[nobe-l] observing behaviors

[Jasmine Kotsay]

hi,
	Thank you very much for your 
advice! Another question: Do you have an assistant to help you 
grade handwritten assignments, and write things up on the board 
in front of the class?

Sincerely,
Jasmine

 ----- Original Message -----
From: "Anita Adkins" <aadkins at atlanticbb.net
To: "National Organization of Blind Educators Mailing List" 
<nobe-l at nfbnet.org
Date sent: Fri, 26 Oct 2012 19:07:30 -0400
Subject: Re: [nobe-l] observing behaviors

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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