How to Handle a Defiant Student - A Checklist of Classroom Management Strategies for Teachers to Use
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- Kris Cole explains to process of strategies he implements before writing a student up on a discipline referral. He explains correcting student misbehavior is a problem solving process. He creates a checklist of strategies teachers can use to maintain classroom discipline. They include:
Verifying directions were conveyed properly.
Changing proximity to the student
Changing the student’s assigned seat
Speaking with the student
Looking up Academic/Discipline History
Contacting a coaches, mentors, and club sponsors
Contacting Previous Teachers
Contacting Guidance
Contacting Administration
Calling Home
Including the parent in the problem solving process.
This video answers the following questions:
How do I get better at classroom management?
How do I get better at classroom discipline?
How do I make students respect me?
Ho do I earn the respect of my students?
How can I correct misbehavior in students?
How can I correct bad behavior in students?
What are some strategies to correct misbehavior in students?
Kris Cole's Biographical Information:
SELECTED TEACHING & COACHING AWARDS
- Envirothon - Wildlife Division - State Champions - 2012
Soils Division - State Champions - 2002 & 2004
- Envirothon - State Finalists - 2002, 2003, 2004, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, & 2020
- Became Winningest Envirothon Coach of All Time for Seminole County with 8th win - 2020
- “Seniors’ Choice Award” out of over 200 faculty - 2010
- Teacher of the Month - 2000 & 2009
- Highest Advanced Placement Environmental Science pass rate in SCPS - 2001, 2003, & 2004
- Disney Teacherrific Award - 2003
- Selected by Phillips Petroleum to film a video about the Florida Scrub Jay that was distributed
to schools nationwide - 2003
- Who’s Who Among America’s Teachers - 2000 & 2001
- Awarded OEE “Program of Excellence” - state’s highest environmental education award - 2000
- Seminole Soil & Water Conservation District - Teacher of the Year - 1999
- Girls Basketball Assistant Coach - State Champions - 1999 & 2000
SERVICE LEARNING PROJECTS
Kris Cole's Students:
- Completed species surveys at Lyonia State Preserve. (1999 - 2003) & (2006 - 2009)
- Cleaned up Lake Monroe & filmed a Public Service Announcement as a joint project between the City of Sanford, Seminole High School, Keep Seminole Beautiful, & the Central Florida Zoo. (2007)
- Assisted Seminole County Natural Lands with species surveys in the Chuluota Wilderness Area, Geneva Wilderness Area, & the St. Johns River. (1998 - 2004)
- Earned a Disney Teacherrific Award for work on “Going Batty”. (2003)
- Obtained the proper permits and raised three alligators and two gopher tortoises successfully. (2002)
- Completed paid environmental internships over the Summer. (2001 & 2002).
- Partnered with Phillips Petroleum to successfully film a bird watching video which was distributed nationally to educate middle schools. (2001)
- Made & distributed coloring books at Lyonia Preserve Day which educated younger children about the flora & fauna of Florida’s scrub. (2001)
- Testified before the Florida House of Representatives' Water Resources Committee about the Florida Scrub Jay bill. (2000)
- Participated in Jane Goodall's Roots and Shoots program at Disney's Animal Kingdom. (2000)
- Partnered with Seminole County Emergency Response to create Community Emergency Response Teams in the event of a natural disaster. (1999 & 2000)
- Participated in a SEALS (Summit of Environmental Action Learning Service) conference at Wekiwa Springs State Park. (2000)
- Visited elementary and middle schools to educate the students about current environmental issues. (2000)
- Testified before the Florida Senate’s Governmental Oversight & Productivity Committee about the Florida Scrub Jay bill. (1999)
- Worked with St. Johns River Water Management on testing water quality in Lake Jessup. (1997 - 1999)
- Led a stenciling project painting “do not dump drains to lake” signs on storm drains. This was a joint project between St. Johns River Water Mgt., the City of Winter Springs, and the Environmental Program at Winter Springs High School. (1999)
- Created a new Hydric Hammock Trail at the Environmental Center for the Seminole County’s 5th graders after tornadoes touched down. (1998)
- Made recycled art and displayed it around campus on Earth Day. (1998)
- Helped St Johns River Water Management District with their Sock it to Lake Jesup campaign by collecting over 1500 socks. (1998)
- Participated in the SEALS (Summit of Environmental Action Learning Service) conference at Oleno State Park. (1997)
- Assisted Canaveral National Sea Shore with population counts & species surveys. (1997)
- Participated in Seminole County’s phone book recycle drive - received honorary award. (1997)
- Mapped trails surrounding Central Winds Park. (1997)
- Mapped a newly acquired property at the Environmental Center. (1997)
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13 years teaching high school here, and still going. I recognize the philosophy behind all of these steps, but at some point students with persistent behavior problems are just taking away time from other students. A class period is literally zero sum: we have 55 minutes of instructional time (or however much your school schedules), and that misbhevaed student is literally taking it from the others. I think at some point we are bending over backwards for kids who frankly don't deserve it. If after 2-3 interventions, a kid is not going to decide to improve his behavior, he can sit in the office and I can spend time helping the kids with Sped accommodations or the poor kid who is trying his hardest just to earn a "D" in his classes.
