Preventing School Violence

Marjorie S. Schiering has devoted her career as an educator to developing teacher’s and learner’s comprehension of self- efficacy through experiential learning, which focuses on conversing “with” self- and others, by addressing her Model for Academic and Social Cognition She continually addresses sharing the Cognitive Collective (Reciprocal Thinking and Feelings) to establish and maintain a viable, safe, positive and congenial classroom community where there is teaching of thinking.

Foreword

Preface

Acknowledgments

Introduction

PART ONE: The Start: The Foundation for Teaching Civility: Discussion-based Instruction



Then and Now: School Violence and Civility
Present-Day Realities: School Violence and Teaching Civility
You Knowing You + Beliefs, Values, Thinking and Feelings
Unpolluting the Mind + A Negative Versus Positive Teaching Style
One Rule
Some Things Don’t Change: What Everyone Needs
Saving the Schools
Dignity for All + A Teaching and Learning Model
Talking “At” or “To” when “With” is Needed: Teaching Civility Presenter Guidelines

PART TWO: The Continuance: The“How-To”of Teaching Civility with Activities





Teaching Civility Activities: Getting Acquainted, Role-play and Heart
Making Connections: Building Classroom Community: Matt and Maddy Schiering
Teaching Civility Today: The Way It Is
Persons of Good Character
Causes of School Misbehavior/Violence/Aggression
Stress Stands Alone
You Are Enough

PART THREE: The Ongoing and Closing



17. Awareness, Acceptance, and Acknowledging Character and Civility: Author’s Interview



Drew Bogner, Ph.D.



18. Within an Era of Bullying: Our Building a Culture of Acceptance



Amy Meyers, Ph. D.



19. Think, Say and Do: Three Contributions



Tim Ryley, Angela Sullivan, Ed.D., Mariola Krol



20. Teaching What We’ve Learned