Behavior Modification: Action Plan

 

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Finnish Lessons: What the World Can Learn from Educational Change in Finland

(50:21)
Pasi Sahlberg, director general of the Centre for International Mobility and Cooperation
 
 
 

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Unit: Behavior Modification

Theme: Action Plan


Introduction

Stoicism is a school of Hellenistic philosophy that flourished in Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome. The Stoics believed that the practice of virtue is enough to achieve eudaimonia: a well-lived, flourishing life.

The Stoics believed that art was a representation of reality and that it should be used to promote virtue and to teach people about the nature of the world. They believed that art should be realistic and should not be used to promote vice or to teach people about the dark side of human nature. Seneca's tragedies, for instance, are creative works of fiction, but it isn't art for art's sake, as they have an underlying moral purpose. 

The Stoics believed that virtue was the only good and that behavior in conflict with virtue was the only evil. When one acts with virtue and strives to weave virtue into one's daily life, one is on the path to a life well lived, one of happiness, contentment, and good spirit.

The Stoics were able to articulate four rules to build lasting discipline: the dichotomy of control,  the path of virtue, the art of acceptance and mindfulness. How to apply these rules in a practical way when teaching school children in the twenty first century? Liana Davis (Nazaretyan), a STEM Educator at San Diego County, California, United States, shares with us her Action Plan.  

 

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 Learning Objectives


  • Understand the importance of Classroom Management
  • Explain the structure of the Action Plan
  • Gain awareness of the effect the Action Plan has on students' classroom behaviors
  • Experience the creation of your own Action Plan


III

Main Lesson


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Video 

The Stoics on Discipline

(0:00 - 5:00)
 

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Ms. Davis is the face behind Love Learning Stem, the platform that offers Science and Stem resources for all learners with ease of use for the teacher. Ms. Davis has been in education for a little over ten years as a First Grade and K-6 STEM Educator. She is known for helping teachers that make STEM and Science more accessible and differentiated for English Language Learners and other diverse student groups. Her Action plan is used here to illustrate how to plan for the kind of behaviors teachers need to implement in the classroom to have a healthy learning environment. 

 


2:25 Your Beliefs 5:13 Procedures 11:33 Positive Consequences 14:55 Correcting Behavior 18:23 Putting it all Together
 
 
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Action Plan (In general)

Your Beliefs

One Classroom Rule

Class Procedures

(Schedule)
Minute to Minute

30 Classroom Procedures
 
 https://squareheadteachers.com/2013/07/26/30-most-important-classroom-procedures/

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4

Positive Consequences

Free and Short term
Intermitten
Monthly and Once a Year

Correcting Behavior ( Behavior Contracts)

The Finale

Develop, Teach, Share, Review

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Action Plan (In detail)


Our Class at a Glance

Introduce your philosophy of teaching


Our Rule
Respect Others

Our Class Procedures

Create Schedule First (Monday - Friday / 8:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Choose from the website the Class Procedures. See how they benefit the child and why.

Positive Consequences

Free and frequent, Intermittent, Strong and Long Term

First Week, First Day - Minute by Minute
Write about every minute that you are accounted for, even class, every procedure, how I teach it

Correcting Behaviors - Behavior Contracts
Crisis Plan

The Finale

Develop: create your resources, make forms, create posters with procedures for students to learn them the procedures
Teach: Videos, books, brochures to learn procedures
Share: with the principle, with students, for yourself
Review: Look at your management plan and see if it has worked



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 A Note to Remember

The action plan allows the teacher to know exactly what to do every minute of instruction. It helps the teacher to control behaviors and and be able to teach without disruption. It is important to teach these behaviors, reason why the action plan is part of curriculum building.


V

Case Study

 

 A Student's Action Plan

Lindsay Unified School District is empowering and motivating for today and tomorrow. Learn strategies and methods for teaching in a performance based system with lessons from LUSD professionals. In this video, Ms. Martin works with Michael on his action plan to reach his smart goal.

 



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Discussion Questions

 

  1.  After watching Ms. Davis' video on how to create an Action Plan, why is classroom management important?
  2. Briefly explain the structure of the action plan.
  3. How does the action plan affect students' classroom behavior?

 

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Activity

 

Team up with your group and create your own action plan. Integrate your action plan with the general curriculum you have created and the Mind -Up initiative.


VIII

Journaling

 

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 Glossary
 
PISA: Programme for Insternational Student Assessment.(1)
 
Efficiency Score:  An Efficiency Score is a way of measuring the effectiveness and productivity of an individual's work.(2) In calculating a school's 'efficiency score', one standardizes its progress score and spending per pupil. (3)

Hooks or anticipatory sets: Also known as hooks or set induction, anticipatory sets are proven by research to have a positive impact on student learning when used as a regular part of lesson planning. They are short activities, which occur at the beginning of a class and are focused on learning objectives, prior knowledge, and relevance.(4)
 
 
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Sources

1. PISA Scores by Country. https://www.datapandas.org/ranking/pisa-scores-by-country

2. What is Efficiency Score? What is the formula and why it is important. https://www.alexanderjarvis.com/what-is-efficiency-score-what-is-the-formula-and-why-it-is-important/

3.School Efficiency Metric: A technical note on the definition and calculation of school efficiency. https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/609560de8fa8f56a3b3ad94d/School_Efficiency_Metric_-_technical_note.pdf

4. Anticipatory Set / Definition and Example. https://study.com/learn/lesson/anticipatory-set-definition-examples.html


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Student's Work

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