In order to be effective, teachers must make data driven
decisions. I document phone calls to
parents, e-mails, and even how many times a student has been kept for
tutorials. Our administration preaches
having a paper trail to be able to justify accommodations atht might need to be
made for the student. When there is some
form of unproductive behavior, I keep track of when it is taking place as
well. data in this regard is very
meaningful, helps determine whether a problem exists, how serious the problem
is, and whether the interventions being used are significantly affecting the
behavior. Our administration uses the
documentation collected to be able to support their opinions when discussing a
student with his/her parents.
Documenting students behaviors is important, but it is also
important for teachers to document what they do as well. It is important for
teachers to document what they do to make sure that we are not contributing to
the unproductive behaviors. We need to
look at certain ways we conduct our lessons and the material that is being
taught. Is it age appropriate? Is there enough for the students to do? Is it too hard? These are all questions that we need to
answer and document to determine that we are serving the best interests of the
students.
Documentation is useful when a parent is in question of a
procedure or situation. When
documentation is not present teachers have a tendency to get frustrated because
we can not explain why something did not change. Documentation also helps refresh memories
when we need to explain why we handled circumstances the way we did. Teachers need to make sure that the documentation
is precise giving a true account of what is taking place at school.
Matthew (Matt) Key, Georgia
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