Violence In Our Schools & Communities was developed by Dr. Jackard, a noted educator of at-risk youngsters, and will teach you practical solutions that you can put to use right away. Through this course you will learn to create the educational environment you've always dreamed about and obtain additional skills to help you deal with difficult students. You will learn methods of reducing stress by redirecting anger in a positive way, and how to cope with student intimidation.
Course Description and Outline
COURSE RATIONALE
Schools and communities can be dangerous places. This course will provide current information about the problems violence causes in our schools and communities. Most educators in America are aware of the problems displayed by students exhibiting anger which then leads to violence in many situations. Most of those problems are expressed overtly through aggression, tantrums, or non-compliance. Some students display very aggressive behavior: fighting, hitting, assaulting, making verbal threats, exhibiting gang behavior. These students are often not receptive to usual classroom management approaches. Educators need a special set of skills for helping these students. This course will provide practical strategies that can be implemented at the classroom, building and district levels, promoting school safety. Also, techniques will be presented for involving the entire community in our schools.
COURSE FORMAT
The video base of Violence In Our Schools & Communities is composed of five two-hour videos developed by Dr. Charles Jackard. The video components will portray the negative effects of students with behavioral problems - and suggest remedial strategies. Both appropriate and inappropriate responses are demonstrated by experts in the field. Participant research to provide both a comprehensive and practical educational experience.
COURSE DESCRIPTION
Violence In Our Schools & Communities is a three hour graduate course. The course is designed to instruct educators in theoretical foundation and practical application of effective strategies to utilize with students, schools and communities with serious anger, hatred or other violence related problems. All strategies are designed with the "real world" in mind.
Learning activities will direct course participants toward understanding the five genetic needs of all people, reasons for violence and practical application of concepts needed to address the problem. Reflection papers and research will clarify course concepts and consider how they are or are not appropriate for their own educational situations.
COURSE OBJECTIVES
1. Participants will develop an understanding of theoretical foundations of effectively dealing with students' anger and serious emotion behavior or motivational problems which could lead to violence.
2. Participants will develop the ability to become proactive as well as reactive when dealing with the inappropriate behavior of students.
3. Participants will be able to identify students who are "at-risk" of exhibiting violent behavior in an educational setting.
4. Participants will be able to determine strategies for establishing an empathy control relationship with difficult students.
5. Participants will learn to develop a safe school plan for their classrooms and schools.
6. Participants will be able to determine techniques for conducting successful rapport with students exhibiting anger.
7. Participants will be able to use effective management skills (without coercion) with potentially violent students throughout the school day.
8. Participants will be able to understand the problem of violence in their schools and communities.
9. Participants will able to work in an effective manner with their colleagues and community representative.
10. Participants will be able to identify cult influence in their schools and communities.
ENTRY CHARACTERISTICS
Course concepts are applicable to the environment of many types of educators (classroom teachers, administrators, counselors, social workers, and other interested individuals).
PREREQUISITES
Participants must hold the equivalents of a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university.
COURSE MATERIALS
Course text: A composite of writings compiled by Charles Jackard. This will include thirty-three titles (150 + pages) corresponding to the course objectives in the text.
Video programs: Loan copies of five two-hour video programs corresponding to the course objective. Each video will have two major presentations, providing a total of ten presentations.
INSTRUCTION
Required Reading - Participants will be required to read the text.
Video - The video component of the course will include lecture, and specific examines of techniques and models that could be implemented into your school and community.
Application Assignments of Reflection Papers and Research - Participants will begin applying course concepts in their educational and community environment.
COURSE REQUIREMENTS
In order to earn a B grade, group participants will required to write a two page reflection paper over each of the ten topics of the video tapes, as well as a two-page reflection paper over the thirty-three titles found in the text. Individual students taking the course need to only write one-page papers. (for a total of fourty-three reflection papers).
Reflection Papers Should Include:
* Title of Topic
* What are your reflections about the topic?
* What is the topic trying to tell us?
* What is the general value of the topic?
* What broad general statements can be made about the topic?
If you choose to earn an A grade, in addition to the above, you will be required to write a five-to-seven page research paper or develop a five-to-seven page project that you might implement in your educational environment. Any subject related to any topic found in the videos or text will be acceptable for your research paper or project. Some members of the group could earn an A and others could earn a B.
Research Paper or Project Should Include:
* Title page
* Table of Contents
* Text of paper or project
* Footnotes (any style of footnotes will be accepted)
* Bibliography
ALL FINAL PAPERS AND PROJECTS MUST BE TYPED
(Total course work is equivalent to the forty-five hours of study involved in a three hour credit course)
GRADES LOWER THAN A OR B
If the work you turn in for your final grade is not of quality, your grade may be lowered.
FINAL ASSIGNMENTS
Final assignments must be turned in within twenty-five weeks from the date of enrollment (special exceptions may be made when emergencies occur.)
Participants may work at their own pace and turn in their final assignments anytime they have been completed after enrolling. If you are working in a group up to four people, one quality assignment may be turned in for the group.
Once the instructor has received the final assignments and the five video tapes have been sent back to Dr. Jackard, work will be graded and grades will be mailed at the end of the current term.
NO GRADES WILL BE GIVEN UNTIL ALL WORK HAS BEEN RECEIVED AND ALL VIDEO TAPES HAVE BEEN RETURNED.
All mailing of videos, final papers and articles will be paid for by the students and should be sent to:
Dr. Charles Jackard PMB #388
4318 Rainbow Blvd. Kansas City, Kansas 66103
Tel/Fax (913) 648-7039
LINDENWOOD UNIVERSITY IS FULLY ACCREDITED BY THE NORTH CENTRAL ASSOCIATION OF COLLEGES AND SCHOOLS
COST OF THE COURSE
Course fee: $330. Transcripts will cost $5.00 each. Requests must be made in writing. Requests should include your social security number and a check for $5.00 payable to Lindenwood University. Send requests for transcripts to:
Registrar, Lindenwood University
209 S. Kingshighway
St. Charles, MO 63301-1695
(636) 949-4954
DO NOT REQUEST TRANSCRIPTS UNTIL AFTER GRADE HAS BEEN RECEIVED
Tuition includes graduate credit, course text, and the use of the videos (videos may be shared by colleagues when requested).
If you share videos, one person will be designated as being responsible for returning tapes. Tuition does not include the return of the videos ($6-8).
Tuition is payable by credit card, or check. In the event of cancellation, all materials must be returned. When all materials are returned, you will receive a refund with the exception of $50, which will be retained as a cancellation fee.
For additional information contact:
Dr. Charles Jackard
3221 W. 83rd Street
Shawnee Mission, KS 66206
Tel/Fax (913) 648-7039
1-(800) 378-1916