Proactive Discipline Establishing a Culture of Self Discipline and Today’s Meet:

R.A.C.E. O Relationships O Accessing Technology O Classroom Culture O Experience

Four Types of School Teacher Assumption on Student Learning We believe that all students can learn: A. Innate ability or aptitude B. Students job to learn C. Teacher help S develop growth D. All learn at high levels 1. What type of school do you currently work at? 2. What school did you attend as a student? 3. What school would you send your children to? 4. What school do you want to work at? Dufour and Eaker

Proactive Discipline O What is proactive discipline? O What does it look like, feel like, sound like?

Highly Effective Habits - Steven Covey 1. Be PROACTIVE 2. Begin with an end in mind 3. Put first things first 4. Think win/win 5. Seek first to understand, then to be understood 6. Synergize 7. Sharpen the saw 8. Find your voice

Pro-Action vs. Reaction O Being prepared O In control O Asking the right questions O Foreseeing what could happen O Doing this because someone did that O Response O Non-reflective O Consequence O Dealing with issues as they come O More problems follow

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Benefits O Improves School Safety, Learning or Behavior O Opportunities to forge relationships with caring adults, engaging curriculum, prevent discipline problems. O Discipline that is fair, corrective and includes therapeutic group relationship-building activities O Reduces the likelihood of further problems. O Strategies that effectively maintain appropriate social behavior make schools safer. O Creates more effective learning environments. O Address student needs in areas of problem solving, communication and emotional stability.

Expectations of a Teacher O Tending to a garden – planning, effort, consistency time and patience O Maintaining discipline = Proactive Art O Three C’s O Clarity O Consistency O Caring O Proactive Language

Administrator’s Role O What’s in your toolbox? O The Power of Proactivity O The Bulldog Way O THINK

Effective Leaders 1. Model the Way – Standard of excellence 2. Inspire a Shared Vision – Student’s 1 st mindset 3. Challenge the Process – Courage to do what is right 4. Enable Others to Act – Inspire others to do more than they thought possible 5. Encourage the Heart – Share your passion and listen to stories Kousner-Posner 1987

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Relationships O Focus on building trust O Invest in their people O Take time to get to know staff as individuals O Recognize it is about others, not about them – give before they get O Listen, listen, listen O Take time to have conversations face to face O Follow up quickly – builds credibility O Ask for help –often O Recognize it starts with the hiring process

Accessing Technology O Age of digital learners O THINK

Culture It is the adults in the building who actually develop the culture within a school. Kalar Kind

Experience O An experience is worth nothing unless you can learn from it. O Reflections O Daily Questions O Student O Staff O Parent

"Too often we go through life never stopping to think about what we are doing or why. We get up in the morning and go on autopilot and let it take us through the day. We react to what ever comes our way overlooking the many other choices we have available to us. As human beings we are responsible for our own lives. You are what you are today because of the choices you made yesterday."

Question & Answer

Scenarios O Sexting O Social Media O Fighting O Online False Identities O Creep Factor O Talking with parents O Stealing

Recommended Reads O Shifting the Monkey: The Art of Protecting Good People from Liars, Criers, and Other Slackers by Todd Whitaker O The Secret – What Great Leaders Know and Do by Ken Blanchard O Mindsets by Carol Dweck O Teach Like a Pirate – Dave Burgess O FISH! The Fish Philosphy - Stephen C. Lundin, Ph.D., Harry Paul and John Christensen

Remember to Laugh O k2_Cw k2_Cw

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