“The mind is a wonderful thing.
It starts working the minute
you’re born and doesn’t
stop until you get up
to speak in public.”
-Roscoe Drummond
Things We Cannot Change
• Social factors
• Developmental factors
“Don’t let what you cannot do
interfere with what you
can.”
-John Wooden
Looking Within
What Makes an Effective
Educator?
• Enthusiasm, conviction,
confidence
• Clarity of personal ethics
• Respect for differences
• Genuine appreciation of
people and their innate
desires and abilities
• Willingness to try new things
• Flexibility
An Effective Educator cont.
• Patience to accept that
change takes time
• Acceptance of mistakes
• Belief in the constant
possibilities in life
• Ability to relate to students
with honesty, warmth, and
sensitivity
Effective educators also…
• Speak loud enough and
use clear, simple language
• Are comfortable with short
periods of silence
• Can cope with any conflict
when it first appears
The 10 “Demandments”
1. Treat with respect &
preserve dignity
2. Always do what is in the
students’ best interest
3. Seek solutions
4. Model tolerant, patient,
dignified, respectful
behavior
5. Least intrusive intervention
Demandments cont.
6. Connect with students
7. Instill hope for success
8. NEVER do anything you
wouldn’t want done to
you
9. NEVER give up on a
student
10. CATCH THEM BEING
GOOD… A LOT!!!
from www.behavioradvisor.com
Who Will Be There?
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Assisting Amanda
Wavering Winnie
Precocious Pamela
Held Hostage Hank
Class Clown Clyde
Tough Girl Tona
Sharing Sasha
Pee Pee Pants Paul
Monopolizing Morris
The Cool Click
Ants in the Pants Annie
– Your worst behaved student will have
perfect attendance!
“Knowing is not
enough: We must
apply.
Willing is not enough:
We must do.”
-Goethe
What Can We Do About That?
Ideas for specific problem
behaviors
“If you want to feel secure,
do what you already know
how to do. If you want to be
a true professional and
continue to grow…go to the
cutting edge of your
competence, which means a
temporary loss of security.
So, whenever you don’t know
quite what you’re doing,
know you’re growing.”
-Madeline Hunter, 1987