o classroom behavior consists of student responses that we can see, hear, or feel. Behaviors are not necessarily good or bad, but they may be inappropriate in your classroom
o Classroom management is the ongoing plan, process, and effects of a teacher's actions to influence students' actions. All teachers influence their classroom. Savvy teachers successfully manage their classrooms with relationships, procedures, rituals, and smart instructional strategies.
o Discipline is personal, not "class or group, and it is a thing. We all about wanting to have discipline in our lives. Classroom which is good) means that your students engage their own capacity for self-discipline help themselves through the day. Teachers who struggle constantly are those who discipline their students with "power" body language, threats, and punishments.
o Procedures, or routines, are actions done by students individually. It is something that the teacher wants and that students are supposed to do automatically. Procedures can be quite valuable and build self- discipline. Procedures do not necessarily have consequences or rewards. Too many procedures take the fun and social enjoyment out of the class. Too few, and you'll have constant discipline problems.
o Rituals are simple, one-step procedures done collectively. unison, as a whole group or in teams, Rituals promote social glue and task accomplishment. Rituals have ards students get to rinsic feel good emotionally because productive rituals end in a positive Rituals may replace some, but never a your classroom procedures. There are no consequences for not doing a classroom ritual other than potentially informal peer reprimand. Too many rituals take away the personal development of self-discipline. Too few, and you'll be working way too hard and class won't be much fun.
o Rules are an essential boundary, and they form the structures for developing self-discipline. Without rules, there is no framework for actions. Notice that this definition says nothing about mutually agreed-on standards, which is essential for buy-in. When a rule is broken, there are consequences.
o These definitions are critical. They can shape not only how you think about each of the terms, but also how you think of discipline. To be successful, you'll need to know exactly the behavioral outcomes you do and don't want; demonstrate, teach, and review exactly what you want; when you get what you want, acknowledge it with brief verbal or nonverbal approval; and when you get something you don't want, act quickly and fairly.