- 6 November 2018: Behavior Data Collection for Teaching Assistants
- 16 May 2018: RTI for Behavior: Building a Tier 2 Function- Based Thinking’ Toolkit
- 21 Dec 2017: RTI for Behavior: Building a Classroom Intervention Toolkit (PBIS Building Team Training)
- 7 November 2017: TA Training: Managing Challenging Classroom Behaviors: Positive Strategies That Work
- 26-27 September 2017: PBIS Building Team Training: Implementation of RTI/MTSS-Behavior for Tier 1
- 2 May 2017: Harley Avenue Primary School: Behavior Management for Grades K-2: Foundation Elements: 90-Minute 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:
- PowerPoint: Behavior Management: Show Me the Data [1]
- Handout [2]
- Problem Behaviors: Why Do They Occur? [3]This 1-page handout lists the most common causes (or 'functions') of student problem behavior.
- Behavior Report Card Maker. [4]This app allows the teacher to format and print off customized daily behavior report cards for classroom data collection.
- Self-Check Behavior Checklist Maker. [5]Using this tool, educators can create customized behavior checklists for a variety of uses.
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:
- FBT: Behavior Analysis: Step-by-Step Guide [8]
- FBT: Behavior Analysis Form (Interactive) [9]
- FBT: Behavior Intervention Planning Form (Interactive) [10]
- Description of Solution-Focused Brief Counseling (SFBC): California School Psychologist [11]journal (2009)
- Self-Check Behavior Checklist Maker. [12] Use this app to develop checklists that students can use to guide their learning and take responsibility for their behaviors.
- Behavior Report Card Maker. [13] This app allows teachers to create and print off customized Behavior Report Cards (BRCs) to easily collect classroom behavioral data.
- Teacher Behavior Log & Scatterplot. [14] 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
- Harley/Boyd: Behavior Management Toolkit [16]
- Behavior Ideas: Praise, Pre-Correction, Response Effort, Effective Verbal Commands [17]
- Antecedents and Consequences: A Collection of Behavior Strategies [18]
- Additional Behavior Strategies [19]
- PDF Doc: Reducing Help Requests: Printable Cards [20]
- PDF Doc: Tootling Positive Peer Reporting: Printable Slips [21]
On T 7 Nov 2017, Jim Wright presented a workshop for teaching assistants, Managing Challenging Classroom Behaviors: Positive Strategies That Work.
- Handout [24]
- KWL Charts. [26]Students complete the KWL chart to link prior knowledge to the current reading or other academic activity to boost understanding and improved retention.
- Online App: Self-Check Behavior Checklist Maker. [28]Use this app to create and download customized behavior checklists.
Class-Wide Behavior Management. The well-managed classroom emphasizes strong instruction, clear behavioral expectations, and positive student interaction.
- Tier 1 Class-Wide Management) Checklist [15]
- How to Implement Strong Core Instruction: Direct Instruction Checklist (Interactive Form) [29]
- Teacher-Student Learning Game [30]
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:
- PowerPoint: RTI for Behavior at Tier 1: Establishing a Shared Building-Wide Framework for Positive Behavior in 5 Steps [31]
- Handout: RTI for Behavior at Tier 1: Establishing a Shared Building-WideFramework for Positive Behavior in 5 Steps [32]
- RTI/MTSS for Tier 1: Action-Planning Form. [33]Schools can use this Google Docs organizer to develop a roll-out plan for the 5 steps of creating universal behavior expectations.
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.
- Measuring Positive Classroom Learning Behaviors in Kindergarten: A Predictor of School Success. [36]This simple scale presents 7 behaviors that predict acdaemic success.
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.
- How To: Create a Written Record of Classroom Interventions [39]
- Classroom Intervention Planning Sheet (Interactive Form) [40]
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.
- Self-Check Behavior Checklist Maker. [5]Using this tool, educators can create customized behavior checklists for a variety of uses.
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. [4]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
- PowerPoint: PBIS Building Teams: A Review of RTI for Behavior [41]
- RTI for Behavior & Social-Emotional Concerns: 'Critical Elements' Checklist [42]
Tier 1: Universal Instruction & Classroom Intervention
- How To: Create a Written Record of Classroom Interventions [39]
- Classroom Intervention Planning Sheet (Interactive Form) [40]
Tier 3: Intensive Intervention: Problem-Solving Protocol
- Tier 3: RTI Team Roles [43]
- Tier 3: RTI Team Case Manager Pre-Meeting Form [44]
- Tier 3: RTI Team Meeting introductory Script [45]
- Tier 3: RTI Team Meeting 'Facilitator's Guide' [46]
- Tier 3: RTI Team Meeting Forms: Interactive. [47]
- Tier 3: RTI Team 'Quality Indicators' Checklist [48]
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.
- PowerPoint: Applied Behavior Analysis in the Classroom: Teacher Tools to Promote Positive Behaviors [49]
- Workshop Handout [50]
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.
- Tier 1 Class-Wide Management) Checklist [15]
- How to Implement Strong Core Instruction: Direct Instruction Checklist (Interactive Form) [29]
- Teacher-Student Learning Game [30]
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.
- ADHD: School-Home Notes: Enlisting the Teacher, Parent, and Studentto Improve Behavior [53]
- Non-Compliant: Precision Requests: Making Directives and Consequences Clear [54]
- Anxiety: Managing Academic Anxiety Through an Antecedent Writing Activity [55]
5. Preventing Problem Behaviors. These proactive intervention ideas are designed to prevent challenging behaviors—a win-win for teacher and student.
- Antecedents: Strategies to Prevent Misbehavior [56]
- How To: Use the Power of Personal Connection to Motivate Students [57]
- How to Reduce TIme-Outs With Active Response Beads [58]
- Reducing Disruptive Behavior Through Antecedent Physical Exercise [59]
6. Reinforcing Appropriate Behaviors. Good behavior management locks in desired student behaviors by consistently recognizing and reinforcing them.
- Positive Consequences: Responses That Increase Positive/Goal Behaviors [60]
- Praise (Teacher Handout) [61]
- VIDEO: How to Manage Behavior in the Classroom: Praise [62]
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.
- SHORT FORM: Classroom Intervention Planning Sheet (Interactive Form) [40]
- LONG FORM: Classroom Behavior Intervention Planner: Interactive [10]
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.
- Behavior Report Card Maker. [4]This app allows the teacher to format and print off customized daily behavior report cards for classroom data collection.
- Self-Check Behavior Checklist Maker. [5]Using this tool, educators can create customized behavior checklists for a variety of uses.
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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