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9:40 People Search & TeamFormation· non verbal

communication- areyou inviting 0

· do people search· sheets with traffic

signs - find team· Discuss people search· What was

· interesting· humorous· caused concern?

Introduce Table Card· Rules· Seating plan after

in groups

10:00 I Team Building· Personality Profile· Set up Table Card· Introduce Reflection Page

Please realize that students will misbehaveWe all react to the misbehaviour in a variety of ways

We are going to look at reasons why students misbehave and then look at strategies to deal withmisbehaviour when it does occur as well as ways to reduce the occurrences of misbehaviour

10:20 I Why Children Misbehave- Jigsaw· Introduction: Why do the kids behave?· Teach process· Expert Pairs (15)

· power· attention· revenge

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Time I Activity I Notes-9:30 IIntroduction. Welcome

. Objectives

. Agenda

. SufferingIs Optional

. ParkingLot

. Quotes-Socrates

. Cartoons- Blame Game

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Time Activity Notes

. inadequacy. Teaching(10) (visual& question). Discussion (5). MovieClip (10)

11:05 I-Statements. What is the differencebetweenthese2 responses. Get to the end of the line!. I feel reallyconcernedwhenstudentspushinto

line becausesomeonecouldget hurt. Pete,youneedto go to the end of the line.

. Findas manydifferencesas you can.

. Bothaccomplishthe samegoal

. Teach I-Statement

. Tongue-Fu

. Duringthe drivehomeyou noticeMaryis standingon the seat.

. When Maryleavesthe bus, the driverstopsherand says"If you don'tstayseatedI'mgoingtowrite a reporton you."

. You writea statementthat containsthe elementsof an I-Statement

. Practice:

. DealingWith SchoolAdministration. Pairs:(5)

. Process- (5)

11:30 . Respondingto Misbehaviour. SignalForAttention"Kids Will Misbehave"Levels of Response (Bumps) -Invisible Discipline. Why are thesebehavioursrankedas low level(5). Forthesetypesof behaviours,a low levelreponse

will oftenstop itTwo Parts. Verbal& NonVerbal. MovefromV+NVto just NonVerbal. Minimal Verbal - Loud -t Soft-tSofter. Gesture- nonverbalgestureshelpconvey

message. Proximity- sometimesmovingnearthe student

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Time Activity Notes

will stop the misbehaviour. Chooseto Ignore - if there is nota safety issue

but speakto the studentas she/heexitsthe bus. Dealwiththe problem,not the student. Practicein team. Collectexamples

12:00 Lunch

12:45 Levels of Response -Either/Or Choices. Describe (5)Choices. Stop the bus. Call misbehaverto front. I feel (statefeeling)when(describebehaviour)

because(whyyoufeel thatway). I need-I needyou to behaveproperlyor sit in the

front seat. Compliance. Developchoicesstatement. Collectotherchoices

1:05 Implied Choice -Misbehavior continues. Stopbus. John,you havechosento sit at the front.. Compliance. Drivernowdecideson wherethey go from here. John returnsto hisseaton the nextrun. Seating Plan is revised. Written report to the school

Process: Implied Choice

1:25 Non ComplianceEmphasis- Use only:When the student behaviour endangers the safetyof others on the bus

. radiobusoffice. request that school administration take action

to remove student. failing that have bus office contact police

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Time Activity Notes

1:35 Student BehaviourDon . What words would you use to complete the

following statement?. Driving a school bus would be wonderful if I

didn't haveto dealwith ... (studentbehaviours). List as manyas possible. Putonlyone on eachpost-it

. Sort Behaviours:. Sort the behavioursinto basedon the severity

of the misbehaviour(NotToo Bad,Bad,VeryBad

. Putthe post-itson the chartpaperin categories

. Selecta NotToo Bad,Bad,VeryBad

. For NotToo Bad-developa low level response

. ForBad-Choices- developa choiceyou mightgivea student. For Very Bad- Develop a No Choice statement

2:05 Parking Lot Questions

2:15 Effective Communications. processthe handout. Augustphonecal to the studentson your bus. introduceyourselfto the schooladministration. meetingwiththe driversandthe school

administrationin September. clearlywrittenbehaviourreport. writewhatyou see. be specific. get copy of school code of conductClarify procedures:. written report (why & when) (see it). school response to written reportsBus Discipline. With Closure. Rules Stuff

2:30 Closure. What MakesA GoodBus Driver. Distributecertificatesof completion. Evaluation