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Abbey D. Krahling
Lebanon Valley College - West Hanover Elementary School - Central Dauphin School District
As young, pre-service teachers, we are constantly seeking The problem behaviors that I noted during my class were as Behavior management is a part of teaching that I feel
out resources to enhance our teaching, whether it be for follows: is experimental. One system that works for a veteran
worksheets, enrichment games, or behavior management • Failing to remain on-task during a whole group or individual teacher may not always work best for an incoming
strategies. One of the leading ways is through social media, activity teacher like myself. After using the secret student
specifically Instagram and Tiktok. While searching through strategy, I feel confident that I can apply it to my
• Not following teacher instructions
social media, I came across a behavior management trend
• Talking when not permitted
future classroom and not only have it be successful,
that many teachers are using: the secret student. Some
teaching trends on Tiktok seem too good to be true.
but be an engagement tool for my students. I noticed
• Lack of participation in whole-group instruction
Behavior management techniques differ from teacher to that my first graders would attempt to guess which
• Being out of a designated area (desk, carpet spot, etc.) classmate was the secret student, or they would think
teacher and the same strategy may work better for some
and not others. The images below are from Tiktok. The chart below shows the date from a day prior to the they were the secret student and display their very
implementation of the secret student behavior management best behavior. I believe that behavior differs
strategy and a random day that is at least four weeks after the
system’s implementation.
depending on the grade level; however, I also believe
Classroom Disruptions Occurrences
that the secret student behavior management strategy
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is a system that will work for most elementary grade
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levels.
Objectives Self-Reflection
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My research was based on the implementation of the Throughout my research, I learned that no matter how well
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secret student behavior management strategy. It is a a technique is thought-out, there will always be flukes in
trending technique on social media and used by many 6 the system. I made a certificate for the secret student each
day that acknowledged their model behavior and how
teachers on Tiktok. A student in the classroom was 4
proud I was that they were able to follow directions and set
chosen as the secret student. Their behavior was an example for their peers. I was unable to give a certificate
monitored throughout the day and verbalized by the 2