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
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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
Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS): Exploring a Systemic Approach to Supporting Student Behavior
School divisions are moving from a fragmented, reactive approach for supporting student social behavioral needs to a systemic, proactive and preventative approach. School-wide Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (SWPBIS) is a “decision making framework that guides selection, integration, and implementation of the best evidence-based academic and behavioral practices for improving important academic and behavior outcomes… Read More Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS): Exploring a Systemic Approach to Supporting Student Behavior
Building Capacity one Practice at a Time: Supporting Students with Emotional Disabilities
Students at risk for and with emotional disabilities (ED) represent the smallest number of students in our education system, but often require the most resource intensive supports. The diverse academic and social behavioral needs of students with ED create challenges for educators to provide effective educational programming. Research Students at risk for and with… Read More Building Capacity one Practice at a Time: Supporting Students with Emotional Disabilities
