Decreased Need When Implemented

Objectives

  1) Learners will recognize the reasons that behavior management plans may not be needed permanently.
  2) Learners will describe actions that will demonstrate a decreased need for a classroom behavior management plan.

Informational Material

    It has been proven that when used effectively, a classroom behavior management plan will decrease the need for such a plan. 
    Since one of the goals of a behavior management plan is to increase student self-regulation of behavior, it is apparent
    that the need for the plan would decrease when the plan is used correctly. This is the demonstration of a transition from      
    external rewards to intrinsic for students. 
    As explained in research, the use of a behavior management plan is not intended to be permanent. There are certain students   
    and classroom situations in which a plan may be permanent, especially with student with special needs.

   Read File:Chaos to consistency.pdf to gather more information about the benefits of a behavior management plan.

• If this does not open, the citation is: McCloud, S. (2005). From chaos to consistency. Educational Leadership, 62(5),46-49.

Discussion

   Please participate in the discussion by sharing your personal experiences with behavior management plans. Did you use it      
   throughout the year without modifications? Have you ever stopped using your plan?

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