Behavioral Management

Models
Models that influence my Core Values
and
Classroom Management

Behavior Modification
! B.F. Skinner
! Behavior change

techniques to increase or
decrease the frequency of
behaviors

! Reinforcement can be
positive, negative, or
secondary

! Actions result from

consequences

Positive discipline
! Focuses on positive points of

behavior, based on the idea there

are no bad children just good and
bad behaviors

! You can teach and reinforce good

behaviors while weaning bad

behaviors without hurting the child
verbally or physically

! Misbehavior is mistaken behavior

! Rules must be clearly stated and
delivered in a positive format

! Deliver positive feedback prior to

delivering negative feedback

! Frederic Jones

Cooperative Discipline
! Students choose their behavior
and we have the power to
influence, not control, their
choices

! Students and teachers create the

classroom environment

! Students should make mistakes

in learning experiences

! Steps include:
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Identify student behavior

Handle misbehavior immediately
Provide encouragement
Make partners (parents,
teachers)

Linda Albert