Report requirements

• Two Flowcharts or Mind-Maps of tiered interventions and aligned strategies for managing two disruptive behaviors as described in student case studies
• Peer review and recommendations for at least one peer’s findings

GRADE: 4.0

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I choose disruptive students and lying students, as these are two of the biggest issues I have seen in grade 1.

In grade 1 they are still learning how to successfully navigate elementary school and parental expectations. I have seen attempts at cheating a few times this year, both from weaker students and exceptional students, though it is something I cannot remember coming across in sixth grade. It is also something that, regardless of how you break it to them, can shock Taiwanese parents and can cause them to break down in tears when they discover that their child cheated or lied. Still other parents will try to defend their child and even help them make up lies to cover their lies, in which case repeated infringements become more likely.

Disruptive students are probably present in every classroom, and without rules and strict enforcement of them, these students can become extremely problematic and they can lead to other students following their lead.

Some of the most useful data tracking systems and tools that I found were:

The Behavior Intervention Data Tracker : Which allows the teacher to document and record each time the negative behavior is seen in the classroom and what interventions were put into place. This is an extremely useful document as the teacher can present it to parents, administration and other stakeholders and use it to keep them in the loop and understand the problem, the process of dealing with it and what the level of need for support or escalation is.

Functional Behavior Assessment Tool : This tool allows the teacher to gather more information about the problem, including root causes, functions and reinforcers.

Behavior Contract: This document can improve student participation in interventions and hold the student accountable. With this document they can see the punishments and rewards in a very clear way and see them as a direct consequence of their actions. They claim responsibility for their actions and the consequences of those actions.

Card Flip system: A teacher has a system on the wall with pouches for each student. In the pouches are small colored cards. Green is the default card, but behind it are several other colors, such as red and yellow. Each time the student causes a problem, the teacher calmly changes the color card by that particular students name, thus punishing their behavior without having to engage with the student.

I have commented on Joe's flow charts on the discussion board and Chris' and Virginia's flow charts on their submission pages.