Cooperative

Discipline
INTASC Standard 4

Caroline Reel & Molly

Sause

discipline
The practice of training people to
obey rules or a code of behavior,
using punishment to correct
disobedience.

Linda Albert
One important tip to remember
is that students choose their
behavior, and we have power to
influencenot controltheir
choices. The change starts with
the teacher; we need to learn
how to interact with students so
theyll want to choose
appropriate behavior and
comply with the rules.

Whats the Difference?

Alberts Contributions
Influenced by Rudolf Dreikurs work and Adlerian
psychology allowed Albert to contribute to the following:
The classroom code of conduct
The Six-D conflict resolution plan
Five As of helping students connect with both their peers and
teachers
Three Cs

Putting discipline into action; what to say and do

Focus Points
Teachers and students cooperate on making
decisions
Three Cs help students to feel as though they
belong
Parents make valuable partners in helping
students learn and cooperate with others
Minimizing misbehavior

Teacher-Student Cooperation
Goal: Help teachers meet students needs
Removes adversarial tendencies that often exist between
teachers and students
Creates comfortable environment suitable for learning
For student to cooperate, it helps if they feel a sense of belonging

Collaborative Code of Conduct

Students and teacher work

together to determine
standards of the classroom.

Lets Talk: The Three Cs

Capable
Connect
Contribute

Minimizing Misbehavior

Students choose how to behave

Teachers influence, but do not
control these choices
Misbehavior comes from
mistaken goals

Steps of Cooperative Discipline

1.Identify students behavior:
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Attention seeking
Power seeking
Revenge seeking
Avoidance of Failure

Attention-Seeking Behavior
Students crave attention
Active attention seeking
AGMs: attention getting mechanisms
Passive attention seeking
Fall behind to receive help
Students do not know how to connect

Correcting Attention Seeking

Behavior
Positive Reinforcement
Provide abundant amount of recognition of
good/correct behavior

Intervention Techniques
Physical proximity
I-messages: help student explain what they are feeling
rather than misbehaving

Power-Seeking Behavior
Wants to show that they cannot be controlled
by the teacher
Challenge teacher, muttering, temper, disrespect,
not listening to directions

Students generally have great:

Verbal skills, assertiveness, independent thinking,
leadership ability

Correcting Power-Seeking
Behavior
Give students options when possible
(independence)
Give students responsibilities
Grant power where appropriate
Earned leadership roles

Revenge-Seeking Behavior
Students who have been hurt
Often hurt by someone other than teacher
Teacher is used an easy target to express
feelings of anger
Real or imagined hurt

Correcting Revenge-Seeking
Behavior
Building relationships with students
Show them someone is there for them
Find other ways for them to express
their feelings

Avoidance-of-Failure Behavior

Would rather quit/withdraw than

fail
Students dont live up to full
potential

Correcting Avoidance-of-Failure
Behavior
Alter assignments to make them more
approachable
Encouragement, encouragement, encouragement!
Help student complete one step at a time
Teach to the various learning styles
Offer extra help outside of classroom

Continued Steps of Cooperative

Discipline
2.Immediately handle misbehavior
3.Provide Encouragement for the students
4.Making Partners (parents, peers, teachers)
5.Spend extended amounts of time outside
of the classroom with the students

Involving Parents
Parents are valuable for support
Keeping them in the loop
Newsletters
Asking for comments
Informing them about the class code of conduct

Group Discussion
Billy has been acting up in class. He has been disruptive,
asking off topic questions, and actively seeking to get the
teacher off topic. What can we do as teachers applying the
model of cooperative discipline?
1. Identify types of misbehavior
2. Help student belong using the Three Cs model
3. Construct a plan to minimize this behavior in the future

Works Cited
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