Ep. 81: "Stay a teacher." Wisdom on Behavioral Engagement with Jedd Hafer

Understanding and guiding student behavior is a crucial component to any classroom. Unfortunately, our traditional discipline and behavior management strategies are also primarily based on reaction rather than proactive and purposeful teaching.

In this episode, Brian and Kasey invite Jedd Hafer on the show to discuss Behavioral Engagement and why we need to stop drilling holes in our students' heads and start believing kids are capable.

Jedd Hafer is a lead educational consultant for Ervin Educational Consulting and an expert on classroom and student behavior, and we are thrilled to glean a bit of his wisdom.

Thank you for hanging out with us, and please, if you have any questions or incites, let us know! We are eager to hear from you.

Types of Engagement

• Intellectual-”constructing new knowledge” with high order tasks
• Physical-participating in purposeful motions and physical activities that directly connect to the content
• Cultural-various cultures feel accepted, the environment does not class with cultures or make particular cultures feel unwelcome. (careful not to just tell the stories of old dead white men) (help students identify lines where personal freedoms and societal ethics converge)
• Behavioral- teach positive behavior in how students attend school, follow expectations, and treat others.
• Emotional-feeling good while at school. (Procrastination is a result of avoiding bad feelings. Many students don’t do school work because they don’t feel good doing the work) remember how you made them feel
• Social-ethically engage in the community, are welcoming and feel welcomed,

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