TFI 1.7, Professional Development, calls for a written process to be used when orienting all faculty/staff to the four core Tier 1 SWPBIS practices: teaching school-wide expectations, acknowledging appropriate behavior, correcting errors, and requesting assistance. The Every Student Succeeds Act calls professional development an integral part of an educator’s work, and says for an activity… Read More 5 Tips for High Quality Professional Learning
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5 Tips for Effectively Teaching and Re-teaching Behavior
The PBIS Tiered Fidelity Inventory (TFI) features 1.3 – 1.6 focus on teaching behavioral expectations and emphasizing consistency in defining and responding to behavior. Providing resources that assist and empower staff and students to teach expected academic and social behaviors ensures we are creating a positive climate for learning. Turn the Tables: Ask Students to… Read More 5 Tips for Effectively Teaching and Re-teaching Behavior
5 Tips to Build and Sustain Well Functioning Teams
Throughout this month’s Friday 5 we will be unpacking the Tiered Fidelity Inventory (TFI). The TFI is a tool that is used at least annually to check for fidelity of PBIS implementation. The TFI features can also have a broader applicability and can be useful for teachers, administrators, and school teams even if they are… Read More 5 Tips to Build and Sustain Well Functioning Teams
Student Agency: The Key to Authentic Engagement
Student agency can be described as “the idea that students have the capacity to take action, craft and carry out plans, and make informed decisions based on a growing base of knowledge (Safir & Dugan, 2021).” Roger Hart’s Ladder of Participation is one conceptual framework which describes the degrees to which students may or may… Read More Student Agency: The Key to Authentic Engagement
Cultivating an Integrated System of Support for Behavior: A 5-Article Series
It’s all about behavior! Student success is the result of many individuals’ behaviors that converge to result in a total school experience. We’ve spent the last month creating a five-article series that focuses on supporting student behavior, which begins with teachers co-creating positive classroom communities for learning where all students experience a sense of belonging… Read More Cultivating an Integrated System of Support for Behavior: A 5-Article Series
5 Strategies to Build Family Engagement
Family involvement in students’ education has been consistently demonstrated to have a positive impact on student attendance, grades, behavior and social skills. In increasingly diverse communities, building school and classroom environments that are welcoming to all, is of critical importance. Following are some key tips, with resources provided, for creating schools and classrooms where ALL… Read More 5 Strategies to Build Family Engagement
5 STEPS TO BUILD A BETTER CLASSROOM BEHAVIOR SYSTEM
The following are behavioral practices that promote strong teacher-student relationships, student engagement, and increase the likelihood of appropriate behavior. Though we know disruptions or misbehavior will occur periodically, teacher responses to student behavior are a critical factor that can determine whether learning continues or situations get escalated. Always remember to connect before you correct, with… Read More 5 STEPS TO BUILD A BETTER CLASSROOM BEHAVIOR SYSTEM
