Three Categories of Reflection Questions A Teacher Might Consider to Understand Student Disruptive

When mentoring our pre-service and in-service teachers we need to describe and model both research-based and clinically tested best practices. Accordingly, our mentees should know how to be reflective practitioners. We have discussed the importance on reflection on previous blog posts. See

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Below you will find three categories of questions a reflective practitioner might consider to understand the disruptive behavior or a particular student.

The Three Categories of Reflection Questions A Reflective Practitioner Might Consider to Understand Student Disruptive

Sample Internal Questions (What is the student feeling, or saying to him/ herself?)	Sample Socialization Questions (How does the student socialize with others?)	Sample Classroom Community Questions (How well is this student integrated within the classroom community?)
· Is something upsetting this student today? · What is this student thinking and feeling right now? · Is he or she angry, frustrated, or fearful? · Why does he or she look, and sound so different today? · Is something going on outside of school that is bothering this student? · What can I do to help this student deal with what’s upsetting him or her right now?	· What does the student do that upsets other students? · How does he or she communicate, and relate to the other students? · What social skills does he or she use that intimidate other students? · What can I do to improve his social skills so that he can better relate to the other students?	· Does the student feel included in our classroom? · How does the student contribute to the classroom community? · Are the things we are doing in the classroom meeting his or her individual, social, and academic needs? · What can I do to meet that student’s individual, social, and academic needs? · What can I do to enable that student to feel included, and interested in positively contributing to the classroom community?

On the next post we will explore the first of several interventions that a teacher can utilize when a student’s disruptive behavior is related to the negative thoughts and feelings that dwell within himself or herself.