Choose one of these two activities to bring closure to this module.

Option #1 - Personal Discipline Model Essay

Develop a class discipline plan that provides a clear picture of pro-active discipline.

1. My Needs (Ex. - Orderly classroom appearance - good room arrangement)
2. My Likes (Ex. - Enthusiasm, Self control)
3. My Dislikes (Ex. - Inattention to teacher)
4. Our Classroom
   The following are my classroom rules, together with indications of how I discuss and explain them to my students.
   1. My Classroom Rules (Ex. - Respect One Another)
   2. Examples of procedures we might establish
   3. Positive Consequences
   4. Negative Consequences
5. Preventive Discipline Measures (I take the following steps to minimize occurrences of behavior problems in my classroom: Ex. - Involve students in setting rules.)
6. Supportive Discipline Measures (To help students support their own self-control when I see them beginning to drift, I use the following supportive measures: Ex. - Eye contact, proximity, “Don’t kill the goose.”)
7. Corrective Discipline Measures (When my students intentionally misbehave, I use
   these corrective measures: Ex. - Isolation, time out, name off Honor Board.)
8. Programmatic plans for maintaining a Positive Classroom Climate (Ex. - Respect each child as an individual. - adapted from Charles, C. M. (1995). Building Classroom Discipline.

Rubric
Excellent Class discipline plan provides a clear picture of classroom discipline as a pro-active, community building program. Each area is thoughtfully and thoroughly addressed with the material showing evidence of critical thinking -- analysis, synthesis, evaluation with consistency of thought and personal educational philosophy. The writing flows, shows organization of thought and appropriate grammatical elements. This will be returned for revisions if it is a redo of assertive punitive discipline programs.

Option #2 - Metaphorical Exposition

Choose a metaphor for your discipline plan. Address some of the paradigms or management philosophies and then build on those, showing links to schools of thought or management paradigms. Augment that with personal discipline ideas or issues and in some fashion, describe the structural dimensions of your own classroom and how these systems balance in your management program. Example Captain of a ship, a voyage into space, animals as examples of behaviors, constructing a home
This may be done in writing, by drawing, a collection of constructions or a model/diorama that is reduced to a set of photos.
Rubric
Excellent Shows creativity and consistency of thought, with the metaphor holding up throughout the model.

Example of Metaphor

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