- Discuss the portions you were able to accomplish - in preparation for your fall launch
- Using the Conscious Discipline resources I collected, I was able to get many ideas of the best resolutions for all of the different types of conflicts that will present themselves in the classroom. Moving forward, I would like to start creating scripts for the role playing scenarios that the students will be acting out in the videos. I have already started to find a few scripts on the internet that I can use, here is one example that I found on: Think Quest.
- Provide a detailed description as to what you would expect to see happening in your classrooms, or work place as evidence of a successful project
- I would base the success of this project on whether or not the amount of conflicts (that need teacher intervention) go down. In order to keep record of this, I would track the behaviors numerically by doing pre and post data collection. The initial data would be gathered at the beginning of the year before I begin implementing the program. Then after the videos have been shown, I would collect the post-program data to see if there are any improvements.
- I think the overall approach of this project went very well, however it would be helpful to have a definite idea of what grade level I will be teaching in the fall; that way I could gear the project towards a specific grade level. It would also be helpful to create this project during the school year, while you have students to test it on, and see what parts work and what needs tweaking.
- The biggest lesson that I learned are that you can not plan on having access to a camera whenever a conflict arises in your classroom, you either have to have another adult in the room who is able to help you with the video taping or you have to video tape the students role playing the scenarios.
5. In what ways will you endeavor to do the same project again, and what will you change or not do?
- I would definitely like to use this project in a kindergarten classroom, but I think the only way to realistically get it to work would be to video tape the kids role playing different scenarios at the end of the school year and then playing the videos for the new class in the fall. Kindergarten students are just not mature enough to be able to handle this sort of activity until the end of the school year.
I agree having the equipment needed in classrooms these days is a problem. Unless you have an extra pair of eyes it is hard to get those Kodak moments captured. This is a great project and starting in kindergarten is a plus. Getting kids to think about their behavior as soon as possible. I know I have used my ipad to tape students before. I set it on my desk inside a case and just press record. The nice thing is kids don't know it is running unless you tell them. Good work.
ReplyDeleteI have come to the conclusion that teaching students how to handle (and resolve) conflicts is a never ending project=8-). I agree with Evelyn, having the equipment available and being able to record all of the Kodak moments will be challenging. It might be a good idea to capture students positive behaviors both ways - by way of scripted and "free style" videos. Scripted videos can be made for the problems that pop up every once and a while - and the "free style" recordings can be made for frequently occurring behaviors. Thoughts?
ReplyDeleteHi Sarah! Looks like you have made great progress. I have heard great things about Conscious Discipline. I attended a Love and Logic seminar that I really enjoyed, and I've heard they have similar philosophies. While you may not be able to do whole group scripts in the beginning of the year, will you have any opportunities during the day for small group time? You might be able to go through some scenarios then, with or without the camera, earlier in the year.
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