A Summary of May’s Friday Five Series Creating a culture of belonging, motivation, and shared success is strengthened through intentional acknowledgements and celebration. Our 5-part series dives into best practices for acknowledgement from a tiered approach — from school-wide to the classroom to individual students, and staff. Each post shares a resource tool which highlights… Read More Celebrate to Elevate: A 5-Part Series on Building Better Acknowledgement Systems
May Friday 5: Building Better Acknowledgement Systems
#2 Classroom Acknowledgements and Celebrations Just as school-wide celebration and acknowledgement activities are meant to build a positive school culture of belonging for all, classroom celebrations and acknowledgements are another opportunity to build and strengthen a sense of team by creating a classroom community where each individual is appreciated and valued as a part of… Read More May Friday 5: Building Better Acknowledgement Systems
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”
March Motivational Mondays
#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
March Motivational Mondays
#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
March Motivational Mondays
#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
March Motivational Mondays
#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
