After studying the classroom management portion of the SubSkills Training Course, take a few minutes and quiz yourself on the material. Here are a few questions to test yourself on, but be sure to think of your own questions.
What is the first principle of human behavior?
Think of an example of this principle from your life.
Who is responsible for setting the tone of the class?
A) Students
B) The permanent teacher always sets it
C) It is based on whether or not the activities in the lesson plan are good or not
D) The teacher for the day
What is the second principle of human behavior?
Think of an example of this principle from your life.
What is the third principle of human behavior?
Think of an example of this principle from your life.
The most effective way to reduce problem behavior:
A) Is to strengthen desirable behavior through positive reinforcement
B) Is to weaken undesirable behavior through negative processes
What is the fourth principle of human behavior?
Think of an example of this principle from your life.
If you punish a student over and over again and his/her behavior doesn’t change then what should we assume?
True/False All punishments are the same for each student.
List two possible solutions to the disruptions that happen at the beginning of class:
Teachers let over 90% of _______________________ go unrecognized.
True/False Calling on a student who doesn’t raise her hand is considered a negative interaction. Why or why not?
How would a substitute teacher get an off-task student on task?
True/False A student is going to change his behavior when a teacher convinces him logically that what he is doing is wrong. Why or why not?
What is the “I understand” technique? When is it helpful?
Categorize each of the following inappropriate student behaviors, whether they are inconsequential or consequential behaviors. Remember, consequential behavior damages the learning environment. Roughly 94% of all inappropriate behavior is inconsequential.
• A student rips the assignment you just handed out.
• Two students are talking.
• A student is tapping his pencil on the desk.
• A student sharpens her pencil while you are leading a class discussion.
Please note that the type of behavior defines whether or not the behavior is inconsequential – not the level of annoyance that it gives the teacher.
After studying the classroom management portion of this course, what are you going to do differently? What changes are you going to make in the approach you have to substitute teaching?
Good luck on the assessment!
Thank you for these questions.
All the information will be beneficial towards my overall management of the classroom .
So what are appropriate and realistic consequences?
Interesting concepts.
Hummm… a lot of information. I feel like if I could incorporate all the management material in my day to day experience, I would be a great Substitute Teacher and a more rounded human being.
Thank you!!!
Having the answers would be really helpful to ensure I am going in the “right direction”.
I agree with others that it would be nice to have had at least some answers. Especially to questions that might have more than one correct answer.
Not having the answers readily available forced me to read over material again to make sure my answer was correct. However, it would have been very beneficial to have had the correct answer posted. Overall, this session was written well and formatted in a manner that was easy to follow.
Correct responds noted would have been helpful.
Overall the test was very informative and a great review for teachers as a whole. I too would have liked the answers provided for the quiz being that there was one question I could not seem to answer.
Very helpful strategy.
Thank you! This training will make a big difference in my teaching practice!
I agree, the practice questions should reinforce our learning and reading by displaying answers.
I really like the aspect of sympathizing, or making the student feel heard and then restating the expectation, followed by offering help.
thx
I believe that the questions make the substitute stop and think seriously about the proper action that should be taken.
I believe that questions that are being address challenges the substitute to think and consider what the appropriate action or comment is needed for each instance by the student.
Review is helpful…
gives very good information and senarios
Agreed!
Lots of useful info
It’s beneficial to have correct answers at the end of the practice assessment. It gives people time to think about their answers, and there’s immediate reinforcement of areas that need review. After all, that’s what good teachers do for their own students.
Very interesting section. There is a great deal of wonderful information in this section. The various “traps” are something to really review it happens in real class situations. It would of been helpful to have this broken down maybe even into 2 sections for the test a great deal of information to recall.
The answers would be nice
Great stuff!
I’ve been teaching adults for many years and have 4 grandchildren. I’ve never really taught kids. I love kids but have been worried that I would be too ‘old school’ to teach them. I’ve learned a LOT so far in this program, especially all the positive reinforcement and especially as I’ve thought about these principles and skills in the context of a couple of my grandsons who can be VERY challenging, just as their father was to me. I wish I had known this stuff 40 years ago.
I don’t agree with those who think the correct answers should be presented. I think it’s much better to have to search for them and make our own self-discoveries. I think they’ll sink in more and be reinforced better.
This was a lot of information, but vey useful!
very informative and a great deal of psychology in social interaction.
Very informative and gives knowledge about how to manage the classroom more effectively.
extremely educational and enligtening
very educational
Thank you! This was helpful.
This is excellent information and it is stated in such a believable and supportive way! I wish I would have had it available to me when I began teaching years ago! I am also getting lots of insights for life as a healthy person just by reading and reflecting on this information! Thank you for this excellent and motivating course! I appreciate it.
I FOUND THAT MANY THE SKILLS, STRATEGIEGS AND TRAPS WE USE OR FALL INTO UNWITTINGLY OR INSTINCTIVELY, HOWEVER, SEEING THEM LAID OUT TO BE EXAMINED HAS HELPED ME REALIZE MY STRENGHTS AND WEAKNESSES.
I found the strategies and skills helpful.
Useful!
For me, this first chapter is a review of the most important tools for a good behavior management. All of them help us to have success it the classroom with the students and develop better skills.
The subjects were educational. I look forward to using these procedures.
Even though this was the longest portion of the SubSkills Training Course, I truly believe that the information I received from it will help me the most in a classroom.
Important/good section here. Consequential v Inconsequential dichotomy is important… and saves a lot time I would think.
The classroom management skills section of this course has opened my eyes to the many mistakes that I had made as a substitute teacher for 3 years. This course is a great eye opener especially in handling potential conflict situations in the classroom.
I have not been a substitute teacher in many years. This material has been very enlightening and has shown me the seriousness of subbing. It seems to require a lot of effort for little pay, so I guest you need to like doing it. If nothing else, I have now acquired skills for dealing with many life situations.
Respect and being courteous goes along way. I cant expect students to know what is appropriate behavior if I don’t model through my interactions with the student.
It is too bad they don’t pay sub teachers enough to have the experience or patience to exercise these skills. Did you know that in many states a sub teacher does not need to have attended college? In our state, a sub earns what a HS graduate would earn, regardless of actual degree (no BA or MA increase in salary like permanent teachers). How can someone who finished only HS master all of these skills? Those of us with an advanced degree have no reason to be a sub.
Answers! All students need reinforcement, whether visual or verbal. Follow-up answers to the questions would go a long way to helping us.
very good information that can be helpful under numerous circumstances and help make the experience better for both substitute teacher and student.
Loved the questions. Really helped
Lots of good standards practice information. It seems a bit overwhelming. I was wondering If scenarios with questions would be helpful throughout the trap section.
all great info, that i will use in the classroom
very helpful
Questions are thought provoking
Lots of productive information to put into practice. Thank you!
Good review!
Great sample questions!
thanks, good stuff
Learned alot!
This was a helpful reminder
INTERESTING DATA AND CONCEPTS THAT WILL BE HELPFUL IN CLASS MANAGEMENT.
This was key information for the classroom of today.
I found these skills to be very similar to the methods I learned in ABA (Analytical Behavioral Analysis) I also used these skills with my own “high maintenance” children.