LEE & MARLENE CANTERASSERTIVE DISCIPLINE MODEL
Erica Trick - Chad Ludwig - Hannah Williams - Zonnie Packard
Catch Students Being Good
INTRODUCTION Canter started this study in 1970 Respects the rights of students and
teachers Been changed time and time again Can be used in any grade level
PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND
From California Attended CSU Masters Degree in social work from USC Psychiatric social worker for children
(Southern California -1970) Maybe look for some more recent info on
him
Lee Canter
Way Back When…
PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND PART TWO
Special Education teacher Co-founder of Laureate Education Inc.,
a teacher training company Was named “Women Executive of the
Year” in 2006 Received the Government Leadership
Award in 2008
KEY TERMS (VOCAB) Parent-Child Relationship Discipline Child Adjustment Corrective discipline
KEY TERMS Control Structure Security
physical and psychological sense Punishment
not disrespectful, hostile or humiliating
ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS Two primary aims of school discipline:
managing student behavior developing self-discipline
Positive psychology Playing fair
NAME(S) ASSOCIATED Lee Canter Marlene Canter
TEACHER’S JOB/ROLE Insist on decent, responsible
behavior Establish and maintain a
systematic discipline Catch students being good
Communicate expectations and consequences
TEACHERS ROLES Make good eye contact
Means your serious and direct Act quickly and with confidence Say what you mean and mean what
you say Don't accept any excuse for bad
behavior
TEACHERS ROLES Use firm voice Be consistent Write things down, don’t trust memory Ask parents and principal for support
EXPECTATIONS FOR STUDENTS Don’t blame others Stop apologizing Acknowledge
Criticism and compliments
EXPECTATIONS FOR STUDENTS Understand what is being asked from
you Comply or not Be willing to say I like that or I don’t
like that
STRENGTHS Teaching students to
behave Teacher being in control Finding positives from
students
SHORTCOMINGS Aggressive Overpowering for younger
children Demeaning to older
students Focused on bad behaviour
CASE SCENARIO Finding good behavior
Providing verbal positive reinforcement Dealing with bad behavior
Verbal warning Letter home No recess Detention and talk with principal
PROBLEMS / SOLUTIONS
PROBLEMS SOLUTIONS
Student disrupting class
Verbal or physical Threats
Verbal Warning Letter home No recess 2nd detention Talk to principal Office
CONCLUSION Erica
Catching students being good Students knowing whose in charge Making classroom rules together
Chad Positive reinforcement for good behavior Making sure students know all rules at beginning of year Rules are simple and straight forward
Parts of it? Why wouldn’t I use this? (This is based on YOUR opinion after taking into consideration your
preferences and the information you gathers researching this topic.
CONCLUSION CONT’D You may all agree, all disagree, or have
some points of agreement/disagreement.)
WRAP IT UP Summary of the
theory again.
BOOKS BY CANTER
QUESTIONS? Questions anyone?
GRAPHIC CITATIONS
(n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.amazon.com/Assertive-Discipline-Positive-Management-Classroom/dp/1934009156/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1318903241&sr=8-1
(n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.amazon.com/Homework-Without-Tears-Lee-Canter/dp/B0028N735C/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1318903348&sr=1-1
(n.d.). Retrieved from
http://www.amazon.com/Help-Its-Homework-Time-Improving/dp/0939007754/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1318903424&sr=1-2
(n.d.). Retrieved from
http://www.amazon.com/Succeeding-Difficult-Students-Strategies-Challenging/dp/0939007525/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1318903390&sr=1-2
GRAPHIC CITATIONS (n.d.). Retrieved from
http://assertivedisciplinebycanter.wikispaces.com/file/view/CantersOld.bmp/129190879/CantersOld.bmp
(n.d.). Retrieved from
http://education-portal.com/articles/Buzzwords_in_Secondary_Education.html (n.d.). Retrieved from
http://nycrubberroomreporter.blogspot.com/2009/12/teacher-jail-in-los-angeles.html (n.d.). Retrieved from
http://www.olylife.com/2011/02/education-how-to-get-as-in-high-school.html/ (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.propertopper.com/shopsite_sc/store/html/page170.html
(n.d.). Retrieved from http://resumes-for-teachers.com/blog/classroom-management-tips/book-review-assertive-discipline/
(n.d.). Retrieved from http://transformativeteachertraining.com/our_team.php
REFERENCES (2009). Assertive Behavior By Teachers Reduces Discipline Problems And Makes
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opposite of punitive." Communique Jan.-Feb. 2011: 8+. Academic OneFile. Web. 2 Oct. 2011.
Blumenfeld-Jones, D.S. (1996, April). Conventional systems of classroom discipline (the patriarchy speaks) [control theory]. Journal of Educational Thought, 30, 5-21. Retrieved from http://vnweb.hwilsonweb.com
Canter,L. (1988). Packaged discipline programs: Let the buyer beware. Educational Leadership, 46(2) 68-73. Retrieved from http://web.ebscohost.com
Canter,L. & Canter,M. (2001). Assertive discipline; Positive behavior management for today’s classroom. Los Angeles,CA: Canter & Associates, 25-31 & 33-77
REFERENCES Los angeles city ethics commission. (2011). Retrieved from
http://ethics.lacity.org/about/about.cfm?name=canter
Malmgren, Kimber W., Peter V. Paul, and Beverly J. Trezek. "Models of classroom management as applied to the secondary classroom." The Clearing House Sept.-Oct. 2005: 36+. Academic OneFile. Web. 2 Oct. 2011.
The canter model of discipline. (2011). Retrieved from http://www.teachermatters.com/classroom-discipline/models-of-discipline/the-canter-model.html
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