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Introduction

CanterAssertivediscipline

DreikursInteractionalist

LogicalConsequences

Rogersnoninterventionist

Glassernoninterventionist

Restorativepractice

Lewis3Models

Managementmodelsinthewayteachersteach

Somepracticalstrategies

Referencesandfurtherresources

CanterandCanterAssertivedisciplineAssertivedisciplineisasystematicapproachdesignedtoassistteachersinrunninganorganised,teacherinchargeclassroomenvironment.LeeandMarleneCanterbasedtheirapproachontheirownresearchandthefoundationsofassertivenesstrainingandappliedbehaviouranalysis.Assertivedisciplinehasdevelopedovertimefromaratherauthoritarianapproachtoonethatisnowmoredemocraticandcooperative.

Centraltothismodelisthebeliefthatyou,astheteacher,havetherighttodeterminewhatisbestforyourstudents,andtoexpectcompliance.Students'behaviourshouldnotinhibityoufromeffectiveteaching,ordenyanotherstudenttheopportunitiestolearn.Studentsneedtocomplytocreateandmaintainaneffectiveandefficientlearningenvironment.Thegoalforteachersistoactassertivelyasopposedtoaggressivelyornonassertively.

ChallengingchildrenAssertivedisciplineinatoughinnercityschoolintheUKbySchoolsWorldTV

DirectLinkhttp://youtu.be/SUhYwpRuYng

Thecharacteristicsoftheseassertiveteachersare

toreactconfidentlyandquicklyinsituationsthatrequirethemanagementofstudentbehavior

todevelopafewclearlystatedclassroomrulesthathavebeenexplained,practiced,andenforcedconsistently.theabilitytogivefirm,clear,concisedirectionstostudentswhoareinneedofoutsideguidancetohelpthembehaveappropriately.

toreinforcestudentswhocomply

toapplynegativeconsequencestothosewhodisobeyrulesanddirectionsreceivenegativeconsequences.

TheAssertiveDisciplineclassroommanagementmodelisoftencharacterizedasfocusingprimarilyonrewardsandpunishments,theCantersactuallyplacegreatemphasisoncatchingstudentsbeinggood.centraltothismodelisthatchildrenneedclearbehaviourallimits.

SomeofthekeyideasTeachersshouldinsistondecent,responsiblebehaviourfromstudents

Teacherfailureissynonymouswithfailuretomaintaindiscipline

Teachersshouldnotbelievethat'firm'controlisstiflingandwrongforchildren

teachersandstudentsALLhaverights

5StepstoAssertiveDisciplineRecogniseandremoveobstaclestoassertivediscipline

Practiseuseofassertivedisciplineresponsestyle

Setclearlimits

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Followthroughfirmly

Employasystemofpositiveassertion

TipsforusingthismodelHaveclearexpectationsofthestudents

setclearguidelinesforstudents

establishappropriateconsequencesinadvance

backupwordswithactionfollowthrough

Acknowledgepositivebehaviourbygivingpersonalattention,positivenoteshomeandrewardsandprivileges

Seekhelpfromseniorstaff

TheCanterModelofDisciplineInTeacherMatters:AdvancingKnowledgeinTeachersViewthewebsiteherehttp://www.teachermatters.com/classroomdiscipline/modelsofdiscipline/thecantermodel.html

Canter,L(1989)AssertiveDiscipline:MorethanNamesontheBoardandMarblesinaJarReadthearticlehere(LaTrobeLibrary)http://0www.jstor.org.alpha2.latrobe.edu.au/stable/20404058?seq=2

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