Thanks for your response. Completely understand your thought process - and agree that at some point students who consistently misbehave need to have experts take a deeper dive into what is driving the misbehavior. Have a great school year! Thanks for being a hero to our young people. And keep being AWESOME!
@@colestersclassroom-teachin105 I was considered a "problem child" because of boredom and consequent rebelliousness. This period existed from first through twelfth grades. Constant, protracted battles with my parents and teachers and administrators. Half the school year out sick. Going away to college changed everything and I graduated Summa Cum Laude four years later. (I still have "problems" with rebelliousness which stem from the fact that many people--teachers and employers--give commands without explaining the reasoning behind them. The "pedagogy"--such as it is, remains most places in Nineteenth Century mode. I ain't doin' it.) I teach college English and am a successful fiction writer. My students love me.
I Remember when I was sent to the principals office and told to grab my ankles and just like that I was obedient. Keller Middle school I was corrected by Kidd, Phelps, Coach Gage; Price; Carradine and Combest. Ahh, the memories. Your job is so much harder because that method is no longer allowed, I believe? To be a good teacher you must have a lot of patience and understanding of a single student and your willing to take your time to investigate and choose the right path to resolve the problem of a student misbehaving. These video's show how a teacher can do this. Well done ole chap. Blessings
Great to hear from you Phil! Would love to catch up next time I’m in Texas!
these are great suggestions. I am diligent with all items on this checklist. I'm a sub in Los Angeles -- yet, here is a reality check: typically I have no computer, no wifi connection, and no LP's. Sometimes, I can't even get anyone from administration to answer a phone. There is NO support system for CA, and if you think our country is suffering, you bet it is.
Thank-you for the compliment regarding the video. I’m sorry to hear the headwinds you are facing in your own district. Keep fighting the good fight. And keep being a hero to our students!
You know I wouldn’t have disrespected a teacher, because I knew what would happen at home. Now, parents just call the superintendent, and lie. They all take students side. They told me I was the problem. I quit. The End.
I’m sorry to hear that we lost a good teacher. It’s definitely a different culture now than when I started.
I'm new to substitute teaching, and it's fair to say the rooms can be chaotic. One child even mentioned it. She was about 10 and said, "It's chaos. You should never do this again." She was right. Some children, the worst behaved, asked if they could help me control the class the next day. That said, in the case of this experienced teacher, a kid was on his phone during a movie that didn't matter. As long as he was wearing headphones, I'd let it slide.
Sarah,
Thanks for watching the video. And thanks for your response.
I started this journey as a sub before earning the position I’ve held for the past 27 years. My wife has been subbing for various classes for several years. Both of us believe you can usually tell a lot about the teacher & classroom culture by the way students act when they have a sub. IMO, this is usually true, but not always. What’s really interesting is watching how some students act up in one class but not another. It comes down to the culture and classroom management of the teacher.
I agree, as a sub, you have to pick your battles. And this isn’t a battle a sub should probably engage in. However, a full time teacher needs to. Because as soon as one person establishes this as a norm, other students start doing it as well. And if you let one slide and not everyone else, students view you as being unfair and/or playing favorites.
Clearly I made one mistake on the video. I must not have clarified that this was a Crocodile Hunter video featuring Steve Irwin & I teach Ecology. So, the video covered several of the state teaching standards including food chains, predator/prey relationships, flora & fauna of Australia and other standards as well. I don’t believe in showing videos that don’t cover state standards. Class time is too valuable.
Thank you for being a sub. It’s a difficult thankless job, but very important. Have a great school year. And keep being awesome.
