Effective Classroom Practices

Effective teachers can establish a well-managed classroom and empower students through the evidence-based practices of positive behavior support using scientific and artistic methods. Such evidence-based classroom practices as compiled in the Effective Classroom PBS Plan include creating a classroom community, maximizing structure and predictability, posting and teaching expectations, and using a continuum of strategies to acknowledge appropriate or inappropriate behavior some of which may be proactive or reactive. Teachers who are not empowering students are likely engaged in practices that are ineffective, resulting in the opposite effect of disempowerment. Professional practices should be frequently evaluated to determine if the actions are empowering or disempowering.
Empowered Classrooms
Creating a classroom community is both a science and an art. Research has found that something as simple as an introduction by a teacher at the beginning of the school year can have a lasting impact on students (Kerr & Nelson, 2010). Beginning …show more content…
A major source of conflict in the classroom can result from inconsistent implementation of the rules (Gable, Hester, Rock, & Hughes, 2009). Without proper monitoring of the posted and taught expectations, positive outcomes are not likely. Such uncertainty will effect behavior management negatively and result in a disempowered environment. Also important in maintain classroom expectations are watching for triggers of the Acting Out Cycle that could escalate (IRIS, 2005). When teachers fail to recognize these triggers, such as assignment frustration or boredom, the student may advance from the agitation phase to the acceleration phase (IRIS, 2005). The intensified verbal or physical aggression could lead to out of control behavior and become a safety issue for everyone in the