Discipline With Dignity

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Discipline With Dignity

• Joyce Ohler

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3 Dimensional Discipline

• Prevention
• Action
• Resolution

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Philosophy

• Im on to you
• I believe you can manage yourself
• Its between the two of us right now
• You need to get a handle on your behavior because
  if you dont I have a plan

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Key to success of the program

• Treat students with dignity and respect

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Responsibility based discipline model

• Offers essential skills and strategies

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4 factors that encourage self esteem in students

• Caring
• Clearly defined limits
• Democratic atmosphere
• Decision making and problem solving skills

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Learn how to

• Use practical, realistic strategies for stopping
  classroom misbehavior
• Recognize ineffective intervention strategies,
  and understand why they dont work
• Develop classroom rules and procedures that
  promote appropriate behavior
• Use discipline techniques that maintain student
  dignity
• Reduce your stress and enhance student time on
  task

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12 processes that form foundation of an effective
discipline program

• Establish clear and specific guidelines
• Provide instruction at levels that match
  students ability
• Listen to what students are thinking and feeling

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Continued.

• Use humor
• Vary style of presentation
• Offer choices

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Continued.

• Refuse to accept excuses
• Legitimize misbehavior that you cannot stop
• Use hugs and touching to communicate with kids

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Continued.

• Be responsible
• Realize and accept you will not reach every child
• Start fresh every day

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