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Positive Discipline Fred Jones

Positive Discipline Fred Jones. By: Kimberly Elaine Mitchell. The Basics. Prevent misbehavior through routines and classroom environment Active teaching skills that promotes student participation and attention Use incentive systems in the classroom Provide guidance during independent work.

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Positive Discipline Fred Jones

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  1. Positive DisciplineFred Jones • By: Kimberly Elaine Mitchell

  2. The Basics • Prevent misbehavior through routines and classroom environment • Active teaching skills that promotes student participation and attention • Use incentive systems in the classroom • Provide guidance during independent work

  3. Examples • “You have to finish your dinner before you get your dessert.” • Dinner -- the task • Dessert -- the reward for completing the task • "As soon as you are ready for bed, we'll have story time." • "As soon as you are done with your homework, you can watch TV." • "As soon as you have finished your chores, you can go outside to play."

  4. Pros • Strategies are teachable • Promotes preventing behavior problems • Supports proper behavior • Model can be implemented in steps

  5. Cons • Teachers may need specific training to master the techniques • May be difficult to implement in the early grades

  6. Skill Cluster #1 • Room Arrangement-Teacher should be able to move around the class freely • Class rules-General and specific • Class Chores-Each student should have a duty in the classroom • Opening Routines- “Bell-Ringer,” should be engaging and focuses on the day’s lesson

  7. Skill Cluster #2 • Limit setting through body language • Proper Breathing-stay calm • Eye Contact-Non-verbal to control misbehaviors • Physical Proximity-Walk around to keep students on track • Facial Expressions-Can be positive or negative towards a student

  8. Skill Cluster #3-Say, See, Do Teaching • Visual Instruction Plans- Keeps students on task • Say, See, Do Teaching-Students immediately work with the information they have been given

  9. Skill Cluster #4 • Grandma Rule-Students do better work and have less misbehaviors if given an incentive after finishing a task • Student Responsibility- Students learn responsibility through the use of incentives • Genuine Incentives-Activities that students enjoy • Preferred Activity Time-Time set aside in planning for learning based games, centers, and workshops

  10. Skill Cluster #5 • Helpless Hand Raising-Students will raise their hands to get attention not always when help is needed • Efficient Help-Room organization, visual instructions, minimize the amount of help given to individual students

  11. References • http://www.fredjones.com/ • http://www.docstoc.com/docs/66454738/Classroom-Discipline-Strategies • http://www.helium.com/items/956502-classroom-management-techniques-for-elementary-school-classes?page=3 • http://wik.ed.uiuc.edu/index.php/Positive_Discipline

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