Making Good Choices: Pathway to Success
Making Good Choices: Pathway to Success Presented by: Shondra Cowling, Gail Hutton and Ashby Thoeni
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Good judgement comes from experience and experience comes from bad judgement. ~ Mark Twain
Making Good Choices: Pathway to Success Clarify our approach to discipline in the Lower School Cultivate and Maintain a respectful, positive climate Mission Statement and Statement of Respect Discipline is an iterative process-where we are, where we still need to go The Responsive Classroom approach to creating a safe, challenging and joyful learning environment The Pathway to Success Questions and Discussion
Responsive Classroom: Pathway to Success Overview First Six Weeks Morning Meeting/Closing Meeting Hopes and Dreams Class Contract
The Class Contract: Creating, Modeling, and Practicing the Rules Students collaboratively develop the classroom/school rules. ○ Enables ownership- students are responsible for the well-being ■ Of themselves ■ Each other ■ The school
Reinforcing, Reminding, and Redirecting
Reinforcing language-“I notice…” Reminding language- “What should you be doing right now? Redirecting language-”Girls, come and sit for morning meeting.” Students are spoken to directly and respectfully
Logical Consequences You break it, you fix it ○ Apology of action Loss of privilege Thinking Chair Respectful, Relevant, Realistic
How We Understand Childhood Aggression
The Definition of Bullying The Bully Label ○ It’s about behavior, not character ○ Labels (bully or victim) do not consider the larger context ○ Use labels, lose parents ■ The very people invested in their child’s growth and development-their parents- become alienated
The GRIT Approach
G- Growth Mindset R- Responding vs. Reacting I- Interventions T- Teach Your Children Well
Take Aways Parent - School Partnership Communication Protocol Building Trust with our Students Helping Children Make Good Choices: Thoughts and Ideas
Credits
Porter, S. E. (2013). Bully nation: why America's approach to childhood aggression is bad for everyone. St. Paul, MN: Paragon House.
Wood, C., & Freeman-Loftis, B. (2015). Responsive school discipline: essentials for elementary school leaders. Turners Falls, MA: Center for Responsive Schools, Inc.
“
Good judgement comes from experience and experience comes from bad judgement. ~ Mark Twain
Making Good Choices: Pathway to Success Clarify our approach to discipline in the Lower School Cultivate and Maintain a respectful, positive climate Mission Statement and Statement of Respect Discipline is an iterative process-where we are, where we still need to go The Responsive Classroom approach to creating a safe, challenging and joyful learning environment The Pathway to Success Questions and Discussion
Responsive Classroom: Pathway to Success Overview First Six Weeks Morning Meeting/Closing Meeting Hopes and Dreams Class Contract
The Class Contract: Creating, Modeling, and Practicing the Rules Students collaboratively develop the classroom/school rules. ○ Enables ownership- students are responsible for the well-being ■ Of themselves ■ Each other ■ The school
Reinforcing, Reminding, and Redirecting
Reinforcing language-“I notice…” Reminding language- “What should you be doing right now? Redirecting language-”Girls, come and sit for morning meeting.” Students are spoken to directly and respectfully
Logical Consequences You break it, you fix it ○ Apology of action Loss of privilege Thinking Chair Respectful, Relevant, Realistic
How We Understand Childhood Aggression
The Definition of Bullying The Bully Label ○ It’s about behavior, not character ○ Labels (bully or victim) do not consider the larger context ○ Use labels, lose parents ■ The very people invested in their child’s growth and development-their parents- become alienated
The GRIT Approach
G- Growth Mindset R- Responding vs. Reacting I- Interventions T- Teach Your Children Well
Take Aways Parent - School Partnership Communication Protocol Building Trust with our Students Helping Children Make Good Choices: Thoughts and Ideas
Credits
Porter, S. E. (2013). Bully nation: why America's approach to childhood aggression is bad for everyone. St. Paul, MN: Paragon House.
Wood, C., & Freeman-Loftis, B. (2015). Responsive school discipline: essentials for elementary school leaders. Turners Falls, MA: Center for Responsive Schools, Inc.
