Behavioural Management Strategies: 2 Role Plays using Social Emotional Learning

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Click here for role play 1, the virtual classroom:

The resource room teacher works with students with learning disabilities from grades 4-6. She sees groups of approximately 8 students, three times a week, for 35-minute sessions. Every time a new group of students comes into her virtual room, it takes a minimum of 10 minutes to get them settled down with their materials. The groups that come in after their lunch break and are very energetic, have a hard time focusing and often are not prepared with their materials.

SEL strategies included: having a calming kit at home that students can easily access to enter the class in a calm state; a fun and short SEL activity about how encouraging each other makes us feel good (in contrast to how distracting behaviours can make the whole class feel).

Click here for role play 2, the physical classroom:
The teacher repeatedly had problems when leading a class discussion with his unruly eighth graders. No matter how involved in the topic the students were, there were usually several students sitting in the back who would talk, shout out silly answers, and play with objects they had brought from home.

SEL strategies included: passing a note to disruptive students reminding them of behaviour; offering some quiet time; moving seats; and reminders about respectful behaviour.

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These were such fun videos to create with my classmates. The co-planning assignments that I have thus far engaged in with my classmates contribute so much to my learning. As the saying goes, “ The more the merrier.” The module assignments reinforce skills that we want our students to practice too! For example, we break down tasks into smaller parts, we plan and manage time, we discuss and explain and we give and receive feedback on performance. We also practice collaborative skills such as delegating roles and responsibilities, sharing diverse perspectives, pooling knowledge, and holding one another accountable. Most importantly, we receive and give support and encouragement to one another. 

Thank you Traci, Derek and Michelle!