On Tuesday 28 November 2017, Jim Wright presented the full-day workshop The Teacher as Behavior First Responder: Managing the Non-Compliant, Anxious, and ADHD Student for teachers from New York City Public Schools. Here are resources from that training:
- PowerPoint: The Teacher as Behavior First Responder: Managing the Non-Compliant, Anxious, and ADHD Student [1]
- Workshop Agenda
[2] - Tier 1/Classroom: Intervention Planning Sheet (Interactive). [3]This planning sheet (Google Docs format) allows the teacher to document classroom intervention plans.
- Teaching Students with Severe Emotional andBehavioral Disorders:BEST PRACTICESGUIDE TO INTERVENTION. [4] This manual was created joinlty by a Washington-state school district Seattle University. It contains guidance on how to work with students who show severe problem behaviors.
Class-Wide Behavior Management. What elements contribute to a well-managed classroom?
Big Ideas in Behavior Management. What key concepts can lay the groundwork for teacher success in managing challenging behaviors?
- Identifying the Big Ideas That Guide Effective Behavior Management [6]
- Problem Behaviors: Why Do They Occur? This 1-page handout lists the most common 'causes' of student problem behavior. [7]
Behavior Building Blocks. What are examples of behavior management tools?
- Behavior Building Blocks: Praise, Pre-Correction, Response Effort, Effective Verbal Commands [8]
- VIDEO: How to Manage Behavior in the Classroom: Praise [9]
Behavior Management: Show Me the Data. What are feasible ‘go-to’ methods teachers can use to track almost any classroom behavior?
- Behavior Report Card Maker. [10]This app allows the teacher to format and print off customized daily behavior report cards for classroom data collection.
- Self-Check Behavior Checklist Maker. [11]Using this tool, educators can create customized behavior checklists for a variety of uses.
- Jackpot! Reward Finder. [12]This app allows you to create lists of student rewards to develop 'reward menus'.
Additional Behavior Intervention Strategies. What are additional examples of behavior-management interventions that teachers might find useful?
- School-Home Note. [13]
- Managing Academic Anxiety Through an Antecedent Writing Activity [14]
- Reducing Disruptive Behavior Through Antecedent Physical Exercise [15]
- How to Reduce TIme-Outs With Active Response Beads [16]
Encouraging Compliance. How can educators state requests to reduce confrontation and increase compliance?
Managing Students in Crisis. How can the Aggression Cycle help to predict the stages of student anger and guide teachers in responding at each stage?