Too often, adults assume that all students arrive to school equipped with the social, behavioral and work-related academic skills necessary to meet social expectations that will serve them in the school environment and beyond. Most students acquire these skills through support and models available from school, family, and community experiences. However, not all students have… Read More Providing Academic and Behavioral Feedback: Reinforcing Effort and Providing Recognition
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Cool Tools for Classroom Management
Research More schools are moving toward a proactive, preventative system of positive behavior interventions and supports (PBIS) to cultivate more effective and efficient learning environments (Horner, 2015). As that transition happens, it is important for teachers to establish clear, concise classroom rules and procedures and to anchor them to school-wide expectations for consistency and predictability…. Read More Cool Tools for Classroom Management
Technology Tools to Support Behavior
There are many ways to use technology to support student behavior in classrooms and schools. Check out some technology tools below that you can use to provide immediate instructional feedback to students, teach students to self-monitor, support behavioral instruction in schools and collect and share data to support decision making in schools. Using technology tools, such… Read More Technology Tools to Support Behavior
Executive Function Skills and the Connection to Behavior
How many times have you considered students’ inattention in class, poor behavior or poor grades as laziness, lack of studying, or simply lack of motivation and caring? Suppose it is none of these, but rather weaknesses in executive functioning skills? And what if there was something you could do to help your students succeed? What… Read More Executive Function Skills and the Connection to Behavior
12 Ways to Increase Students’ Writing Using Opportunities to Respond
“It’s not what you say or do that ultimately matters… It IS what you get the students to do as a result of what you said and did that counts.” Anita Archer We all know that student engagement (on-task, active participation in the lesson) is a positive behavior that has a direct correlation with increased… Read More 12 Ways to Increase Students’ Writing Using Opportunities to Respond
Clear Rules and Expectations for Classroom Management
Clear classroom rules are explicit statements that define behavior expectations. Clear rules provide structure and organization that allow students to be more actively engaged in instructional tasks. They also help to establish a classroom climate conducive to student academic success. Learn more about rules and expectations using the video modules below. Clear Rules and Expectations:… Read More Clear Rules and Expectations for Classroom Management
Preparing for a New School Year: Developing a Comprehensive Plan for Supporting Student Behavior
Teachers are required to make a multitude of, what are often, instantaneous decisions in response to academic and behavioral needs and challenges throughout the day. A first step to preparing for implementing proactive classroom “management” practices is careful and thoughtful planning. One practical planning tool can be found with the online module developed by The… Read More Preparing for a New School Year: Developing a Comprehensive Plan for Supporting Student Behavior
