Positive Discipline in the Classroom Strategies
In this institute you will learn techniques and tools to help students and families find their own solutions to problems. Often in schools we use traditional forms of discipline (rewards, praise, punishment, loss of privileges, etc.) that unfortunately teach children to be sneaky, disempowered, entitled and/or helpless.
By focusing on solutions across disciplines within a school we can provide interventions that will empower students and families to solve their own problems, while cultivating resiliency and important life skills. In addition, a solution-focused faculty will be able to work more effectively with one another.
Effective discipline teaches self-discipline from within the student, an “inner locus of control”, by helping the student understand what causes problems and how to solve them. Punishment teaches an “external locus of control”: where a student depends on punishment or rewards from others as motivators. Effective discipline means using methods that teach important life skills such as cooperation, respect, concern for self and others, and problem solving skills.
While working in small groups, we will assist you to explore possible solutions to recurring behavior issues in your classrooms through modelling class meetings, understanding the belief behind the behavior, and exploring the Teachers Helping Teachers Problem Solving Steps Model.
You will leave with tools you can use in your classrooms, as well as communicate with parents and colleagues, to better understand child and adolescent behavior and encourage your students to be thoughtful, reflective and compassionate.
