My approach to creating a code of conduct is making sure that my students are as involved as they can be. The classroom is just not mine, it is theirs as well so I want them to know that I value their ideas and I want to hear them. Through the collaboration that goes on in the classroom, some of the items that I would hope we would come up with are having respect for others and our belongings, raise a hand when I want to speak, be responsible for your own learning, come to class prepared, always be ready to learn. These are just some items that I hope my students would come up with. My biggest hope is that by working together they feel a bigger sense of responsibility and take ownership in the classroom.
SEL and Culturally responsive teaching connect to discipline in a variety of ways. For example, when a student misbehaves it is important that the penalty fits the crime. If not it can take a toll on a students social and emotional learning due to they fact that they received a punishment that did not fit what they did wrong and may start to believe that the same events will unfold the next time. It is also important to be aware of cultures when giving out penalties because some students may not understand what they did was wrong because in their culture some behaviors are considered normal.