Ch 2 Recognizing Your Obligations and Charting the

Ch 2: Recognizing Your Obligations and Charting the Course Ahead *What are your legal and professional obligations, how do fine teachers communicate with students, and how should you plan for the future?

What are the SCHOOLS’ obligations to the students? �Opportunity for free or low cost education �Curriculum, instruction, and materials that enables students to acquire knowledge and skills necessary for success �Safe/supportive learning environment �Well trained professionals Almost all schools meet these requirements. Any that do not are regarded as poor and ineffective schools.

What are MY obligations to the students? �Professional demeanor �Safe, secure, supportive learning environment �Sensitivity and understanding of personalities and needs �Help students acquire knowledge, skills, and attitudes �Help students learn to behave responsibility Teachers who fail to meet these obligations may be referred to as poor and ineffective teachers.

What does DISCIPLINE require of my legally? �Due Diligence – paying close and reasonable attention to students who are under your supervision. �Avoid Negligence and Breach of Duty a. Negligence- failure to watch over students b. Breach of duty- serious failure to comply with one of your legal obligations at school �Act in Loco Parentis- “in place of the parents”

What are MY PROFESSIONAL obligations? �Regarding Professional/Ethical behavior- Conduct yourself ethically. �Regarding effort- Give best effort to your profession. �Regarding teaching- Teach in a manner that is conducive to the success of all students. �Regarding helpfulness- Help your students individually and collectively. �Regarding Respect – Show genuine respect for students. �Regarding Cooperation- Help students to understand they must accept each other and work together to achieve expectations. �Regarding Communication-Students need to know what is expected of them. �Regarding Charisma- Quality of attractiveness that draws attention.

Who establishes professional and ethical expectations? Professional expectations reflect agreements that have been established over time with various positions. � National Education Association (NEA)- Standards were established in 1975 and are still in place today. � Interstate New Teacher Assessment and Support Consortium (In. TASC) The Learner and the Learninga. Standard 1 - Learner Development b. Standard 2 - Learning Differences c. Standard 3 - Learning Environments 2. Content a. Standard 4 - Content knowledge b. Standard 5 - Application of content 3. Instructional Practice a. Standard 6 - Assessment b. Standard 7 - Planning for instruction c. Standard 8 - Instructional Strategies 4. Professional Responsibility a. Standard 9 - Professional Learning and ethical practice b. Standard 10 - Leadership and collaboration 1.

Are you ready to capture this change in the wind? Educators are now accepting that it is very difficult to promote desirable behavior in todays’ students by using criticism, admonishment, or punishment. Instead they have chosen to use the following: �Influence Tactics- attracts students, encourage cooperation, and make learning more enjoyable. �Self-Discipline- Students voluntarily conduct themselves in ways that bring success.

Intro to new terms: What do they mean? � Classroom discipline- Teacher efforts to establish and maintain four 1. 2. 3. 4. conditions of fundamental importance: Teachers are allowed to teach in professional manner Students are allowed to learn as intended without being disrupted Students learn to cooperate, work together, and get along. Teachers/students experience satisfaction and pleasure in classroom � Behavior- Totality of one’s physical and mental activities � Misbehavior – actions that disrupt, teaching interfere with learning, demean of others, or violate moral codes of society. � Appropriate behavior- behavior that is consistent with class expectations do not interfere with others � Limits- imaginary boundaries that separate acceptable behavior from misbehavior � Positive Influence- what we do, noncoercively, to invite or entice students to conduct themselves in accordance with expectations.

What professional communication skills should teachers display? In teaching, the ability to communicate effectively is paramount. �Effective communication skills �Verbal �Non-verbal Our effectiveness depends on what we say or do, how we look when saying or doing it, and how we respond to what the other person says or does.

What did Haim Ginott Say about Congruent Communication? �Sane Messages- Use messages that address situations rather than student’s character or past behavior �Laconic Language- Messages that are short and to the point. �I-messages- Example: “I am troubled by all of the noise. ” This type of message sends a signal without putting the cause directly on a student. �Refrain from “Why” questions- Such questions almost always make students feel guilty and put them on the defensive side. Instead of asking “why” questions, simply ask the students to take the appropriate action.

What did Stephen Covey say about Frames of Reference? �Perception- Be perceptive of your students’ deeper hopes, fears, realties, and difficulties. Covey suggest that to work well with students, you need to know not just their thoughts but what those thoughts mean in their personal existence. �Empathetic Listening- Read and understand the emotions of others.

What did William Glasser say about seven connecting habits? Seven Deadly habits Seven connecting habits �Criticizing �Caring �Blaming �Listening �Complaining �Supporting �Nagging �Contributing �Threatening �Encouraging �Punishing �Trusting �Rewarding students to �Befriending control them

What did Fred Jones say about nonverbal communication? Body Language �Eye contact- Few physical acts are more effective than eye contact for conveying the expression of being in control. �Physical Proximity- By using this, teachers rarely need to say anything to the offending students to get them to behave. �Body Carriage- Posture and body carriage are effective in communicating authority. �Facial Expressions- Teachers’ facial expressions communicate a great deal. Expressions such as winks and smiles demonstrate a sense of humor and personal connection, traits students appreciate.

What additional things might I do to exert positive influence? �Establish positive attitude�Attend to the “neglected 50%” in teaching (lack of attention and influence) �Avoid arguing with students �Replace criticism with positive influence

Shall we examine a positive rubric for building a personalized system of discipline? � The Rubric and its contents- Calls on you as a teacher to answer certain questions for yourself, and for others if necessary. � A suggested journal to accompany the planning rubric. � Make journal headings that correspond to the topics in the rubric. � When you complete any studies, your journal will contain the information you need for articulating a personalized system of discipline. � KEEP a journal!