Spencer Kagan's Classroom Discipline

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Chapter 9 How Does Spencer Kagan Use Structures and Teacher-Student Same-Side Collaboration to Establish Class Discipline? (p. 156-171, Charles 2011) Amanda Burns, Keisha Parrish, Sindra Schueler

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Who is Spencer Kagan ? Originator of Win-Win Discipline Head of Kagan Publishing and Professional Development Co-author of a book entitled “Win-Win Discipline”

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Primary Goal of Win-Win Discipline To help students learn to control themselves responsibly in various situations. Win-win discipline enables teacher and students to work together to understand the positions, identify the needs associated with them, and learn how to satisfy those needs in responsible ways.

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3 Pillars of Win-Win Discipline 1. Same side 2. Collaborative Solutions 3. Learned Responsibility

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Five Suggested Rules 1. Ready Rule – Come to class ready to learn 2. Respect Rule – Respect the rights and property of others 3. Request Rule – Ask for help when needed 4. Offer Rule – Offer help to others 5. Responsibility rule – Strive to act responsibly at all times

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Common Misbehavior - ABCD Aggression Breaking Rules Confrontation Disengagement

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7 Common Student Positions Attention Seeking Avoiding Failure or Embarrassment Angry Control Seeking Energetic Bored Uninformed Goal: Identify Position - Apply an Appropriate Structure

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The Art of Win-Win Discipline 1. Identifying the position from which misbehavior emanates 2. Communicating acceptance of position, while refusing to accept the disruptive behavior 3. Applying an appropriate structure, matched to the type of behavior, to help students meet their goals acceptably 4. Implementing long term structures for long term success

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Structures for the Moment of Disruption Picture it right – “If we were at our very best right now, how would we look?” Make a better choice – Try to think of a better choice to make right now. To you…To Me – “To you this lesson may be boring , to me, it is important because…”

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Structures for Follow-Up Establish a new preventive procedure (or reestablish an existing one) Select a new moment of disruption procedure for the next disruption Implement a follow-up structure Provide training in a life skill such as self-control or relating well with others

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Specific Follow-Up Structures 1. Same-side chat 2. Responsible thinking 3. Identifying replacement behavior 4. Agreeing on contracts 5. Establishing consequences

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Structures for Long Term Success Identify student position and determine which long-term needs and goals need to be addressed. Examples: Attention seeking - Student needs self-validation Control seeking - Student needs self-determination Bored - Student needs self-motivation

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Collaborative Partnerships Parent Involvement can be initiated through Phone calls and Letters Class Newsletters and Websites E-mails Parent Night and Open Houses Community Involvement Field trips Guest Speakers Apprenticeships Student Work with Day-Care and Senior Centers

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Establishing Win-Win Discipline Explain Win-Win and Three Pillars to the class Collaborate on class agreements Use activities to strengthen Three Pillars Concept Commit yourself to the Big Three

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Response Prompt Consider a student who has engaged in disruptive behavior in your classroom (or choose one from the scenarios on page 172). Identify the position from which the misbehavior might have emanated. Then, describe the sequence of structures that you might implement at the moment of disruption, the follow up, and the strategies for long-term solutions.

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Reference Charles, C. M. (2011). Building classroom discipline (10th ed.). Boston, MA: Pearson Education.