Reflection 4-3 After listening to the webinar, and given your recent observations of practices of most teachers, where would the majority of the practices that they use to promote their expectations fall in Figure 4.1 below? Figure 4.1 Approximate rating of common management practices related to their ability to create clarity of expectations and a positive association with the expected behavior, from most (four stars) to least effective (no stars). behavior, from most (four to least Practice Clarity Affect Overall What they promote effective (no stars). rating rating related to the + demonstrates high levels of management effectiveness in this area effectiveness N+ demonstrates some effectiveness continuum N is neutral or inconsequential Purposeful Action + + **** Strategies that do a N- does a bit more harm than good Consistency deal to create cause but has an effect Follow-through and effect clarity and - does mostly harm Positive Recognition + + **** positive associations NR (no rating) can vary from + to – Clarifying + N+ *** related to expectations depending on how they are used + N+ *** Use promotes + N+ *** movement up the Clarifying Questions + + **** effectiveness Expectation Cues + N **½ continuum Debriefing Written Expectations Personal N N+ * Strategies that do little N+ N * to promote - N- ½* expectations and create Warnings inconsequential or Requests confusing emotional climates Use promotes little movement up or down continuum Negative N- - ½ * Strategies that do very recognitions - - 0 little to promote clarity Irrational or - - 0 and do a great deal to Negative Actions create negative Threats and Put associations with the Downs desired behavior Use promotes mostly movement down the effectiveness continuum Boundary Setting NR NR Strategies that vary Assessing Behavior NR NR greatly depending on how they are used
Reflection 4-3 After listening to the webinar, and given your recent observations of practices of most teachers, where would the majority of the practices that they use to promote their expectations fall in Figure 4.1 below? Figure 4.1 Approximate rating of common management practices related to their ability to create clarity of expectations and a positive association with the expected behavior, from most (four stars) to least effective (no stars). Practice Clarity rating Affect rating Overall What they promote related to the management effectiveness continuum Purposeful Action Consistency Follow-through Positive Recognition Clarifying Clarifying Questions Expectation Cues Debriefing Written Expectations + + + + + + + + + N+ N+ N+ + N **** **** *** *** *** **** **½ Strategies that do a deal to create cause and effect clarity and positive associations related to expectations Use promotes movement up the effectiveness continuum Personal Warnings Requests N N+ - N+ N N- * * ½* Strategies that do little to promote expectations and create inconsequential or confusing emotional climates Use promotes little movement up or down continuum Negative recognitions Irrational or Negative Actions Threats and Put Downs N- - - - - - ½ * 0 0 Strategies that do very little to promote clarity and do a great deal to create negative associations with the desired behavior Use promotes mostly movement down the effectiveness continuum Boundary Setting Assessing Behavior NR NR NR NR Strategies that vary greatly depending on how they are used behavior, from most (four to least effective (no stars). + demonstrates high levels of effectiveness in this area N+ demonstrates some effectiveness N is neutral or inconsequential N- does a bit more harm than good but has an effect - does mostly harm NR (no rating) can vary from + to – depending on how they are used