Primeau+Dwayne



I was born in Calgary Alberta in Canada. Through my life, I have had many careers. I took Biology and Environmental Science for my first Honors degree and worked as an Environmental consultant soon after graduating University. It did not take me long to realize I did not want to be working in a lab and I took up teaching. I am presently a PYP Curriculum Coordinator/ Technology Coach at Osaka YMCA International School. I have been teaching since I was in High School in some shape or form much of my life.I am proud father and husband. I am blogger, innovator, inquirer,risk taker, problem solver, talker, Google Apps for Education certified presenter. At present I have taken my first leadership role in my school and I find it very chalenging.

Dwayne Primeau

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__ **ASSIGNMENT # 1** __

The DREAM

A conflict free School.

Well, I am not sure this is possible as Depeche Mode say "People are People." People are people that what makes us great. We are all able to have our own perspective and opinion. However, with different perspectives and opinions comes conflict. Conflict is not always a bad thing as it can bring change and understanding. However, we need to provide our students with the tools to resolve conflicts and find different avenues for dealing with the time when people may have conflicting perspectives. I believe a course in Conflict Resolution / Peaceable Schools should be about providing its students with research on why we have conflict and how we can deal with conflict. I would also like to see information on how to develop and implement a program in our schools to deal with conflict.

1. I would like to learn about brain science and conflict

2. I would like to learn about psychology and conflict

3. I would like to learn about the current programs used in schools around the world to deal with conflict

4. I would like to learn about to implement a Conflict Resolution / Peaceable Schools program at

5. I would like to learn about how to deal with difficult teachers as a leader.

__ **ASSIGNMENT # 2** __ American History X

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What would a peaceable school look like? This is a very interesting question, and I have put a great deal of thought behind it in the last year. Being school a leader, I am always asking myself how I make sure learning is happening? However, this question does not have a simple answer. One of the major pieces of the learning puzzle is to create a learning environment. This means building a culture where teachers and students feel safe. People cannot learn in an environment that is full of conflict.

A peaceful school starts with a culture that values relationships, respect and responsibility. These kinds of schools would be based on a Behavior policy that was nonpunitive. Better yet it should be called a Restoration policy. The school's main goal would be to teach the children to value empathy and give them the skills they need to repair any social or emotional damage they have done. However, the school would also need to have to have a consistent, fair process system in place that lets stakeholders know the consequences for extreme behaviors that escalate too far. However, even in these extreme cases, the schools main goal would be to help these students develop the ability to reenter the classroom. Expulsion would be the last resort.

In this kind of school, you would walk around the halls and see students that are engaged in their studies and not afraid to answer questions or take risks. Walking from class to class you would observe consistency in the strategies and language the teachers are using for classroom management. The wall displays would have encouraging posters and scripts on how to carry out a conflict resolution.

The students in such a school would feel comfortable sharing their feelings with their peers. The students would have the tools to independently deal with their own conflicts. They would have to be taught the language of conflict negotiation and be provided with a support system to help them deal with conflicts that escalate beyond their own skill set. This system would include student peer mentors and non-judgmental teachers.

Such a school would be built on student and teacher derived essentials agreements, not rules! All stakeholders would be expected to show each other respect and be willing to take personal responsibility for all of their actions. The school would have a fair process that would try and take misbehaviors and turn them into opportunities to learn important life skills for living in a diverse society.

Many of my idea are based on a Restorative Practices/Positive Discipline approach.

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