Oooops...Forgot to blog in September...as you may have guessed the first month has been hectic with several new kids learning "the ropes" (aka rules and privileges) and the other kids trying to act cool because they already know them. (Not that they always adhere to them...but at least they know them) My professional goal was two-fold for this year. Create a 3 year revolving curriculum in Social Skills class and to increase positive feedback to parents and family. Only two one-day suspensions to date so things are off to a much better start then last year. I've started increasing the positive feedback and the parents really appreciate it. They are not as fearful to pick up the phone when they see the school caller ID number on their phones. Anyway...hope everyone has settled in and is having a great year. Take care
Steve
Steve, I'm with you on the better late than never trend... The start of the school year is always a little hectic!
ReplyDeleteI like your goals for the year. I always intend to provide more positive feedback but don't always get around to it. How often do you find yourself providing positive feedback? Are you seeing an improvement in behavior because of this?
Keep it up Steve. This makes a huge difference, and I think that it actually makes you LOVE your job more. I know that when I have a down day, I like to call and let parents know that I really appreciate their children. I did this last week, and a student came in a hugged me, because I was the reason she is getting a new phone! I reminded her, she was the reason she was getting the phone, because she is a hard worker. What a great professional goal!!!!!
ReplyDeleteSteve, those are great goals. The three-year curriculum will definitely pay off (in three years! ha) and hopefully you'll have the same experiences as Larissa in providing the positive feedback.
ReplyDeleteAs for 'better late than never...' totally true. The beginning of the school year is always hectic and starting a new habit (blogging) on top of that is tough. Just get extra posts in down the line and don't worry tooo much about it for now. :)
Mariclar and Steve, check out this post on behavior management made by Steph Eng at the JH: http://spedshakopee.blogspot.com/2010/09/behavior-management.html
ReplyDeleteMaybe you all can share some strategies?