Minimize
the
Drama!
Mary Jane Dove, Ed.D.
On your entry ticket (your notecard
with the number) PLEASE
Name
School
Email
address
Always
Sometimes
Never
Beliefs
Belief #1
Caring
is key
Build Trust
Contingent
Non-contingent
Management Styles
Authoritarian
Permissive
Authoritative
Authoritarian
Authoritative
Authoritative
Give
students a choice and
honor that choice
Authoritative
Allows
teachers to express
care for students while
holding them accountable for
learning AND appropriate
social behavior
Belief #2
Conflict is
inevitable
Do
you care enough about
me to let me know what is
right and what is wrong?
Frontal lobe helps you:
 Manage
time  Remember details
 Pay attention  Avoid saying or doing
the wrong thing
 Switch focus
 Do things based on
 Plan and
your experience
organize
alone
Punishment
does not
change behavior
Belief #3
Behavior
can be changed
Not only students’ behavior
 Also YOUR behavior
○ Timing
○ Facial expression
○ Tone of voice
○ Acting skills
YOU
can make a difference
Drop “if only…”
Majority
learned
of all behavior is
Belief #4
Good
behavior must be
taught.
Students do not necessarily
know how to behave
Don’t teach them how to get
you off track
Drop “by now…”
Classroom
rules and routines
must be systematically taught
to minimize the drama!
If not, content will suffer.
Belief #5
Good
discipline is timely
 Use their time, not your instruction
time
They have practiced inappropriate
behavior for a long time.
Problem
behavior is
captivating in nature
 So entertaining! (5-9 hrs/wk)
○ The dance up the staircase
 Self-control
 Teaching energy lost
Educators lose 5 – 9
hours of instruction
time per week because
of low-level discipline
challenges
They
have practiced
inappropriate behavior for a
long time
Tell
them once, and
honor their choice
Techniques
and
Strategies
Diffusers
I
understand
 Probably so
 Nevertheless
 I’m sorry
 Purpose:
to prevent
disruption of your instruction
Classroom Arrangement
Membership
 Policy makers
 Members
 Bystanders
zones:
Teach-To’s
We
must tell students what we
want from them - do not
assume
 Coach John Wooden
Rapport
Build
trust
 Be the adult that doesn’t let
them down
 Give them the tools to be
successful
Refocus
Early
intervention to
MINIMIZE the drama
On your Exit ticket…
(Exit ticket is the other side
of the note card we called
the Entry ticket)
PLEASE write the strategy
or technique you will use
first.
Thank you!
[email protected]
501-912-2773
www.maryjanedove.com