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Syllabus:
All
courses run for six weeks, with a two-week grace period at the end. Two
lessons are released each week for the six-week duration of the course.
You do not have to be present when the lesson is released, but you must
complete each lesson within two weeks of its release.
A new
section of each course starts on the second or third Wednesday of each
month. If enrolling in a series of two or more courses, please be sure
to space the start date for each course at least two months apart.
| Week One |
| Wednesday - Lesson 01 |
I've Got A Secret!
In our first lesson, you'll learn a very important secret about
children and discipline. Once you know the secret, you'll be empowered
to solve all classroom discipline problems, whether minor or severe.
Armed with your new knowledge, you'll be on your way to a more
peaceful, respectful, and productive classroom.
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| Friday - Lesson 02 |
Children Need to Behave
- This lesson explores what motivates student behavior. We come into
the world with a set of needs, and for the rest of our lives, we
struggle to learn how to best meet those needs. In this lesson, you'll
examine students’ needs and learn how to teach to them to meet those
needs responsibly.
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| Week Two |
| Wednesday - Lesson 03 |
Now You're Going to Get It
- You probably already know what approaches don't work with students,
but this lesson will explain why they don't work. You'll learn about
the brain’s three control centers and how they affect your students’
behavior. You'll also learn how to avoid ineffective responses that can
only make problems worse.
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| Friday - Lesson 04 |
And the Winner Is...
- When discipline is practiced correctly, there are no losers, only
winners. Teachers win because they are able to have their needs met
without imposing authority or control. Students get their needs met
because they get a say in the process through the use of choices. This
is the win-win approach to discipline.
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| Week Three |
| Wednesday - Lesson 05 |
You've Got to Have a Plan
- You have to have a plan. If you just react as situations present
themselves, you are going to continually have problems. In this lesson,
I'll help you create a game plan for effective classroom discipline.
With this plan, you and your students can agree on which behaviors are
acceptable and which are not in your classroom.
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| Friday - Lesson 06 |
What to Do When
- Now that you have a plan, what do you do when students choose to
misbehave? What do you do when they behave responsibly? In this lesson,
we'll talk about actions you can take when students choose to ignore
boundaries. In addition, you'll learn about the reinforcing actions you
should take when students choose to act responsibly.
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| Week Four |
| Wednesday - Lesson 07 |
Problems and Maturity
- Now that you're halfway through the course, it's time to put your new
knowledge into action. In the remaining lessons, you learn how to apply
what you've learned to discipline problems that commonly occur in any
classroom. You'll learn how to deal with these specific problem
behaviors: the attention-demander, the apple-polisher, and the whiner.
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| Friday - Lesson 08 |
Problems With Others
- This lesson focuses on solving problems that involve how students
relate to and interact with each other. You'll learn steps that you can
take that will both stop the inappropriate behavior and teach
appropriate, responsible behavior. You'll learn how to effectively deal
with these types of students: the arguer or excuse maker, the bully,
and the fighter.
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| Week Five |
| Wednesday - Lesson 09 |
Problems and Defiance
- In this lesson, you'll learn active listening and other techniques
that you can use to defuse emotional situations. You'll learn how to
effectively deal with students who continually behave in ways that push
your emotional buttons and try your patience. You'll learn what to do
when confronted with the defier, the disrespectful, and the disrupter.
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| Friday - Lesson 10 |
Problems and Schoolwork
- Behavior problems often result in poor academic performance, either
directly or indirectly. This lesson gives you a practical approach to
helping students who have chosen to not work to their full potential.
You'll learn how to help problem students such as the do-nothing, the
cheater, and the homework hater.
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| Week Six |
| Wednesday - Lesson 11 |
Problems and Independence
- In this lesson, you'll examine discipline problems that arise out of
students’ need for freedom and independence. These problems occur more
frequently in the preteen and teenage years, but independence can be an
issue at any age. If you are a parent as well as a teacher, you'll be
interested in this lesson that shows you how to successfully deal with
the procrastinator and the rebel.
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| Friday - Lesson 12 |
Let's Try Again Tomorrow
- What do you do if you try these new approaches but they don't work?
That's the subject of this last lesson. We'll look at some additional
strategies you can use to solve severe or recurring problems. The
course ends on a positive note with a reminder of all of the good
reasons why we chose to become teachers in the first place.
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This
course includes a knowledgeable and caring instructor who will guide
you through your lessons, facilitate discussions, and answer your
questions. The instructor for this course will be James Thompson.
 Dr.
James Thompson holds a Ph.D in Instructional Communications and has
over 25 years of experience as a teacher. His distance learning
courses, workbooks, and videotapes have been used to train more than
250,000 educators in the art of student discipline. His works include:
Teaching Students Responsibility, Dealing With Discipline Problems,
Human Relations and School Discipline, Assertive Discipline and Beyond,
and Dealing With Difficult Students.
