school discipline

Shares ways for teachers to transition from disciplinarian or goody dispenser toward a professionally satisfying model for classroom management, with strategies for addressing misbehavior and refocusing on learning goals.

"In Positive Discipline Tools for Teachers, you will learn how to successfully incorporate respectful, solution-oriented approaches to ensure a cooperative and productive classroom. Using tools like "Connection Before Correction," "Four Problem-Solving Steps," and "Focusing on Solutions," teachers will be able to focus on student-centered learning, rather than wasting time trying to control their students' behavior"--Back cover.

Offers educators a variety of restorative discipline techniques designed to help them teach their students the importance of avoiding criminal behavior.

"Relying on the wisdom of early proponents of restorative justice, the daily experiences of educators, and the authors' extensive experience as classroom teachers and researchers, this Little Book guides the growth of restorative justice in education (RJE) into the future. Incorporating activities, stories, and examples throughout the book, three major interconnected and equally important aspects of restorative justice in education are explained and applied: creating just and equitable learning environments; building and maintaining healthy relationships; healing harm and transforming conflict"--Back cover.

Uses real-life examples from an inner-city classroom to demonstrate the importance of caring, trusting relationships between teachers and students in a child's social and ethical development.