Research notes
Posted by Annamaria Rigolio, 6/9/04 at 4:56:49 PM.
Our approach to discipline aims to build, rehabilitate and strengthen character, allowing for growth and personal commitment to change.
Vision of Building Citizenship:
In an effort to build citizenship, we practice inclusive disciplinary procedures that encourage positive student behavior. Through purposeful community experiences, students gain an understanding of their role as active, constructive community members. We are comitted to involving students and parents in the disciplinary process. This encouraged participation is aimed at customizing consequences according to student needs. Our intention is to provide students with authentic experiences, fostering an understanding of citizenship and responsibilities. From our experience in researching effective disciplinary procedures, we have arrived at a set of criteria that will define purposeful disciplinary practices.
Criteria:
Teachers and staff are to acknowledge minor, cancerous behaviors that occur in class and within the school environment by conferencing with students invlolved and completing a narrative in which the following criteria are addressed: names and ages of students involved, nature of behavior, consistency of related behaviors, action plan to prevent future negative behaviors.
Students are evaluated quarterly regarding their role in upholding a caring environment.
At least four times a year, parents will share strategies with and receive feedback from other parents to promote disciplinary procedures that model real-life experiences and will receive feedback
During each year of a student's education, (pK-12), teachers must allocate class time to addressing at least three of the following topics: community involvement, anger management, respect for self, others and community property.
Opportunities approved by administration, parents, teachers and community members must provide students with authentic experiences in every class that foster an understanding of citizenship and responsibility.
(All discipline must lead to learning experiences.)---Needs to be looked at---
What to work on next week:
Cycle of Reflection: (Conceptual Framework) Evidence of Growth (p3)
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Reflective log--written by involved teachers, administrators, students,parents (Target specific criteria)
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Tally what worked and what did not work (data)
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Focused, oral interview
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Log number of times teachers meet, work accomplished and participants
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Could use logo for our engine, could use flow chart to demonstrate cycle of reflection
(Be sure to define each criteria so that reflection and data collection are possible and an element of change can be brought in.)
Discipline (Building Citizenship) (p2)
Engine of change and tag:
Building Citizenship Through Discipline: Positive Approaches toTraditional Procedures
Sentence:
Our approach to discipline aims to build, rehabilitate and strengthen character, allowing for growth and personal commitment to change.
Vision of Building Citizenship:
In an effort to build citizenship, the Miracle Grow District practices inclusive disciplinary procedures that encourage positive student behavior. Through purposeful community experiences, students gain an understanding of their role as an active and constructive community member.
1-Increased self-awareness and self-responsibility are made evident through character building.
2. Purposeful contributions to the community will encourage accountability for own actions and minimize disciplinary problems.
Discipline and Respect: Research Plan
1. Assess and gather data about current practices related to disipiline
a. interview students, teachers and principals to get their perceptions
b. develop surveys to get an anonymous reaction
c. gather disipline policies from various schools to examine
d. gather public information (studies and stats) on disipline issues
2. Identify existing problems:
a. examine collected data
b. determine the most common problems w/ current disipline strategies
3. Research Remedies:
a. find schools who use alternative disipline strategies and have positive results
b. research primary schools who teach prevention strategies in the early grades (indentify programs in use)
Possible Research Websites:
http://www.geocities.com/forkidsake/disciplinealt.html http://www.drspock.com/discussion/message/0%2C1812%2C10356%2C00.html
Building Citizenship Through Discipline: Positive Approaches to Traditional Procedures
1. Character building through self-awareness and responsibility
2. Improving ability to participate cannot occur through the prohibition of participation (exclusion).
3. Purposeful contributions to the community which enforce accountability, foster an understanding of responsibility as a community member.
Mission Statement of Miracle Grow District (p1)
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Identifiable labels for 6 Engines of Change
1. Interdisciplinary Community Curriculum (Seamless Curriculum)
2. Authentic Mentorship (Constructive Learning)
3. Authentic Assessment (Meaningful Evaluation)
4. Discipline (Building Citizenship)
5. Collaboration (Teacher Teamwork)
6. Professional Development (Achieving Vision)
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