Pushed to the Limit

With ever increasing demands on teachers, from preps, to large class sizes, grading and limited support, teachers are forced to prioritize teaching goals. With education under such pressure it's clear that often something is going to break.  One of the most stressful and difficult aspects of teaching is accomdadating the needs of all students and all abilities.  That means modifying a wide range of lesson plans that will push the students who need extra help and stimulate the students that are speeding through their lessons.

Students with behavioral disorders are often the first students to put on the back burner.  With behavior issues and seemingly limited involvment, teachers tend to critize students with beavoral disorders in stead of correcting and adapting lessons to meet their needs.

New information has come out to encourage and train teachers to create a successful and well bahvioed classroom for students with behavioral disorders.

These tips include:

• Creating an online classroom with clear instructions for students to use outside the classroom.  This will allow the teacher to better differentiate and customize students education.
• Join an online communicate specializing if students with behavior disorders to gain knowledge and ideas.
• Use a range of visuals images such as graphs, charts, animations and colored diagrams.
• Create a quiet and calm for the student to learn without the pressures of adult and student interaction.
• Use computer software to train students on impulse control and social cues.
• Use computer software to monitor computer activity and redirect students.
• Create a system of praise when student behaviors well and a non threatening system of correction if students is poorly behaved.
• Create a points or bonus chart for good behavior.
• Have a journal with assignments students can use during down time to prevent boredom and bad behavior due to lack of assignments.
• Monitor class room volume with devices like "the clapper"
• Allow students to use iPods to keep them focused.
• Use educational animation videos, such as those found on brain-pop to engage students.
• Use web based activities to engage students and refocus them during the lesson.