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Unique Activity : Teacher Study Group || You have observed how some teachers frequently identify home and family life as causes for learning and behavior problems. You believe this focus isn't very helpful to students, since teachers have only a little influence (if any) on home and family life. Through investigation you find Charles' Synergetic Discipline and classification for Causes of Misbehavior. This classification structure becomes a key resource for the work of your study group. || Causes of Misbehavior that Reside in: ||  || 1. Individual Students a. Unmet needs b. Thwarted desires c. Expediency d. Urge to transgress e. Temptation f. Inappropriate habits g. Poor behavior choices h. Avoidance i. Egocentric personality || 2. Class Peers and Groups a. Provocation b. Group behavior || 3. Instructional Environments a. Physical discomfort b. Tedium c. Meaninglessness d. Lack of stimulation || 4. Teachers and Other School Personnel a. Poor habits b. Unfamiliarity with better techniques c. Presenting poor models of behavior d. Showing little interest in or appreciation for students e. Succumbing to personal frustration f. Succumbing to provocation g. Providing ineffective guidance and feedback h. Using ineffective personal communication i. Failure to plan proactively j. Using coercion, threat, and punishment || With a small group of colleagues (either in face-to-face groups or in an electronic chat room), design a handout to use during your workshop presentation. The Discipline Study Group wants to engage teachers in:
 * Chapter 14 : Discipline Through Synergy and Reducing Causes of Misbehavior
 * Imagine that your principal has invited teachers to form study groups on various topics to seek ways to strengthen learning for students in your school. Each study group will investigate critical topics and lead short workshops during a teacher work day a few months later. You notice that discipline is an issue in your classroom and as well as classrooms of some other teachers with whom you work most closely. Therefore, you volunteer to participate on the Discipline Study Group.

The one- or two-page handout your group designs should include:

Conclusions: You have had an opportunity to reflect on and learn more about the causes of misbehavior. What do you consider to be the most critical concepts of this classification structure? What meaning do you make of it? How will you follow up with applying some of the ideas discussed? ||
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Web Links || Remember to evaluate the Internet sources for relevancy and scholarship. What is the date of publication? Is the information from a refereed or a nonrefereed journal? (In a refereed journal, articles are reviewed by a panel of experts in the field and must follow specific research guidelines.) Does the author present information from a personal point of view and/or a variety of points of view? Is the information accurate, unbiased, and evidence-based? Does the source add to your knowledge base? || 1. C. M. Charles believes that ethical behavior is a prime goal for education. What are effective ways for teachers to model ethical behavior? 2. How do students develop the skills needed for maintaining trusting relationships? || @http://www.witi.com/growth/2004/trustyourself.php - On this Web link Jane Herman, a Personal and Business Success Coach, provides information for learning to trust yourself. @http://www.lib.msu.edu/corby/reviews/posted/watson2.htm - This Web link is a book review for Learning to Trust: Transforming Difficult Elementary Classrooms Through Developmental Discipline by Watson, Marilyn & Ecken, Laura (2003). @http://www.youngwritersproject.org/drupal/node/383 - This Web link addresses teaching trust through peer editing activities. @http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qa3666/is_200310/ai_n9328662 - The article by Peter Crookson describes elements of trust. @http://www.ksg.harvard.edu/tripodproject/ExecSummStge103.pdf - This pdf file gives ideas for starting the school year with trust-building activities. ||
 * Chapter 14 : Discipline Through Synergy and Reducing Causes of Misbehavior
 * Web addresses change regularly. The following links were active in March 2007.
 * Use the questions, Web sites below, and other credible resources to further investigate and reflect on critical topics in this chapter. Discuss them with interested individuals in your setting or with a small group in an electronic Chat Room.
 * @https://www.teacherweb.com/ca/sdsu/charles/ - C.M. Charles' Web site provides information about Synergetic Teaching and Synergetic Discipline.
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