Publisher Description
Are you or your teachers frustrated with carrots and sticks, detention rooms, and suspension—antiquated school discipline practices that simply do not work with the students entering our classrooms today? Our kids have complex needs, and we must empower and embrace them with restorative practices that not only change behaviors but transform students into productive citizens, accountable for their own actions.
In a book that should become your new blueprint for school discipline, teachers, presenters, and school leaders Nathan Maynard and Brad Weinstein demonstrate how to eliminate punishment and build a culture of responsible students and independent learners. In Hacking School Discipline, you learn to:
● Reduce repeated negative behaviors
● Build student self-regulation and empathy
● Enhance communication and collaboration
● Identify the true cause of negative behaviors
● Use restorative circles to reflect on behaviors and discuss impactful change
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About the Authors
Brad Weinstein is an educational leader and cofounder of BehaviorFlip, a restorative behavior management system. Brad is the creator of @teachergoals, a popular educational account on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram. Brad was instrumental in helping develop the academic model for Purdue Polytechnic High School Network as the Director of Curriculum and Learning. He also served as principal for two years at an urban high school on the east side of Indianapolis. Brad is an award-winning teacher and taught for eleven years, including roles as a coach and department chair. Brad holds a BA in Education from Purdue University, an MEd in Curriculum and Instruction from Indiana Wesleyan University, and completed a Principal Licensure Program from Indiana Wesleyan University.
Nathan Maynard studied behavioral neuroscience at Purdue University and has been in the field for over eleven years working with at-risk populations. Nathan also is one of the co-founders of BehaiviorFlip, the first restorative practices behavior management software. He has been facilitating restorative practices for over ten years in a wide range of educational settings. Nathan has expertise in dialectical behavioral coaching, motivational interviewing, positive youth development, restorative justice, and trauma-informed building practices to assist with creating positive school climates.