Power Struggles
How can you avoid a power struggle?
Using positive self-talk
Listening and validating feelings
Giving choices
Redirecting to a positive activity
Giving time to decide
Dropping or changing the expectation
A relational approach to building school climate and addressing student behavior is called
Restorative Discipline
What strategy did we learn about today to help students who are struggling with academic work?
Hurdle help
What is eloping?
Exiting the classroom without permission or wandering outside the classroom
What are the signs of agitation?
Yelling
Crying
Pacing
Rocking
Clenching fists
Withdrawing
The following actions are what type of consequences?
Warnings or threats
Giving punishments
Punitive
What is an example of an in-classroom break?
-Asking for a favor
-Teacher helper
-Quiet activity
-Calm down corner
When a student frequently leaves the classroom without permission, where should you NOT seat them?
BY THE DOOR!
After a stressful incident occurs, what is the next step in the power struggle cycle?
Student feelings
Instead of "I'm not going to tell you again" you could say...
Your behavior is making me feel like I need to take stronger action
What is a way adults can offer hurdle help?
Start the task
Demonstrate how to break the task down into smaller steps
Make it more manageable and less overwhelming
When walking in the hall, how could you prevent a student from running away?
Hold their hand
What continues the cycle of a power struggle after a behavior has occurred?
Adult's response
What could a restorative consequence be for a student who is disrupting class?
Apologize to the teacher and students
Assisting the teacher with classroom supervision or clean-up
-Teacher copy of notes
-Sentence starters
-Graphic organizer
-Tracing
-Reduce the task
Where could you find the safety plan for a student?
-Ask the teacher
-Student folder
-IEP
What should you ask yourself before responding to a student?
What am I feeling?
What does the child feel, need, or want?
How is the environment affecting the child?
How do I best respond?
According to the social discipline window, we are aiming for...
High structure and limits with a high level of support and care
When hurdle help does not work, what other options can you give students who refuse to do the work?
Give choices
Redirecting to a positive activity
Giving ample wait time to decide
Drop or change the expectation
What would you suggest to a teacher who wants to manage the environment better for a student who elopes?
-Seating arrangements
-Desk near the door
-Bells/ Noise on door
-Create obstacles