Requirements:
Internet access, email, and a Firefox, Netscape, Navigator or Microsoft Internet Explorer Web browser.
Student Reviews:
"As an elementary teacher this "refresher course" reminded
me of many things too important to forget. I am very thankful that this
course was offered and much new information was gained as well.My
students will reap the rewards of this study! Excellent!"
"As a third year teacher this course was very timely. It made great sense and I am utilizing what I learned."
"Awesome class with very concrete ideas and research to back it up. Would love to take another online class by this instructor."
"Even as a veteran teacher, I felt that I benefited from the content of this class."
"I actually enjoyed taking this class and did learn quite a bit about how to and not to handle problems in the classroom."
"I cannot begin to tell you how valuable this course is to
me as a teacher, and even more valuable to me as a parent. We do not
take an instruction manual home from the hospital, just a squirming,
completely dependent little blanketful. If only I had this course to
read while I was nursing... this can be applied all of our childrens
lives, little by little. It's knowing when and how to listen, feel,
teach, empathize, hold the line, or let the line out a little, and so
much more. I have learned so much of what I may have not done
correctly, and thankfully, some things I did ok...I just wish everyone
who either teaches or is entrusted with a child had to read all this
information, and somehow absorb not just its words, but its intent. I
will teach this material through my teaching and parenting, and
hopefully, help someone along the way. Thank you so much for helping me
become a better teacher and mother."
"I enjoyed this course very much! Thanks for all of the great info and resources."
"I found the course material very helpful and timely. It
reinforced many of my practices and challenged me to change others or
to refine my approach to certain situations."
"I found this class to be very informative and helpful on
the subject of classroom discipline. I would highly recommend this
class to everyone in the educational field."
"I found this class to be very interesting and informative.
It helped me to look at behavior in a different way and understand the
needs that we all have. I enjoyed looking at the various kinds of
student behavior and gleaned some good strategies for dealing with
them. It was a wonderful course and I hope to take more classes over
the internet."
"I have attended many workshops and seminars on behavior
management, but I consider your course to be one of the "BEST!". Your
lessons were well organized and full of ideas that I took straight to
my classroom. Thank you!!"
"I have just finished my sixth year teaching grades 10-12 in
a public high school of 1,200 students. This class, by far, has taught
me more in six weeks than any three-hour, four month night class could
touch! Thank you Dr. Thompson for making this possible. I plan to ask
my building administrator if I can share this at a Staff Development
session. I plan to send many more teachers your way."
"I have learned a lot through this course. I have recommended this course to several of my colleagues."
"I have learned so much more than I expected in your course.
Your basic approach to classroom discipline is one that I have always
known to be the way I wanted to teach, but I have never figured out how
to implement it. Giving me the reasons behind students' misbehavior
gives me the key as to how to address the problems. Then, applying your
methods of solving the problems gives me the tools I need to work
through them. I have already seen marvelous changes in my classroom and
in my relationships with my grandchildren. I'm wonderfully surprised
that your course in classroom discipline has given me a new outlook in
all my relationships, not just the classroom. All the best to you and
your future endeavors."
"I have thoroughly enjoyed this class and I have learned a
lot. I think that every classroom teacher, and every potential teacher
should take it. It has given me a new way of looking at classroom
discipline problems."
"I like his writing style: easy to understand and easy to
locate information. Very understandable and cohesive. He uses his
positive outcomes ideas very well."
"I loved the examples and suggestions regarding the "real life" scenarios. The course was inspirational."
"I loved this class. I think everyone needs to take this
class, especially parents. I think they need to make this class
mandatory to new parents and teachers. I have learned so much from this
class and will need to refer to my notes often until I can use this
information as easy as I can write my name. Thanks for offering this
class and with this instructor."
"I loved this course, keep up the good work, I got so many
new ideas and practical steps to approach classroom discipline. Thank
you."
"Initially, I was quite skeptical about this course. It made
me change my ways of dealing with the disruptive behaviors of students.
The outcomes were remarkable. It works! I will continue to practice my
new reactions to situations."
"I really enjoyed this course and appreciated the insight it
gave me. I will definitely use what I have learned in the classroom.
This was also my first course taken on the computer. It was so easy and
informative that I have already signed up for another."
"I really enjoyed this course. It was fun and informative. I
will become a better teacher with this added knowledge. Thank you!!"
"I really learned quite a bit from this course and would
highly recommend it to others. It was the first on line course I have
taken and has given me a positive start to taking more."
"I received some great information, and will be using this in the classroom on a daily basis."
"I think this was one of the best courses I have ever taken.
I am going to suggest to our principal that this course be recommended
for all of the staff in our school. The 5-step method is an excellent
approach to discipline. Thank you Dr. Thompson!"
"I truly enjoyed this course, I have so much new information
and plan to put this to use in the classroom. Thank you very much for a
great first time online experience."
