1. Classroom Management Theorist
LEE CANTER

2. Who is Lee Canter?
Lee Canter is president of Lee Canter and associates in Santa Monica, California. This was founded with his wife, Marlene, in 1976.
Canter is an author and motivational speaker on how to discipline children in the home and school areas.
He is presently the author of many books based on discipline.

3. Contributions
Lee Canter has been a frequent speaker on shows such as Oprah, Good morning America, and the Today Show.
Lee and Marlene used their company to market their assertive discipline program.
They provided professional development training for teachers and materials that could be used for them.

4. Books
2009- Assertive Discipline Positive Behavior Management for Today’s classroom
2009- Classroom Management for Accelerating Achievement
2008- Parents on your side a Teacher’s guide to Creating positive relationships with parents
2008- Succeeding with difficult students workbook Grades K-12
2005- Classroom Management for Academic Success
2003- Record Book Plus
2002- Lee Canter’s teaching Responsible Behavior Curriculum Guide
2002- Assertive discipline Secondary workbook Grades 6-12
2002- Parents on your side 2nd Edition a Teacher’s Guide to creating Positive Relationships with Parents
2002- Assertive Discipline Elementary Workbook grades K-6
2001- Assertive Discipline 3rd Edition Positive Behavior Management for Today’s classroom
2001- Parents on your Side

5. Books continued 2001- Assertive discipline Third edition
2001- Teacher’s plan book Plus 3 Homework without tears
2001- Teacher’s Plan book Plus 2 Assertive discipline
2001- Teacher’s Plan Book plus 5 Motivating today’s learner
2001- teacher’s Plan book Plus 7 reading and Literacy A to Z
1998- First class teacher success strategies for new teachers
The High Performing Teacher Avoiding Burnout and Increasing Your Motivation

6. Books continued
Teaching Students to Get Along Reducing Conflict and Increasing Copperation in the Classroom
Behavior Management in the Middle School Classroom a Teacher's Guide to Meeting the Special Challenges of Early Adolescents
1983- Lee Canter’s Assertive discipline for parents

7. Canter’s Model of Discipline
Canter's model of Discipline is Assertive Discipline

8. Main ideas of assertive Discipline
Assertive Discipline is a structured Systematic approach designed to assist educators in running an organized classroom environment that is completely controlled by the teacher.
The Canters believe that teachers need to expect nothing but compliance. It is imperative. No student should keep you from teaching and this is why teachers should act assertively.

9. Main ideas continued
Assertive teachers give firm, clear and concise directions to students. Students who obey the rules are reinforced whereas those who do not obey the rules will receive negative consequences.
Assertive teachers do not act in a sarcastic or harsh way to their students. They are demanding yet they are still supportive and respectful of their students. They treat everyone fairly.

10. an assertive teacher is always…
rewarding
reviewing
encouraging
describing
modeling
practicing

11. How to use Lee Canter’s asssertive discipline
Decide on 4 or 5 rules that you want to implement in your classroom
Determine negative consequences for students who do not obey
Determine positive consequences for students who do obey
Have a meeting with the students to discuss and go over the rules. Go over them throughout the year.

12. Continued…
Have the students take the rules home, have parents sign the rules, and ask for their help.
Implement the rules immediately in your classroom.
Be sure to let the student know if you are not happy with their behavior but at the same time, let them know what they should be doing.
Use a “positive repetitions” technique
Use “proximity praise”
Assertive teachers will teach children how to behave correctly by modeling and role playing.

13. Weaknesses
Canter’s work of research to create this method has no references or citations listed
Canter assumes that this method will work with all students
Students are not given any choice

14. Strengths Develops good class control
Students expectations are clearly stated
Rules are also clearly stated
Helps build classroom respect
Positive, caring and productive learning environment

15. Will Canter’s model work in the real world?
Yes, I do believe that this model will work in the real world.

16. References http://www.behavioradvisor.com//assertivediscipline.html