Assertive Discipline

by Canter, Lee

• ISBN13: 9781934009154
• ISBN10: 1934009156
• Edition: 4th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-06-01
• Publisher: Solution Tree

Summary

In this revised and updated 4th edition of his classic Assertive Discipline, Lee Canter presents his three-step positive behavior management model that includes 1) how to give explicit directions, 2) how to positively recognize students who follow directions, and 3) how to take corrective actions when students choose not to follow directions. In this edition, educators will learn:

Table of Contents

About the Author	p. xi
Introduction	p. 1
Becoming an Effective Classroom Manager
You Can Be an Effective Classroom Manager	p. 3
Why Is Classroom Management Such a Significant Issue for Today's Teachers?	p. 3
Why Are Some Teachers Such Effective Classroom Managers?	p. 5
You Can Learn to Be an Effective Classroom Manager	p. 6
Develop Your Teacher Voice	p. 9
Attributes of the Teacher Voice	p. 9
Building Your Teacher Voice	p. 13
Hold High Expectations	p. 15
Expect 100 Percent Compliance With Your Directions 100 Percent of the Time	p. 15
Allow No Excuses for Disruptive Behavior	p. 16
Always Sweat the Small Stuff	p. 17
Never Back Down	p. 18
Let Students Know You Are Not Going Away	p. 18
Avoid Excessive Praise	p. 19
The Lesson of High-Stakes Testing Days	p. 20
Developing Your Classroom Discipline Plan
Establish Rules	p. 23
Advantages of Using a Classroom Discipline Plan	p. 24
Developing Your Rules	p. 25
Determine Positive Support Strategies	p. 27
Positive Support for Individual Students	p. 27
Classwide Positive Support: Points on the Board	p. 29
Determine Corrective Actions	p. 33
Why You Need to Take Corrective Actions	p. 33
Guidelines for Planning the Use of Corrective Actions	p. 34
Before You Implement Your Classroom Management Plan	p. 37
Teaching Responsible Behavior
Teach Policies and Procedures at the Beginning of the School Year	p. 39
Determine Policies and Procedures	p. 39
Planning to Teach a Lesson on Responsible Behavior	p. 41
Responsible Behavior Lesson format	p. 44
Develop a Responsible Behavior Curriculum	p. 47
Determine the Order in Which You Will Teach the Content	p. 47
Sample Responsible Behavior Curriculums	p. 48
Utilizing the Behavior Management Cycle
Effectively Communicate Explicit Directions	p. 57
The Behavior Management Cycle	p. 57
Step One: Clearly Communicate Explicit Directions	p. 58
Utilize Behavioral Narration	p. 63
The Trap of Responding to Off-Task Students	p. 63
Behavioral Narration	p. 63
Utilizing Behavioral Narration to Motivate Students to Get On Task	p. 67
Utilizing Behavioral Narration to Keep Students On Task During Instructional Activities	p. 69
Behavioral Narration Is No Substitute for Effective Instruction	p. 70
Take Corrective Actions	p. 71
Guidelines to Take Corrective Actions in Your Classroom	p. 71
How Students Will Test You	p. 74
Teach Students to Manage Their Own Behavior	p. 81
The Levels of Classroom Management Structure	p. 81
Level One: Highly Structured	p. 82
Level Two: Moving Toward Self-Management	p. 84
Level Three: Student Self-Management	p. 85
Recalibrate	p. 86
Reducing Disruptive Behavior
Instructional Strategies That Reduce Disruptive Behavior	p. 89
How to Provide Opportunities to Respond	p. 89
Opportunity to Respond Strategies	p. 90
Additional Strategies to Engage Students and Reduce Disruptive Behavior	p. 96
Working With Difficult Students
Build Positive Relationships With Students	p. 103
The Trust Issue	p. 103
Steps to Earn the Trust of All Your Students	p. 105
Develop Individualized Behavior Plans	p. 115
Guidelines to Developing an Individualized Behavior Plan	p. 115
You Can't Do It on Your Own: Getting the Support You Need to Deal With Difficult Students	p. 119
The Myth of the Good Teacher	p. 119
Initial Steps to Obtain Support From Parents and Administrators	p. 120
The Importance of Parental Support	p. 122
Building Positive Relationships With Parents	p. 122
Home-School Behavior Contract	p. 126
Pulling It All Together	p. 127
The Importance of Getting Support From Your Administrators	p. 127
Appendix
Mentors, Coaches, and School Leadership Teams: Structures to Support Classroom Teachers' Behavior Management Efforts	p. 131
An Introduction to the Real Time Classroom Coaching Model	p. 133
The Birth of the Real Time Classroom Coaching Model	p. 133
Real-Time Feedback	p. 137
Advantages of the Real Time Classroom Coaching Model	p. 140
Supporting Struggling Teachers	p. 142
An Introduction to Establishing a Schoolwide Assertive Discipline Program	p. 143
Why So Many Schools' Behavior Management Efforts Are Ineffective	p. 143
Schools Can Transform Their Learning Climate	p. 146
Attributes of Schools With Effective Schoolwide Behavior Management Efforts	p. 146
References and Resources	p. 155
Index	p. 161
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