[nobe-l] observing behaviors

[Anita Adkins]

Hello,

First, hello to everyone. I am Anita, and I left the list for a while 
because of email address changes and such, but I am happy to be back.

To answer your concerns about behavior, stay on your feet and walk around 
the room. If you hear a student or two talking, simply walk close to them, 
and they will likely calm down. Experience will really help since the more 
you do it, the better you will become. But, you will get to know your 
students, and thus, you will know which students are more likely to act up. 
Develop a relationship with your students. I don't mean to become friends 
like their classmates, but show interest in what they do outside of school 
and talk to them about it when the time is appropriate. Also, the other 
students can be a wealth of information for you. Using environmental clues, 
like sound, knowledge of what you are teaching and classroom layout as well 
as student seating, and so forth will help you accomplish your goal. It 
really isn't as difficult as it sounds. Start by coming up with procedures 
and having the children practice them over and over. Use positivity when you 
can. For example, praise students who are doing well. Ignore misbehavior 
when you can. For example, say "Sally and Judy, I love how you are focused 
on your work." when you know the third student is not focused as he should 
be. I can understand you want a concrete answer here because I did, but 
there is not one. Know your students and your environment, be flexible, and 
use your remaining senses and knowledge of the situation to help you out. 
And, remember that classroom management techniques used by the sighted will 
also be helpful for a blind teacher. For example, set up a positive reward 
system, keep students busy, make sure they know what to do if they finish an 
assignment early and where to put materials for you and where to find their 
next task to begin, even when you are busy, etc. Again, it isn't as hard as 
it sounds. Go for it! Anita

-----Original Message----- 
From: Jasmine Kotsay
Sent: Friday, October 26, 2012 6:52 PM
To: nobe-l at nfbnet.org
Subject: [nobe-l] observing behaviors

Hello,
My name is Jasmine, and I am
studying to be a teacher.  One of my main concerns is, how would
someone who was totally blind be able to recognize when students
are behaving in a way they aren't supposed to? Any ideas and
advice would be greatly appreciated.

Sincerely,
Jasmine

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