Discipline Form
For this artifact, I have scanned and censored an Office Discipline Referral (ODR) form from my placement at Middleton Middle School. The ODR form is a method of discipline enforcement used at Middleton Middle School. Certain infractions from students can merit an ODR form, at the teacher's discretion.
For the 1st violation, the teacher fills out the form, makes a follow up agreement with the student, and the referral is recorded at the school office. If a second violation occurs, the form is again filled out and parents are contacted. Should the student's misbehavior persist, and a third violation happens, then the student is referred to the office/administration, where he or she will likely be given some form of detention.
However, the ODR form is only effective if it is used promptly and consistently in response to student misbehavior. It is up to the teacher to identify behavior meriting an ODR form, respond to the offending-student, and follow-up with a brief conference with the student. The ODR form has become an effective pedagogical method of chronicling and responding to student misbehavior. Using the ODR has multiple benefits: it sends the message to students that there are consequences to poor choices, it keeps parents in the loop about their child's behavior, it documents student behavior issues, and it helps communicate between classrooms if a persistent behavior issue exists. My use of the ODR form demonstrates one aspect of Danielson's Domain 2: Classroom Environment, because it is used as a Response to Misbehavior (2d).
The scanned form below represents but one instance of many when I have found cause to respond to student misbehavior and enforce discipline. While I will not always be teaching at Middleton Middle School, I have found the format of the ODR to be highly effective, and I plan to adopt a similar model within my own classroom in the future, wherever that may be.
For the 1st violation, the teacher fills out the form, makes a follow up agreement with the student, and the referral is recorded at the school office. If a second violation occurs, the form is again filled out and parents are contacted. Should the student's misbehavior persist, and a third violation happens, then the student is referred to the office/administration, where he or she will likely be given some form of detention.
However, the ODR form is only effective if it is used promptly and consistently in response to student misbehavior. It is up to the teacher to identify behavior meriting an ODR form, respond to the offending-student, and follow-up with a brief conference with the student. The ODR form has become an effective pedagogical method of chronicling and responding to student misbehavior. Using the ODR has multiple benefits: it sends the message to students that there are consequences to poor choices, it keeps parents in the loop about their child's behavior, it documents student behavior issues, and it helps communicate between classrooms if a persistent behavior issue exists. My use of the ODR form demonstrates one aspect of Danielson's Domain 2: Classroom Environment, because it is used as a Response to Misbehavior (2d).
The scanned form below represents but one instance of many when I have found cause to respond to student misbehavior and enforce discipline. While I will not always be teaching at Middleton Middle School, I have found the format of the ODR to be highly effective, and I plan to adopt a similar model within my own classroom in the future, wherever that may be.