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These
mini-courses have been designed as overviews
or follow-up to the Educating for
Responsibility and Quality workshop or a
Basic Intensive Week.
Choice
Theory
Choice Theory was developed by
William Glasser, M.D. and explains
"how" and "why" people behave. This
knowledge is invaluable for anyone that
finds themselves in a helping or leadership
position.
The
application of this motivational theory of
behavior helps improve all aspects of our
personal and professional lives.
The basic
premise of Choice Theory is that you and
your students choose everything you do: the
good, the bad and the ugly. The key word,
therefore, is "choice." Choice applies to
us, not to anyone else, which means, I can
only choose for myself, you can only choose
for yourself or, stated another way, I can't
choose for you and you can't choose for me.
Choice Theory teaches that the
most important task of our lives is doing
all we can to get along well with the people
around us. (Glasser, 2003)
1.
Basic
Psychological Needs
2. Our
Quality World
3.
Perceptions Are
Our Reality
4.
Total Behavior
a.
Our Acting
b.
Our Thinking
c.
Our Feelings
d.
Our Physiology
How is
this information useful to me?
a.
Working with
Students / Parents
b.
Working with
colleagues
c.
Self-Awareness
d.
Planning
Using
Reality Therapy in Conferences
Reality Therapy, developed by William
Glasser, M.D., is a method of working
with others in a way that
is consistent with Choice Theory. The
application of Reality Therapy in
conferences will give you "tools" to work
with students, parents and/or colleagues.
The primary focus of this approach is to
"teach" responsibility and effective
choices.
Topics:
The
Environment
Be
involved
Stay
Focused
Never
Give Up!
The
Reality Therapy Questioning Process:
Four simple, yet profound questions that
promote responsibility.
These
questions can be used in counseling or
conferences for:
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academics
-
behavior
-
planning
Plan-making
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non-verbal
-
verbal
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written
Commitment to change
Demonstration
Practice the Questioning Process
”You
cannot make anyone do what he or she
does not want to do. We can only teach
him a better way and encourage him to
try it.”
William
Glasser, M.D.
The Pathways
to Quality
"Quality
Leadership" is not just for the highest
levels of administration. It applies at
every level when "someone is in charge".
This module addresses the issues of
"leadership" and the importance of adhering
to the "core values" of the District, school
and classroom. The majority of the
information presented and discussed is
research-based.
Responsibility Education: Intervention
Strategies
The need
to "intervene" with students that are not
working and/or interfering with the learning
of others continues to be a problem for most
teachers. While "there are no quick
fixes", this module focuses on
classroom strategies to deal with
disruptions and problems in a way that
teaches responsibility.
1.
Seven deadly
habits!
2.
Options that work!
3.
The "Quick
Hitters"
4.
Do's and Don’ts of
Time-Out!
5.
Effective Plans
6.
Work Habits
Checklist
7.
Demonstrations
8.
Practice
Working With
Difficult Students (Parents)
Once you
know "RT", it still takes practice to get
past the excuses and blame in order to raise
the level of concern for our most difficult
students. This module includes approximate
90 minutes of review and instruction. The
rest of the time will be devoted to
demonstration and practice to help you
develop/increase options and "build
your repertoire" for working with the
challenges that arise.
1.
Brief "RT" review.
2.
The Seven Deadly
Habits
3.
You've got to find
common ground!
4.
Tips and Reminders
5.
Demonstration
6.
Practice
"Quality
Tools in School"
These "Quality
Tools" will make your job easier!
These
tools, when used properly, help identify
problem areas and generate solutions to the
problems. They can be used to monitor
academic and/or behavior progress. The
tools can be (and have been) taught to and
used with students of all ages and gives
students skills and tools to self monitor
and evaluate.
1.
Mind-Mapping
2.
Affinity Diagram
3.
Root-Cause
4.
Multi-Voting
5.
Run-Chart
6.
Pareto Diagram
7.
Consensograms
8.
Work Habits
Checklist
9.
Plus / Delta
10.
Demonstration
11.
Planning/Discussion Time
Class
Meetings
Class
meetings provide an opportunity for students
to "be heard". Additionally, they can
provide the teacher with valuable
information about students and "what" and
"how" they think about issues and problems.
The design and structure of the meetings is
crucial to their success. This module will
take you from start to finish for effective
meetings.
1.
Purpose/Benefits
of Class-Meetings
2.
Types of meetings
3.
Types of Questions
4.
Practice
5.
Define /
Personalize / Challenge
6.
Cooperative
Learning/Class Meetings
7.
Demonstration
8.
Materials
CBC: The
Competency Based Classroom
Dr.
Glasser says, "Nobody wants a 'C' car, or a
'C' surgeon or a 'C' dentist." We need to
demand competence and not let students slide
by with little effort and a mediocre
product. This module takes CBC "Improving Results. Improving Relationships!".
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Schooling
vs. learning
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Invitations
to learning
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Grading and
recording
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Competence
is a "B"
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Redoing and
Retaking
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Classroom
Helpers
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Modifications
-
Planning
time
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