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Authoritative Leadership for Whole School Support

Experiential Positive Discipline Certification Workshops

Authoritative Leadership for Whole School Support

  • Create a holistic approach to classroom leadership and management, authoritative school climate and restorative practices.
  • Honor school histories, cultures and climates.
  • Sensitive to grade level's teachers and students needs.
  • Together we provide trauma sensitive tools while creating a path to a desired school climate culture.

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Authoritative Leadership for Teacher Preparation

Experiential Positive Discipline Certification Workshops

Authoritative Leadership for Whole School Support

  • Partner with SEL Chicago to provide tools and training for new teacher graduates.
  • Build capacity around authoritative mindset and reflection.
  • Empower new teachers with social emotional learning before they enter the classroom.
  • Trauma sensitive curricula includes lessons to support learners who have been inpacted by trauma and insecure attachement
  • Offer teachers-in-training opprtunities to understand the hows of restorative practices.

Experiential Positive Discipline Certification Workshops

Experiential Positive Discipline Certification Workshops

Experiential Positive Discipline Certification Workshops

  • Positive Discipline Certification workshops can be offered in concert with whole-school implementation, and offer participants one year membership in the Positive Discipline Association.
  • Aligns with the IBSE SEL Standards and CPS Framework for Teaching
  • Positive Discipline for Early Childhood Educators
  • Positive Discipline in the Classroom
  • Teaching Parenting Certification
  • Now available online


Building a Culture With Authoritative Mindset

Introduce

Introduce

Introduce

  

  • Identify school leadership and staff ready to support and model Authoritative Leadership
  • Provide Authoritative Mindset and Framework introduction to staff .
  • Support adult focus on personal reflection, developmental relationships and  emotional granularity.
  • Invite time and  space for staff readiness, buy in and questions.

Empower

Introduce

Introduce

  • Facilitate adult learning around Authoritative Framework
  • Provide school- wide understanding and shared language
  • Experiential Building Authoritative Mindset Webinars available for staff in synchronous and asynchronous remote learning.  
  •  Positive Discipline in the Classroom Certification suggested for leadership team


Support

Introduce

Support

  • School leadership team strategy and support 
  • Behavioral Health Team, Grade Level Team or Departmental Team support to brainstorm solutions for individual challenges.
  • Strengths-based classroom observation to build teacher confidence and skills
  • School wide SEL Committee support for problem solving

Research Supporting AUTHORITATIVE SchooL CLimate

Authoritative Mindset builds connection AND accountability

Authoritative leadership style is an approach where adults build developmental relationships of trust using connection and accountability both in the classroom community and across every level of the school community.  Authoritative leadership style (in parenting) was originally coined by Baumrind (1966) and describes a leadership style where the adults have both high expectations (demandingness, structure and firmness) and are considered warm (supportive and responsive). In the last decade, researchers have explored the effects of authoritative leadership in schools. These benefits include:

Higher student engagement and reading achievement

Lee, J. S. (2012). The effects of the teacher–student relationship and academic press on student engagement and academic performance. International Journal of Educational Research, 53, 330–340.

Lower suspension rates

Gregory, A., Cornell, D., & Fan, X. (2011). The relationship of school structure and support to suspension rates for Black and White high school students. American Educational Research Journal, 48, 904–934.

Less peer victimization and less bullying among middle school students

Gregory, A., Cornell, D., Fan, X., Sheras, P., Shih, T. H., & Huang, F. (2010). Authoritative school discipline: High school practices associated with lower bullying and victimization. Journal of Educational Psychology, 102, 483–496.


Cornell, D., Shukla, K., & Konold, T. (2015). Peer victimization and authoritative school climate: A multilevel approach. Journal of Educational Psychology 107(4), 1186–1201.

Lower levels of student aggression toward teachers

Gregory, A., Cornell, D., & Fan, X. (2012). Teacher safety and authoritative school climate in high schools. American Journal of Education, 118, 401–425.

