Unit 2 SBQ Answer Key
Scenario #1
In this scenario, you start off the first few days of school by jumping straight into the curriculum. By the end of the week, you notice that a student is being bullied and two students are being disrespectful towards you. A way that this can be reset is by pausing curriculum and taking time to establish a classroom community. This can be done by:
- Getting to know your students through icebreaker activities.
- Establishing expectations for the classroom.
- Creating a classroom "contract" with your students, having everyone sign in agreement.
The following year, this initial disruption of the classroom can be avoided by spending the first few days of the school year focusing on classroom community, establishing relationships, and setting clear expectations.
Scenario #2
In this scenario, students appear to be TOO comfortable, and begin to disrespect the classroom space by not cleaning up after themselves, misusing materials, and leaving things unfinished. A classroom community tool that can be implemented to foster a sense of responsibility in your students is to establish and enforce classroom jobs. Students will likely feel a sense of responsibility and accountability for their assigned job, which can rotate daily or weekly. It is suggested that these jobs are established at the start of the school year, and remain consistent in order to yield success.
Scenario #3
In this scenario, your school has implemented a new restorative protocol in which students and their teacher participate in a restorative circle bi-monthly. The questions are written for you, and the practice is modeled, however you feel doing this takes away from valuable instructional time. Skipping this practice is going to have a negative impact on your classroom community. By not participating, you are suggesting to your students that school is only for learning, and not for social emotional development. The lack of conversation surrounding students' social emotional well-being will likely lead to students having more outbursts, feeling unheard, and more conflict among students in the classroom. Completing this restorative circle is beneficial for students and participating conveys a level of importance that students will pick up on.