Elwood UFSD: Jim Wright's Workshops

On T 6 November 2018, Jim Wright presented a half-day workshop for teaching assistants from Elwood Schools on classroom data collection. Here are resources from that training:

 

On W 16 May 2018, Jim Wright met with mental health staff from Elwood Schools to plan development of RTI/MTSS-Behavior Tier 2 'Function-Based Thinking' (FBT) services. Here are resources from that training:

  • Self-Check Behavior Checklist Maker. Use this app to develop checklists that students can use to guide their learning and take responsibility for their behaviors.
  • Behavior Report Card Maker. This app allows teachers to create and print off customized Behavior Report Cards (BRCs) to easily collect classroom behavioral data.
  • Teacher Behavior Log & Scatterplot. This handout describes how teachers can log student behaviors and how the results can be displayed in scatterplot format to look for behavior patterns.

 

 

On Th 21 Dec 2017, Jim Wright worked with elementary and secondary-level PBIS Building Teams to begin assembling a classroom behavior-intervention toolkit. Here are resources from that training:

Behavior Ideas: In Google Docs Format

On T 7 Nov 2017, Jim Wright presented a workshop for teaching assistants, Managing Challenging Classroom Behaviors: Positive Strategies That Work.

 

  • KWL Charts. Students complete the KWL chart to link prior knowledge to the current reading or other academic activity to boost understanding and improved retention.

Class-Wide Behavior Management. The well-managed classroom emphasizes strong instruction, clear behavioral expectations, and positive student interaction.

 

 

On T 26 Sept & W 27 September 2017, Jim Wright met with PBIS Building Team members from every Elwood School to discuss implementing RTI/MTSS Tier 1/school-wide behavior expectations. Here are resources from those trainings:

 

On T 2 May 2017, Jim Wright presented a 90-minute workshop, Behavior Management for Grades K-2: Foundation Elements, to staff from Harley Avenue Primary School. Here are resources from that workshop:

Behaviors That Support Learning.  These ‘pro-learning’ behaviors at the start of kindergarten can help to predict academic success in the primary grades.

The Foundation: Big Ideas in Behavior Management. This handful of powerful concepts can lay the groundwork for teacher success in managing challenging behaviors.

Essential Parts of a Behavior Plan: START and STOP. Educators can strengthen classroom behavior interventions by both reinforcing appropriate behaviors and removing reinforcement for inappropriate behaviors.

Behavior Plans: How to Build One. Teachers can use this template to create a simple, effective classroom behavior plan.

Breaking It Down: Task Analysis. Teachers can transform classroom routines and behavioral expectations into step-by-step checklists to be used as tools for teaching and assessing goal behavior.

Measuring Behaviors. Behavior report cards are a convenient way to collect data on student classroom behaviors to judge if they are effective.

  • Behavior Report Card Maker. This app allows the teacher to format and print off customized daily behavior report cards for classroom data collection.

6 April/9 May 2017: PBIS Building Teams: A Review of RTI for Behavior

Locations: All Schools

Audience: Elwood USFD Building PBIS Teams

Tier 1: Universal Instruction & Classroom Intervention

Tier 3: Intensive Intervention: Problem-Solving Protocol

5 April 2017: Applied Behavior Analysis in the Classroom: Teacher Tools to Promote Positive Behaviors

Location: Boyd Intermediate School

Audience" This workshop was open to educators from across the district.

Here are additional resources shared at the training:

 

1. Behavior Management: Introduction. What is Applied Behavior Analysis? What is RTI-Behavior?

2. Big Ideas in Behavior Management. This handful of powerful concepts can lay the groundwork for teacher success in managing challenging behaviors.

3. Class-Wide Behavior Management. The well-managed classroom emphasizes strong instruction, clear behavioral expectations, and positive student interaction.

4. The Inattentive/Anxious/Non-Compliant Student. While every student has unique needs, teachers who understand the profile of common behavior disorders can be better prepared to support these students.

5. Preventing Problem Behaviors. These proactive intervention ideas are designed to prevent challenging behaviors—a win-win for teacher and student.

6. Reinforcing Appropriate Behaviors. Good behavior management locks in desired student behaviors by consistently recognizing and reinforcing them.

7. Managing Problem Behaviors. When problems occur, the teacher can use these strategies to minimize attention while redirecting the student to task.

8. Behavior Plans: How to Build One. Teachers can use this template to create a classroom behavior plan that is both simple and comprehensive in scope.

9. Behavior Plans: Show Me the Data. Collecting classroom data to regularly monitor student behavior can be the greatest hurdle to a successful intervention plan. Behavior report cards and checklists are two feasible ‘go-to’ methods to track almost any classroom behavior.

10. Managing Students in Crisis. The Aggression Cycle is a tool that demonstrates how student anger escalates through predictable stages and how teachers should respond to each stage.

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