The Power of Positive Relationships: Effective Behavior Management for Paras, by Paras by Betsy Povtak and Ruth Musicante From the 2009 National Resource Center for Paraprofessionals Conference.

1. The Power of Positive Relationships: Effective Behavior Management for Paras, by Paras Office of Organizational Development Montgomery County (MD) Public Schools (301) 601-4800 Betsy Povtak Ruth Musicante

3. In “Tools for Teaching,” Fred Jones tells us: The most widespread management procedure in real classrooms is…

5. Behavior Management vs. Discipline

6. “ Effective teachers manage their classrooms. Ineffective teachers discipline their classrooms.” from Harry Wong and Rosemary T. Wong

8. The Importance of Managing Student Behavior “ Students in classes where effective management techniques are employed have achievement scores that are 20 percentile points higher than students in classes where effective management techniques are not employed.” Robert Marzano, Classroom Management that Works

9. Causes of Disruptive or Inattentive Behavior

10. Brainstorm the causes of inappropriate behavior by your students. When do they most likely occur?

15. Think about an educator that made a difference in your life... What qualities did he/she possess? Activator Think, Pair, Share

18. “ You can be the reason some student gets up and comes to school when his/her life is tough. You can be the reason some student ‘keeps on keeping on.’ Remember that as long as you are a [paraeducator], even on your worst day on the job, you are still some student’s best hope.” Larry I. Bell

22. X Proximity

24. “ The bane of the teacher’s existence is the small disruption that occurs at a high rate. Of these…, 80% consist of students talking to their neighbors when they should be doing their work. Another 15% consists of students being out of their seats when they should be doing their work. These disruptions…squander huge amounts of learning time.” Fred Jones, Tools for Teaching

26. Strategies to Address Disruptive Behavior Antiseptic Bounce Flat Face Response Broken Record Technique Response to Backtalk

27. Antiseptic Bounce What is it? How have you used it?

28. Flat Face Response

29. Broken Record

30. Activity P R A C T I C E Time to

35. Summarizer Tell it to the hand