Consequences Protocol

Effective Liaisons recognize the importance of using activities that are energizing and create intense discussion. Here is a suggestion for your next Support Group/Learning Community meeting.

1. The whole group brainstorms and charts student behaviors that tend to disrupt the academic flow of a classroom. (The following are some ideas to get the group started. Students: chewing gum, tardy, out of seats, turning in sloppy work, etc.)
   
2. Then divide the group into teams the New Educators vs. the Instructional Coaches. (If you have a large group make multiple groups of New Educators and Instructional Coaches.) 
   
3. The teams will then discuss what they would do if the student exhibited each behavior on the brainstorm list. (You may want to time this section.)
   
4. Finally, let the New Educators share first and then the Instructional Coaches share their responses.
   
5. Debrief: How were the responses of the New Educators and the Instructional Coaches alike? How were they different? How do these types of discussions help New Educators? How do these discussions help Instructional Coaches?
   

Warning: On rare occasions ICs get carried away trying to impress the NEs with how tough they are, so prior to the meeting encourage ICs to recommend consequences they really use.
Source: Dr. Doug Miller