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Positive discipline: Agreements and guidelines in MYP PHE
Dear Teachers,
Today, I'm excited to share my journey of cultivating positive behavior in MYP PE lessons. At the onset of the school year, we participated in a transformative Positive Discipline workshop that equipped us with a range of strategies to foster respect, cooperation, and responsibility within our classrooms. As I embarked on this academic year, I ventured into a novel approach for establishing agreements and guidelines, which I am eager to discuss with you today.
For a comprehensive guide on fostering positive behavior and empowering your students in IB MYP PHE, I invite you to explore my eBook, "Empowering Student Learning in PHE"
Let's dive right in. At the beginning of the lesson I projected the following question for the students:
After presenting the question, I encouraged students to reflect on it and discuss their thoughts with their peers before sharing them with the entire class. After a brief discussion period, I provided them with pencils and paper to jot down their ideas. You'll be amazed by the creativity and insights that emerged from this exercise. These remarkable ideas were generated by students in grades 6, 7, and 8. You can view some of their work in the List below.
- Be kind
- Be respectful
- Be communicative
- Be principled
- Be inclusive
- Be responsible
- Be responsible for the equipment
- Be Openly Minded
- Be reflective
- Congratulate each other
- Everyone comes back with a positive attitude
- Accept defeat
- Everyone is equal
- Play with the rules
- Try your best
- Be supportive
- Encouraging
- Cooperating
- New games
- Listen to each other
- Work together
- Have fun
- Collaborate
- Listen to Mr. Elves
- Don’t be mean
- Don’t be rude
- Don’t use any device
- Make everyone feel comfortable
- Make sure everyone feels happy
- Ensure we have water breaks
- Inventing games
After collecting the papers mentioned earlier, I meticulously compiled the students' ideas to create distinctive lists tailored to each class. These lists were crafted from their collective input on what would elevate their PHE experience to the next level. Below, you can explore a few sample excerpts from these customized lists.
Based on my experience so far, I must admit that the initial process I described has been relatively straightforward. The students have a clear understanding of what's required to achieve our ultimate goal: creating the best possible PHE experience. However, the real challenge lies in maintaining our commitment to these ideas. To ensure that our shared vision becomes a reality, we've had to devise effective strategies to reinforce and encourage student engagement in the process of building the strengths necessary for an exceptional PHE experience.
Once we had our final list in place, we took the next step by assigning specific classroom responsibilities to students. These roles empower students to take ownership and contribute to the cultivation of a positive learning environment within our PHE classes. Below, you can find a selection of sample roles.
After implementing our initial set of agreements for a period of two weeks, I began to realize that the list was quite extensive, making it challenging for students to focus on all the points simultaneously. In response, I decided to employ a different approach. I asked the students to select just three key points from our list that we would concentrate on during the next two weeks.
At the conclusion of this period, we would engage in a reflective discussion, highlighting our achievements and identifying areas where improvement was still needed. Together, we would brainstorm strategies to support each other in addressing the challenges that emerged during the reflection process.
Following this reflective period, we would rotate to another set of three points and continue the cycle. I encourage you to try this approach in your own classroom and share your experiences with me. I'm genuinely excited to hear from you and learn how this content has been beneficial to you. Please feel free to rate our work and follow us for more articles and insights.
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