This week, I prepared a presentation for Kindergarten teachers. The training was on Classroom Management apart of a pilot program for our school to help with teaching students with ADHD. Teachers will have the opportunity to attend professional development training provided by Piedmont counseling services free of charge, due to many students receiving outside services from the agency. Creating a PowerPoint presentation allow teachers to understand student behavior triggers and important roles teachers play in maintaining classroom control. Critique of Presentation
The training consisted of four kindergarten teachers, the kindergarten department chair, and our school family engagement facilitator was able to record the training. Originally training was designed for fourth grade teachers, due to the schools Valentines dance, PBIS celebrations, and Career Week teachers were not able to have any more time taken away from classroom instruction. With school being able the following week and having to prepare for Georgia Milestones testing. The teacher’s classroom experience range from second year to twenty years in the education field. The location was the department chairs classroom on the classrooms smartboard. Teachers were able to take notes throughout the presentation and I informed teacher I would email the presentation for later viewing. The department chair also record the training on her classrooms webcam. Teachers agreed that the training was effective while touching the surface of classroom management; however, there were still questions on how to put discipline into place for students that present and or trigger the classroom to go into an uproar.
Self-Reflection
At the start of the video I made the statement, I am not a expert which I felt lost the confidence from the group. Although, the reason behind the statement was due to me being new at the school, and not wanting teachers to feel I felt their teaching methods of classroom guidance were not to my standards. Another thing I wish I could have done was complete the training with fourth grade since they have the majority of behavior problems within the classroom. Overall, I felt I was able to inform teachers of classroom behavior triggers and strategies to work on to ensure they are able to have control over the classroom. Teachers, admitted they often times stop instructional time to redirect students with behavior and allow other students to join in on disruption of the classroom due to having the mindset of PBIS as long as 80% demonstrates good behavior I have accomplished my task. I also like the fact that teachers were able to come up with the idea of starting to teach from the back, and different areas of the classroom so their backs are not facing the class.