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 changeBrief description: Nathan Maynard is an advocate for students. He studied behavioral neuroscience at Purdue University and has been in the field for over eleven years working with at-risk populations. He previously was the Dean of Culture at Purdue Universities first high school, Purdue Polytechnic High School. Nathan also is one of the cofounders of BehaiviorFlip, the first restorative practices behavior management software. He was awarded "Youth Worker of the Year" through dedicating his time with helping underserved and underprivileged youth involved with the juvenile justice system. He has been facilitating restorative practices for over ten years in a wide range of educational settings. Nathan is passionate about addressing the school-to-prison pipeline crisis and closing the achievement gap by implementing trauma-informed behavioral practices. 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.