goals for the student. Students are reinforced with rewards or praise when they have followed proper behaviors or are asked to revisit and review their contract when they are not representing appropriate behavior. Each person(s) involved in the contract will also sign their contract to show student involvement and understanding of their procedures.

Direct Appeal Interference

November 28, 2018 by Nollmeyer, Gustave

If a student is being disruptive and misbehaving, this is an option to stop this behavior. You need to calmly and politely ask the student to stop the antisocial behavior they are performing. The key here is to be calm and polite.

Restitution Letter

November 28, 2018 by Nollmeyer, Gustave

Restitution letters are when students write an apology letter to another peer after their misbehavior negatively affected them. This tool is helpful in teaching students responsibility for their actions and fostering prosocial skills including kindness and asking for forgiveness.

Think Sheet

November 28, 2018 by Nollmeyer, Gustave

This tool is a sheet of paper with multiple questions on it about the misbehavior that occurred. Often students get disciplined and don’t know what they did wrong; this sheet allows them to reflect on what they did wrong and what they learned from their misbehavior.

Humor Interference

November 28, 2018 by Nollmeyer, Gustave

When used carefully, humor can extinguish negative behaviors and help maintain an enjoyable classroom environment. The teacher must be able to make a joke in the moment that defuses the tension and depersonalizes the situation.

Positive Phrasing

November 27, 2018 by Nollmeyer, Gustave

Positive phrasing is praising students who are demonstrating pro social skills. It is helpful when some students are having a hard time staying on task so they can see what they should be doing.