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Summary
Definition
Checklist
Application/Examples
Note.
The Definition and Checklist sections below
are adapted from Schoolwide and Classroom
Management: The
Reflective Educator-Leader, by L.A. Froyen and
A.M. Iverson, 1999, Upper Saddle River, N.J.:
Prentice-Hall, pp. 181, 194-208.
Definition
- "Conduct management refers to the set of
procedural skills that teachers employ in
their attempt to address and resolve
discipline problems in the classroom" (Froyen
& Iverson, 1999, p. 181).
Checklist
of Observable Behaviors
- ___ 1.
Acknowledgment of responsible behaviors
___ 2.
Correction of irresponsible and
inappropriate behavior
___ 3.
Ignoring
___ 4.
Proximity control
___ 5.
Gentle verbal reprimands
___ 6.
Delaying
___ 7.
Preferential seating
___ 8.
Time owed
___ 9.
Time-out
___ 10. Notification of parents/guardians
___ 11. Written behavioral contract
___ 12. Setting limits outside the
classroom
___ 13. Reinforcement systems
Reference
Froyen,
L. A., & Iverson, A. M. (1999). Schoolwide
and classroom management: The reflective educator-leader (3rd ed.). Upper Saddle
River, NJ: Prentice-Hall.
Applications/Examples
Conduct
Management
Definition
“Conduct
management refers to the set of procedural skills
that teachers employ in their attempt to address and
resolve discipline problems in the classroom” (Froyen
& Iverson, 1999, p. 181).
Examples
Teacher:
Terri Vennerberg
Grade:
3
In her Habitats activity, Terri Vennerberg uses the strategy of re-directing a
group that displays off-task
behavior and focuses their attention on their
assignment. Vennerberg’s correction
of inappropriate and irresponsible behavior illustrates
Conduct Management.
Teacher:
Vicki Oleson
Grade:
6
Vicki Oleson monitors the
students as they work together in their groups. As
the learners try to reach consensus on the topic,
Oleson encourages them to remember ways of solving
disagreement within the group. This demonstrates
Conduct Management.
Teacher:
Lyn Countryman
Grade:
7
Lyn Countryman’s students are
learning about the human heart by gathering and
analyzing data on their own heart rates.
The teacher demonstrates Conduct
Management as she corrects
irresponsible and inappropriate behavior by
reminding her students that one of the goals of
working together is to respect one another. In
addition, she encourages them to respond one at a
time.
Teacher:
Teresa Farrell
Grade: 5-6
Teresa Farrell redirects
inappropriate student behavior during her group work
activity. A
student complains about another student kicking him
underneath the table.
Farrell uses conduct management to get the
students back on task and focused on the lesson. This demonstrates conduct management.
Reference
Froyen,
L. A., & Ive]rson, A. M. (1999). Schoolwide
and classroom management:
The
reflective
educator-leader (3rd ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ:
Prentice-Hall.
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