Less truancy and fewer dropouts than schools using an authoritarian approach

Pellerin, L. A. (2005). Applying Baumrind’s parenting typology to high schools: Toward a middle range theory of authoritative socialization. Social Science Research, 34, 283–303.

The possibility of protection against the risk associated with low income and minority status

Hawkins, J. D., Oesterle, S., Brown, E. C., Abbott, R. D., & Catalano, R. F. (2014). Youth problem behaviors 8 years after implementing the communities that care prevention system: A community randomized trial. JAMA Pediatrics, 168(2), 122–129.

Helpful tools

Teaching Positive Discipline w/ CPS Framework for Teaching

Teaching Positive Discipline w/ CPS Framework for Teaching

Teaching Positive Discipline w/ CPS Framework for Teaching

To support educators and administrators supporting school wide climate / culture work and teacher coaching / skill building with Positive Discipline lessons , this document has been created aligning the lessons in Positive Discipline in Schools and Classrooms: Teachers’ Guide Activities for Students with the CPS Framework for Teaching.

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Teaching Positive Discipline w/ ISBE Learning Standards

Teaching Positive Discipline w/ CPS Framework for Teaching

Teaching Positive Discipline w/ CPS Framework for Teaching

To support Positive Discipline lessons across grade levels, this document has been created aligning the lessons in Positive Discipline in Schools and Classrooms: Teachers’ Guide Activities for Students with the ISBE Social and Emotional Learning Standards. 

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How to Talk to Kids About Coronavirus

Teaching Positive Discipline w/ CPS Framework for Teaching

Supporting Authoritative Classroom Leadership

Subscribe here to receive tips and tools during this difficult and confusing time.

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Supporting Authoritative Classroom Leadership

Positive Discipline Tools for Trauma & Insecure Attachment

Supporting Authoritative Classroom Leadership

There are many benefits of building authoritative school communities where adults have both high expectations and are considered warm.

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What SEL Chicago Participants are Saying

Positive Discipline Tools for Trauma & Insecure Attachment

Positive Discipline Tools for Trauma & Insecure Attachment

Our staff loved SEL Chicago and her ability to break down topics for immediately useful tools. She met my staff where they were in their own learning and made the space interactive and safe for adult learning to take place. 

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Positive Discipline Tools for Trauma & Insecure Attachment

Positive Discipline Tools for Trauma & Insecure Attachment

Positive Discipline Tools for Trauma & Insecure Attachment

Children’s experience with trauma and secure or insecure attachment may affect how the child reacts under stress.

This document outlines lessons that address trauma & insecure attachment styles for children.

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Parent Training Proposal

Using Positive Discipline to Support PBIS School-Wide Models

Using Positive Discipline to Support PBIS School-Wide Models

Human beings are complicated; teaching and leading young human beings as they navigate academics and the work of learning social and emotional skills is challenging. If you are interested in more details on a parent training, click Download.

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Using Positive Discipline to Support PBIS School-Wide Models

Using Positive Discipline to Support PBIS School-Wide Models

Using Positive Discipline to Support PBIS School-Wide Models

The reason many schools are engaged in Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) is because they want kids to be able to learn, to do well and they want to do it in a way that is positive.


Positive Discipline (PD) has these same goals. 

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6-Study Session for Family Engagement

Using Positive Discipline to Support PBIS School-Wide Models

6-Study Session for Family Engagement

The 6 Session Study Group creates a fun way to connect with other parents and practice new skills and tools over time in a supportive environment.

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SEL Chicago's Connection to Sandy Hook

SEL Chicago's Connection to Sandy Hook

6-Study Session for Family Engagement

SEL Chicago was founded to facilitate conversations for change. Founder Kristin Hovious tells her story of hearing the news of Sandy Hook, her personal connection to the town, and how this tragedy led to a deep investment in Social Emotional Learning.


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