#1 School-wide Celebrations and Acknowledgements Building a sense of community for everyone is the goal of school-wide acknowledgements and celebrations. Ensuring that every member of the school community is included is a core element of school-wide celebrations and acknowledgements. Another important aspect of acknowledgement is that the whole school feels as if they have earned… Read More May Friday 5: Building Better Acknowledgement Systems
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Replacing the “Clip Chart”
For many years traffic lights have often been used as behavior “clip charts” in educational settings. Educational research now clearly identifies the damaging impact this practice can have on students. Read this one-pager for ideas on how to use a familiar classroom visual in ways that are supportive of student well-being and growth! A digital… Read More Replacing the “Clip Chart”
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#5 Physical Environment A well-organized classroom can be a game-changer when looking to keep students engaged and minimize distractions. Take time to arrange seating to suit various activities and maintain focus whether using clusters for collaboration, dyads for partner sharing or rows for independent work, to name a few. Identify ways to get feedback from… Read More March Motivational Mondays
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#4 Active Supervision Active supervision in schools involves the continuous monitoring of students by staff to ensure safety, engagement, and expected behavior. Key components include frequent teacher movement, scanning the environment, and routine interactions with students. This proactive strategy helps prevent disruptions, strengthens student-teacher relationships, supports positive behavior, and promotes academic success through close observation… Read More March Motivational Mondays
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#3 Formative Assessments Formative assessment is an evidence-based practice that allows teachers to gather low-stakes information, or data, to monitor students’ learning. In doing so, they can use this information to adjust their instruction to increase understanding and achievement. A critical element of formative assessment is providing timely, specific feedback to benefit students. There are… Read More March Motivational Mondays
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#2 Acknowledgement with Behavior Specific Praise Learning is nearly impossible without feedback. Being acknowledged for doing something well is always appreciated, but if you aren’t really sure what exactly you did that was so great, it’s very hard to replicate or do it again. When educators give feedback along with the acknowledgement, this allows the… Read More March Motivational Mondays
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#1 Defining Classroom Expectations Defining and teaching behavioral expectations is at the core of a strong multi-tiered system of support for behavior. Research demonstrates that having three to five positively stated, co-created expectations has a significant impact on the behavior of the school community and sense of belonging. This is true at the school and… Read More March Motivational Mondays
