One winter afternoon the teacher was trying to show a young boy how to zip up his coat. "The secret," the teacher said, "is to get this piece of the zipper to fit in the other side before you try to zip it up." After struggling with the zipper for several minutes, the boy sighed and said, "Why does it have to be a secret?"
-Elizabeth Boulter
| Topic | Activity |
|---|---|
| Pick your Corner Issues of Interest |
Connections |
| Class Project | Lecturette |
| The Value of Rules Levels of Teacher Authority |
Lecturette Silent Read Appointments Discussion |
| Citizenship Education | Silent Read Discussion |
| Steps in Creating Rules with Students The Rules More Ideas |
Lecturette Looks Like-Sounds Like Think-Pair-Share Thumb Voting Lecturette |
| Models for Teaching Positive Behaviors | Lecturette Brainstorm Web Discussion |
| Primary Prevention | Lecturette |
| Cooperative Learning | Lecturette |
References:
Bohlin, K. E., Farmer, D., & Ryan, K. (2001). Building character in schools resource guide. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
Brady, K., Forton, M. B., Porter, D., & Wood, C. (2003). Rules in school. Greenfield, MA: Northeast Foundation for Children.
Cambourne, B. (1988). The whole story: Natural learning and the acquisition of literacy in the classroom. New York: Ashton Scholastic. pp. 28-42.
Charney, R. S. (2002). Teaching children to care: Classroom management for ethical and academic growth, K-8. Greenfield, MA: Northeast Foundation for Children.
Dishon, D., & O'Leary, P. W. (1994). A guidebook for cooperative learning. Holmes Beach, FL: Learning Publications.
Goodman, J. F. (2002). Six levels of teacher authority in moral education. Education Week, 21(27), 35.
Hopkins, G. (2002). School "rules"! Ten activities for establishing classroom rules. Retrieved 3/15/05 from http://educationworld.com/a_lesson/lesson/lesson274.shtml
Lickona, T. (1991). Educating for character: How our schools can teach respect and responsibility. New York: Bantam.
Johnson, D., Johnson R. T., & Holubek, E. J. (1991). Cooperation in the classroom. Edina, MN: Interaction Book.
Kagan, S. (1994). Cooperative learning. San Clemente, CA: Research for Teachers.
OSEP Technical Assistance Center on Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports. (n.d.). School-wide PBS: Primary prevention. Retrieved 3/15/05 from http://www.pbis.org/primaryprevention.htm
Parsons, S. (n.d.). Teacher research. Retrieved 3/15/05 from http://www.accessexcellence.org/LC/TL/AR
Ryan, R., & Bohlin, K. (2001). Building character in schools. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
Schimmel, D. (1997). Traditional rule-making and the subversion of citizenship education. Social Education, 61, 70-74.
Slavin, R. E. (1995). Cooperative learning. Needham Heights, MA: Allyn and Bacon.
Links:
[First Amendment Schools]
[Our Hopes and Dreams for School]
[Character Education Partnership]
[Resources for Character Education, Guidance, Lifeskills]
[Kagan Publishing and Professional Development]
[Cooperative Learning Center at the University of Minnesota]