Communication and Data Logs
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Communication Log
The communication log provided above will be implemented for every time I will need to be in contact with a parent. It is important in today’s society that everything is recorded and teachers have the data to back up anything and everything! The communication log that I chose incorporates the student’s name, information about the student, parent contacts, and a log to keep track of all communication. I chose to incorporate all of this information on one page because then I am able access all information needed right away about the student and it eliminates having numerous sheets of paper. I would have each student’s sheet alphabetized in a binder that is solely used for parent communication and informational sheets about the students. Every single time that I am in contact with a parent, I will write the date, the type of communication, the summary of how the communication went, and then a follow-up afterwards with the parent. According to the theorist Kagan, it is important to have specific programs and procedures in place, like my communication log listed above, so that the teacher is preventing any cases in which a situation may turn bad or to provide proof that the teacher tried to communicate with parents when accused that they did not (Kagan, 2004). I chose to have a follow-up section in my communication log because it is important to check back in with a parent after a conversation to either resolve any issues that occurred through their communication, or to provide progress in the student’s behavior after the parent has addressed the problem or situation with the student. It is important to keep parents informed and follow-up with them afterwards because it gains the parents trust that the teacher cares about their student’s success and it shows that the teacher wants positive communication.
Student Behavior Log
I chose the specific behavior log that I did so that I can keep track of specific student’s behaviors in a professional way. I incorporated the date and time, location the behavior occurred, the behavior, the outcome of the behavior, and if the parent was contacted. This behavior log would be used when I notice specific student’s behavior is becoming more frequent. This behavior log allows me to notice trends and frequency’s of a behavior, while also providing data and evidence to support my claims for a particular students behaviors. By collecting data, I can later decide if the student needs a specified behavioral chart or task list to keep them on track, or they need greater help and a special education teacher can be involved. According to Kagan’s 5 P’s of discipline, it is important to recognize the process, which means the teacher is identifying the behavior and responding in the moment of the disruption (Kagan, 2004). My student behavior log allows me to record the behaviors that I notice and incorporates best practices of responding to the behavior by writing the outcome for the behavior and if the parent was needed to be contacted. This behavior log works hand in hand with my communication log because if my student’s parents or guardians need to be contacted, I have data from my behavioral log that I was going to contact the parents and then I have the data provided in my communication log.
Kagan, S., Kyle, P., & Scott, S. (2004). Win-Win discipline. San Clemente: Kagan Publishing.