On a side note. I love the idea of getting the worst behaved students to help with discipline. Sometimes if you give them a job, you can get them to be productive helpers. Nice job :)
@@colestersclassroom-teachin105 Oh really, that's interesting. Maybe I'll try it.
You are right about giving an inch and the kids taking a mile. The other day, I was using a cute notepaper the teacher had to write down where I left off in class, which child was misbehaving (only to be told the child was autistic, so not sure how to know what that means when he pulls a chair from under a kid, who then has to go to the nurse). Then I let one child use a piece of notepaper. Then a bunch of kids came and took the cute paper. And as they left class, one girl was hurridly pulling pieces out, so I left the teacher a much smaller notepad than she had. I wanted to write an apology but didn't have the time. There's so much to learn. It is chaos much of the time so far.
@@sarahcohen3844 So sorry to hear that. Hang in there. I don’t know your situation, but if you can select which teachers you sub for, that might help. My wife will only sub for select teachers with great classroom management. But many prolific aren’t in that position. She is only a part time sub.
@@colestersclassroom-teachin105 No, I sub with apps: Swing Education and next week, moving to Kokua. I see which school needs someone for a day or a few months (I'm too awful a sub for anyone to want me for more than a few days so far.) I've been part-time but may make sense to see what happens full-time if possible. These apps will kick me off as necessary, I guess. I can't say I'm good at this. Just that I try. I'm a reporter, but came across hard times. All I can say is, teaching is really hard. It's known they deserve far more pay than they get.
Awesome! thanks for sharing
Thanks for watching! And keep being a hero!
THANKYOU SIR FOR SHARING
question: maybe it is out of the subject sorry , any way i am PE teacher out of the USA can i apply for an open vacancy is there like international vacancies for teacher or i have to be in the USA
thankyou again
Thanks for watching.
To answer your question, every state and every school district have different requirements. I would recommend reaching out to the cool districts you have interest in .Ask each of them their specific requirements.
@@colestersclassroom-teachin105 make sense. understood
I think that it is a good idea for you to reach out to the other teachers and parents to learn more about the student, but I also feel you as the teacher in the classroom need to address behaviors in your class too leven if it's just a private discussion after class)and not leave someone else to discipline them. In my experience, it makes them not respect you, see you as a tattle-tale. Just a word of caution
It definitely needs to be handled properly. I like the team approach after the private conversation. In this particular case, these are the processes implemented after that piece failed.
The other piece I will add is that if handled properly, especially with coaches & club sponsors, they can often become advocates on your behalf helping to create a more positive relationship with the student. I have a number of dancers, cheerleaders, and athletes who take my classes because their coaches advocate to them on my behalf. It creates a powerful dynamic.
Linda, thanks for sharing your opinion. Good luck with the upcoming school year! And keep being a hero!
How can this work for a substitute teacher?
Great question. My wife subs. You can use proximity as a tool. You can get to know the coaches. My wife has them on speed dial for our school. So, you have some of these tools at your disposal, but certainly not all of them.
@@colestersclassroom-teachin105 yes! Thank you! I work in a large school district and I am always at different schools. I know a couple of coaches, but not all. Many times it’s hard to even know who the students are. Every hour of every day it changes. I will definitely give this more thought. One strategy I like is covering electives and PE. In electives the students want to be there, so they will work with you. In PE it is team taught so you are working with other teachers. It’s not 100% fool proof, but goes a long way towards cutting down on discipline issues.
All that time spent, and all those other individuals interrupted, for one kid who refuses to follow a simple instruction - how pathetic school discipline has become.
All that sounds good; however, the parents are just as bad as their children. That apple doesn't fall from the tree analogy is facts.
Completely agree that not all parents are going to support teachers. In cases like that, you need to document everything with referrals. However, before I start documenting, I reach out to the parents to see if I can their support. Some parents are very supportive. Some are not. However, when you are fortunate enough to receive parent support, it helps tremendously.
Have a great school year!
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂rare?? OMGosh it was daily. Rarely……my principal says, “…..oh no big deal.” Later I found out she deleted any write ups submitted. I quit. The End.
I’m sorry to hear that. It’s a shame when we lose good teachers. Administrative support is so important.
Substitute teacher. This isn't helping.
Brooklynegg,
Substitute teaching is one of the most difficult jobs in the World. Thank-you for what you do!
Sorry to hear that the students are not behaving.
I’m happy to try to do a little brainstorming with you to try to come up with a couple of ideas.
What age group? How many students are misbehaving? What are they doing?