Stop and Reflect

Student Contributor: C. Glanville
This tool is for after something has happened, and a student needs to Stop and Reflect on the situation. This gives students the opportunity to explain how they are feeling and what they could’ve done differently to change the situation for the better.

Stop and Reflect is for when an incident or student altercation has occurred in your classroom and one or more students needs to assess the situation and reflect on how it could’ve gone differently. I think this is appropriate for all grades because it gives the student the opportunity to draw a picture of the situation if they are struggling or can’t write out what they want to express. Ideally, once the student has completed the Stop and Reflect, the student and teacher or possibly others involved would meet and discuss what the student wrote on their Stop and Reflect. This would give an additional opportunity to talk about different ways to handle a situation, and how they can change their behavior in a future situation.

This tool relates to the Corrective Phase of management because this is an “after the fact” tool. Sometimes, things will happen regardless of what we have done in the Preventative and Supportive Phase, so it is good to have a plan in place. This tool is mostly student centered/collaborative. This is because the student will fill out the form, mostly by themselves and then collaborate with the teacher about how they can change their behavior, how the situation made them feel, consequences, etc.

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Tool Source: This source is from my Mentor Teacher.