Where you are located: Santa Clara California USA

Title/Role w/children: Kindergarten teacher /20 students/ 5 to 6

One thing you “hope to learn” during this workshop: i would like to learn more strategies for fostering positive relationships in my classroom and understand students' behavior.

Where you are located: San Jose California

Title/Role w/children: First Grade Homeroom Teacher / 21 students / 6-7

One thing you “hope to learn” during this workshop: More students engagement, More effective classroom meetings.

Where you are located: San Jose, CA., US

Title/Role w/children: Certified Positive Discipline Lead Trainer - trainings w/children

One thing you “hope to learn” during this workshop: How participants are using/will use Positive Discipline at their school/in their life.

Where you are located: Santa Clara, CA

Title/Role w/children: First Grade Teacher/21 students aged 6-7

One thing you “hope to learn” during this workshop: Behavioral Management

Where you are located: Union City, California, USA

Title/Role w/children: Kindergarten Teacher

One thing you “hope to learn” during this workshop: A way to navigate more challenging situations with my students by gaining an understanding of the student's thinking process and innate reactions.

Where you are located: Kuwait

Title/Role w/children: Reading Interventionist Grades 4&5

One thing you “hope to learn” during this workshop: How to address people in a way they would listen to and connect with; not just at school

Where you are located: San Diego, CA

Title/Role w/children: 5th grade teacher

One thing you “hope to learn” during this workshop: Activities to use in the classroom and with students, to improve check-ins and conflict resolution.

Where you are located: Bellingham, Washington, US

Title/Role w/children: Sexual Assault & Domestic Violence Prevention Coordinator

One thing you “hope to learn” during this workshop: How to create healthier school environments.

Where you are located: ?? Austin - TX

Title/Role w/children: ?? Teacher

One thing you “hope to learn” during this workshop: ?? How to manage the classroom positively and effectively.

Where you are located: I'm based in Düsseldorf, Germany

Title/Role w/children: I'm a Grade 2 homeroom teacher in an international school.

One thing you “hope to learn” during this workshop: I hope to learn how to manage my students' behaviour more effectively with kindness, empathy and firmness, and how to establish better relationships with defiant students.

I am located in Poland, Europe

English teacher to children from 3 to 12 y.o.

I'd like to learn how to teach other teachers how to get into ss' shoes, see their perspective

Where you are located: Half Moon Bay, CA

Title/Role w/children: Inclusion specialist, mentor educator & support for all classrooms

One thing you “hope to learn” during this workshop: To continue to work on PD skills with all age groups/adults

Where you are located: Palo Alto, CA

Title/Role w/children: Early Childhood Educator working with 3 year olds.

One thing you “hope to learn” during this workshop: I hope to learn more tangible skills in how to be kind and firm so I can better support the children I work with, as well as teach and support the parents I work with.

Where you are located: San Jose, California

Title/Role w/children: Preschool teacher

One thing you “hope to learn” during this workshop: setting limits and boundaries effectively with younger children

Where you are located: Mountain View, California

Title/Role w/children: Educator/Teacher (Preschool 4-5)

One thing you “hope to learn” during this workshop: strategies and language to use with children, parents, and teachers, and in developing classroom curriculum. Stay calm and remember skills in stressful situations

Where you are located: Chandler, Arizona, US.

Title/Role w/children: Mom of 3 ; Preschool teacher: 3-6

One thing you “hope to learn” during this workshop: know how to handle the challenging children in the classroom

Makes them feel emotionally safe

Opens room for their creativity

They can count on consistency of being kind; so they know what to expect

You're the "fun" teacher so you get a lot of love

A good role model of being kind so that the students can do the same as well

Not being respected

Opening Activity: Do vs. Don't

Facilitator Introduction

How to Use Padlet

Warm-Up Activity: Participant Introductions

• Name

• Where you are located

• Title/Role w/children

• One thing you "hope to learn" during this workshop

Overview: Certification requirements - participants sign in Chat window now and sign out at end of workshop, Workshop flow, Group work - practice facilitating two activities and Teachers Helping Teachers Problem-Solving Steps, Experiential learning, Parking lot

Objectives of Workshop:

• Develop a large teaching toolbox of kind and firm discipline approaches. 

• Establish explicit classroom structures and procedures. 

• Create an equitable classroom community based on mutual respect. 

• Understand the motivation behind students' misbehavior and how to encourage positive change. 

• Facilitate effective class meetings teaching social skills and problem-solving. 

• Learn Positive Discipline/Adlerian Psychology for use in the classroom and school community. 

Activities: The Two Lists: Where Are We and Where Do We Want to Go (p. 267) and Do As I Say (p. 261)

BREAK (End of break - Where are your Elbows (p. 66))

Introduction to Positive Discipline - Brief Overview: Concepts of Alfred Adler (p. 210), 5 Criteria for Effective Discipline (p. 208), Feeling Faces (p. 73) - Think, Feel, Decide

Activity (Group Work): Focus ONLY on Kind OR Firm

Activity (Group Work): (Workshop Guidelines) Beginning the Almost Perfect School Year (p. 37)

Activity: Create job list - Meaningful Work (p. 49 and 50)

Wrap-up; Homework; Q&A; Participants sign out Chat window

• Homework

  • Watch videos

    • Meet the Trainers (9:44)

    • The Two Lists (11:33)

    • Kind and Firm (13:28)

  • Read (Video Study Guide)

    • Thinking, Feeling, Deciding (Video handout - p. 21)

Validating feelings does not mean validating actions

Validating feelings does not mean judging or discounting

Validating feelings empowers people

Check-in: Aha 's, reflections sharing, announcements; Participants sign in Chat window

Activity: Brain in the Hand (p. 60) & Jumbled School House Picture (p. 21)

Activity: Validating Feelings

Activity: Asking vs. Telling for Teachers (p. 259)

Teacher Tool Cards

BREAK (End of break - Mindful Moment)

Activity: Top Card (p. 243 & 244)

Activity: Please be Seated

Activity: Cooperative Juggling (p. 91)

Wrap-up; Homework; Q&A; Participants sign out Chat window

• Homework

  • Watch videos

    • Ask, Don't Tell (14:59)

    • Brain in the Palm of Your Hand (4:36)

    • Top Card (22:14)

    • Positive Discipline Tool Cards (18:46)

  • Read (Video Study Guide)

    • Questions, Comments, Review (p. 85)