"I've taken 1 - 2 hr. workshops before. This was so much
better. You show that you know the situations we teacher find ourselves
in, during the school year. Your recommendations make sense. Your ideas
work in a classroom. Thank you."
"I was very pleased with the information presented, with
specific solutions and examples. I feel like it has served well to
prepare me for a successful year in the classroom!"
"I would like to thank Dr. Thompson for doing this course. I
think the ideas presented are very practical and I will use them in my
teaching and every-day life. I think this should be required for all
teachers because it can be so thought provoking and useful."
"Jim Thompson is an excellent instructor. You can tell he is
very passionate about his subject. His research and knowledge is
extensive and he communicates these ideas to students in a clear,
concise and useful manner. Excellent course! I've already recommended
it to some friends and I wish I had taken it years ago!"
"Mr.Thompson, this was my first online course. It has not
only been enlightening, it has been enjoyable. I have learned much, but
I think the most memorable experience was thinking about past teachers
over my lifetime of 57 years. I consider you a great among the best of
my teachers. Thank you for this course. I will use it every day I
teach."
"Thanks for making a difference in my life! This course has
been terrific, enlightening, entertaining, educational, and tonight -
emotional. So many memories welled up inside me as I read through this
last lesson. Memories of the wonderful teachers and role models that I
have had, memories of inspiring words that challenged me, memories of
students and situations that have impacted my life. This lesson has
left me pensive as I reflect back and also has motivated me to try even
harder to make a difference in the life of another child - because I
can, because we all can! I love the positive sayings that you have
included, and think I will laminate them inside a manila folder and use
them with my students when the opportunities arise. I know how much
encouraging words have meant and do mean to me, so how much more our
precious children need to hear our words of affirmation. I have gained
so much from these lessons. I am leaving with an entirely different
perspective on 'discipline' and am anxious to teach my students to be
otherwise. Your lessons have energized me once again and I am anxious
to get back into the classroom and try many of the new approaches you
have shared. Thank you for sharing of yourself and your experiences
with us"
"Thanks for the great advice. I hope to put it to use soon."
"Thanks! I have learned a lot about what I am doing right as well as how to improve on classroom management."
"Thank you for the course, it has been very helpful and interesting."
"The lessons were well written (useful AND entertaining).
Plus, I liked the format of the course. (How it was broken down into
small segments that were easy to complete)."
"This course really challenged my ideas and practices in
classroom behavior management. I feel that I can use what I have
learned to benefit my students and myself in the upcoming school year."
"This course really made me think about things I could
change in my classroom management. I really enjoyed the teacher-student
situations."
"This course was a godsend. It is a shame every teacher does not have the opportunity to take this course. Thanks so much!"
"This course was great! I can't wait to use the classroom meeting to help my students make positive choices."
"This course was one of the best that I have taken on line.
Material was very clear and to the point. Well organized useful
material. Interesting to read & easy to remember."
"This is a great course. I would recommend it to every teacher, parents included."
"This is the first online course I've taken, and have
enjoyed it very much. The format was easy to understand, and the
material very accessible. The discussion board is a great way to answer
questions."
"This was a class that I would recommend for anyone to take.
I enjoyed it and gained from it. Thank you for offering this class."
"This was a great course. It made me think of discipline and
classroom management in a completely different way that I hope will
help me AND my students in the future."
"This was a great course. It would be helpful not only to
teachers but to all parents as well. I learned a great deal, and I
intend to put these ideas into practice."
"This was a great course! Thank you for all that you have done."
"This was an excellent course. I have come away with an
entirely new perspective on classroom discipline - both its purpose as
well as concrete ideas for implementation."
"This was a wonderful course. I learned a lot from it, and I
also implemented some of the models and strategies in my classroom.
They really work!"
"This was my first experience with an online course. It was
great! I will certainly recommend the class to my fellow teachers and I
know I have benefited from the study."
"This was my first on-line class and I was a little hesitant
to begin with since I am basically computer-illiterate! But everything
was extremely simple to understand and do! I hope you continue to offer
on-line courses."
"This was my first on-line course. I am thoroughly happy
with the experience. The course helped me at home with my own 3
children. Fantastic!!! I learned more about discipline in this course
then I could have ever imagined. Thanks."
"What a wonderful instructor. I am a single mother with four
children and I found this class to be very helpful to me, not only in
my classroom, but in my own home as well."
"Wonderful course - am anxious to review and reread through it this summer. I have survived my first on-line course!!!"
"Wonderful course, it sure turned this old Air Force Staff
Sergeant around. I can't believe the knowledge and wisdom I received
from this course. It has made a positive change in my classroom. Now, I
feel like my second career choice to be a teacher was the right one.
With more practice, I know it can only get better."
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Why
do some teachers enjoy peaceful, orderly classrooms while others face
daily discipline battles? The answer is that some teachers know the
secrets to solving discipline problems. This course reveals those
secrets and presents a step-by-step approach to effective, positive
classroom discipline.