Discipline

Remember that no one answer will solve all of your truancy and tardiness problems. But adapting these ideas into the way you approach your students will help you keep some of the control you need to have a smooth-operating classroom.

Here, are some simple ideas that can make a big difference to you, your students, and your students' families.

Teacher preparation is a key element in eliminating student discipline problems. Preparation problems for the technology teacher are compounded since instruction takes place in a complex learning environment. Research has shown that teachers who fail to prepare properly have increased discipline problems. Administrators confirm that improperly maintained laboratories reduce the instructor's effectiveness and quality of student learning. Individual classroom management is the responsibility of the teacher; failure to properly prepare the physical environment and instructional time will decrease the probability of student problems.

Examination of the yearly instructional plan is the first step in developing classroom management. Tailor the instructional plan to include the following elements:

1. Assigned time sequence for student activities

2. Identification of specific learning units to be taught

3. Listing of desired student performance objectives

4. Instructional strategies for guiding the student through the learning process

5. Listing of necessary material, equipment and supplies

6. Procedures for laboratory maintenance

7. Student and program evaluation.

Instructions

Following are some ideas for Classroom Rules for teacher

1. Come to class on time.
2. Begin the start up activity within 1 minute after the tardy bell.
3. Attend to personal needs before coming to class. Do not eat candy or other food in class unless you have been given special permission.
4. Remain in your assigned seat unless you have permission to get up.
5. Bring required materials every day unless you are otherwise directed.
6. Talk only when permitted.
7. Use polite speech and body language.
8. Do not cheat.
9. Follow the teacher's directions immediately

I found this interesting side as a tool for disciplinary problems.

http://www.pbis.org/common/pbisresources/tools/pbsbullyprevention.pdf

Stages For Discipline

1. Try to avoid confronting a student in front of his or her peers. You do not want your student to look bad in front of his or her peers and friends
   
2. Classroom discipline does not need to interfere with your classroom teaching. You want to deal with classroom disruptions as quickly and smoothly as you can – you do not want to lose your class momentum. Deal with disruptions immediately.
3. Start your plan of classroom discipline out hard. As the school year goes on, you can loosen the reins a bit.
   
4. Do not assume that your class will need to be disciplined. Do not assume that you will constantly need to enforce some form of classroom discipline or another. Have high expectations. Assume that your class will behave. Then teach your students as though you know they will behave – if your students believe that you think they are good students, maybe they will act like good students. Self-fulfilling prophecy.
5. Make sure that you have enough activities and lessons to fill a day. Classroom discipline can start to get a little rocky if you have too much free time that must be filled. Avoid having free time – this is a time that a class can get disruptive.
6. Treat your students as individuals. Know that what works for one student may not work for another. Just because 9 students understand your rules, it does not mean that the tenth student will. Students learn in different ways. All students are different. Individuals have different needs.
7. Use positive rules of classroom discipline. For instance, instead of having all of your rules say what your students should not do, have rules that state what they should. Instead of, “Do not speak unless called on,” say, “raise your hand if you have a question.”