Component One
Self-control strategies
Teachers practice the diffuser system and the teaching power position. Both are about prevention, which can head off up to 90% of low-level problems before instruction stops.
Program one
Five strategies teachers use from the next class period on
A full day on site. The strategies are research based and built for use the next morning.
Why this training
Discipline and academics are the same problem
When low-level behavior fills the day, instruction time disappears and the best lesson plans go undelivered. A campus that wants higher achievement has to give teachers a working system for discipline first.
This training does that. Its strategies reduce or eliminate 70 to 90% of low-level, chronic behaviors, which lowers stress for teachers. Classroom management is the number one reason educators leave the profession, so it is also a retention plan.
Research
"Teachers' actions in their classrooms have twice the impact on student achievement as school policies regarding curriculum, assessment, staff collegiality, and community involvement."
Marzano, R. J. (2003). What Works in Schools. ASCD.
The five components
What the day covers
Five strategies make up a complete management system. Each is taught, modeled, and practiced.
1. Self-Control
2. Rules & Procedures
3. Responding to Challenges
4. Ecology & Arrangement
5. Relationships
Component Two
Teaching rules and procedures
Successful teachers do not post rules and hope. They teach expectations with a lesson-plan format and practice them until they stick, which cuts office referrals and builds buy-in from staff, students, and parents.
Component Three
Responding to challenges
Timing matters when a student challenges a teacher. Using the diffuser system, contingent withdrawal of attention, and a supportive stance, teachers defuse confrontations in five seconds or less, and they stop giving repeated warnings.
Component Four
Classroom ecology and arrangement
Room design is part of classroom management. With the right arrangement, the room supports instruction and many discipline issues never come up.
Component Five
Student-teacher relationships
Students engage with a teacher who sees them, knows them, and values them. Teachers learn to build trust with the most challenging students and turn non-compliant students into contributors.
Agenda
How the day runs
Here is a typical full day. Half-day versions are available, and dates are set around your calendar.
From 8:30 AM to 12:00 PM, teachers work on a calm, alert mindset, the design and arrangement of the classroom, the teaching power position, fifteen desk arrangements, and how to teach and enforce rules and procedures.
Lunch is 12:00 to 1:00 PM. The afternoon, 1:00 to 3:30 PM, covers firm but fair discipline, student-teacher relationships, connecting with non-compliant students, five immediate steps to regain control, and ending multiple warnings and repeated requests.
One day for the whole staff
Ask for a quote and pick a date that works for your school.