Full Description
Build a positive, accountable classroom environment with restorative discipline!
With restorative discipline, schools move beyond punitive approaches to shared expectations for learning and behavior. Used together with The School Leader'' Guide to Restorative Discipline, this teacher's guide shows how to create a welcoming and responsible community within your classroom, contributing to a consistent, schoolwide approach to discipline.
Authors Luanna Meyer and Ian Evans offer field-tested strategies that transform classroom dynamics. Topics include:
A step-by-step approach to introducing restorative discipline in your classroom
Developing peer support and group problem-solving among students, including preventing and stopping bullying
Collaborating with administrators and colleagues on schoolwide behavior expectations
Partnering with families and neighborhood organizations to support positive student conduct
Managing effective individual interventions with students, including four key principles for success
This comprehensive guide helps teachers introduce and sustain a proven approach to discipline, preparing students for achievement in school and life.
Contents
Introduction to the Guide
Section I. Setting the Context
1. Restorative Classroom Discipline
2. Behavior Expectations for Schools and Classrooms
3. Home-School and Community Relationships
Section II. Putting the Model in Place
4. Classroom Climate and Cultural Responsiveness
5. School and Classroom Support Structures
6. Interventions for Individual Students—Child-Focused Planning
7. Interventions for Individual Students—Principles in Practice
8. Reflecting Schoolwide Policy in Teacher Practice
Section III: Evaluating Effectiveness and Updating Practice
9. User-Friendly Evaluation Tools and Approaches
10. Professional Development Needs Assessment
References
Index
