School Wide Positive Behavior Support Teaching Behavior Chris Borgmeier, PhD Portland State University

Behavioral Expectations Extending PBIS into the Classroom

Defining Classroom Expectations Encourage individual teachers to define their own behavioral expectations and routines within their classrooms Linking to SW Rules

Mapping SW Rules to Classroom Expectations & Procedures

Time for Teachers to Complete IDEALLY… Identify and set aside times for teachers to work on this task Teachers may want to work on this in grade level teams to share ideas Have teachers turn in completed Classroom planning worksheets to PBS team to share with other teachers

Team Work Time How will you extend the link between SW Rules & defining behavioral expectations into the classroom? How will you actively and explicitly set up teachers to make this link in their classrooms?

Teaching Behavioral Expectations & Routines

How will you teach expectations? Teach expectations in the identified setting (i.e. cafeteria, hallway, etc.) Have staff who are present in the settings participate/lead lessons (i.e. recess staff lead lesson) Schedule specific times for trainings to occur across settings Have principal & leadership team provide support across settings for teaching

Teaching Matrix SETTING All SettingsHallwaysPlaygroundsCafeteria Library/ Computer Lab AssemblyBus Respect Ourselves Be on task. Give your best effort. Be prepared. Walk.Have a plan. Eat all your food. Select healthy foods. Study, read, compute. Sit in one spot. Watch for your stop. Respect Others Be kind. Hands/feet to self. Help/share with others. Use normal voice volume. Walk to right. Play safe. Include others. Share equipment. Practice good table manners Whisper. Return books. Listen/watch. Use appropriate applause. Use a quiet voice. Stay in your seat. Respect Property Recycle. Clean up after self. Pick up litter. Maintain physical space. Use equipment properly. Put litter in garbage can. Replace trays & utensils. Clean up eating area. Push in chairs. Treat books carefully. Pick up. Treat chairs appropriately. Wipe your feet. Sit appropriately. Expectations 1. SOCIAL SKILL 2. NATURAL CONTEXT 3. BEHAVIOR EXAMPLES

Expectations & behavioral skills are taught & recognized in natural context

Effective teaching Have students practice the behavior in the setting  Simply talking about the rules or describing them is not nearly as powerful as having the student practice and “show you” they can do it Teacher should demonstrate the wrong way  Have students explain why this is the wrong way Students should practice the right way

Developing Lesson Plans Develop plans which teachers can use to teach identified expectations across settings Choose a lesson plan template you like

What to Teach Why to Teach Let’s get specific LESSON Model Practice Check

What to Teach Why to Teach Let’s get specific LESSON Model Practice Check

Teaching Behavioral Expectations & Routine Make lessons fun and engaging, just like any lesson should be Make instruction developmentally appropriate Lessons can be more challenging with older kids; may rely more on verbal explanation of rules, although, practice is always very valuable Choose skills to teach wisely Presentation & attitude are important Try mixed modes of teaching (teaching videos)  SHOW CLEAR CREEK VIDEO  See VIMEO.COM – search Positive Behavior Support

Team Work Time Develop Lesson Plans for teaching Beh’l Exp across settings  Choose Lesson Plan Template  Divide & Conquer  Think of ways to mix up lesson formats and mediums (in vivo, video, etc.) to keep interesting for students & staff Time’s Up

Teaching Schedule Teaching & Re-Teaching

Teaching Schedule Beginning of the Year Kick-Off  Schools often hold an “event” (Fair, Rodeo, Walk-about, Kick-off) during first days of school where students go to school locations and are taught expectations  Scheduled times for review Often do a ‘refresher’ after returning from winter break Periodic reviews

SW-PBIS Kick-Off Schedule

Advanced Teaching Re-teach areas of concern How will new students who move to your school be taught the lessons? How will new staff or substitute teachers be introduced to rules and expectations? How can parents be involved?

Family Involvement Extending SW-PBIS into the Home

Planning for Family Involvement Complete an inventory of current school efforts to involve families in school & PBIS related activities Brainstorm opportunities for expanding family involvement and participation

Ways to Involve Families Family representative on SW-PBIS team Regular SW-PBIS updates in Parent Newsletter Back to School Night  Intro to PBIS  PBIS lesson for parents  Activity to integrate PBIS into home (see workbook)

Try PBS at Home Take our 3 school expectations:  Manage Self, Respect Others and Solve Problems Responsibly Select a routine or setting in your home and begin to build your own matrix. For example, let’s take the routine – Doing homework. What would that behavior look like under each of the expectations? Routine Manage Self Respect Others Solve Problems Responsibly Homework -Do homework from 4:30 -5:30 everyday-Do work in study area-No TV or music-Do your best work-Use signal to indicate when help is needed. -Work quietly -Save questions until parent check in -Have all materials ready and organized -Skip difficult problems for help later

Team Task How would you like to reach out to families & your community to involve them in your SW-PBIS efforts? Are there existing efforts/events that you could coordinate with to provide outreach to families re: SW-PBIS?

Tasks for teams 1)Schedule site meetings 2)Identify team members & team leader 3)Schedule time at staff meeting to discuss SW PBIS and programs in development  Share & seek feedback from staff frequently 4)Plan staff presentation – introduction to SWPBIS 5)Decide on School Rules/ evaluate current rules 6)Complete draft of Expectations grid 7)Develop lesson plans across settings/ evaluate current lessons