1. Kickboard Training
Make sure your presenter has the following resources prepared before the training begins:
-This training PowerPoint edited for your school-specific needs
-A working projector and screen
-A computer connected to the internet with your Kickboard site open (to occasionally model live in addition to the screenshots from the PowerPoint) 
Make sure your teachers have:
- A printed copy of the Kickboard Quick Reference Guide
- Laptops with an up-to-date internet browser 
- A working internet connection

2. KICKBOARD TRAINING AGENDA
The Big Picture (Why?)
The Details (How?)
The Expectations (When?)
The Support (Help?)
Run through the agenda of the meeting.

3. The Big Picture
Start this section by saying something like, “Before we get into the technology, we are going to discuss why we are bringing Kickboard to our school and what we are trying to accomplish.”
Our school culture goals and how using Kickboard is going to help us reach them

4. Our School Culture Goals
[List the school culture improvements you are trying to achieve by using Kickboard]
Why Kickboard? Explain why you chose to bring Kickboard to your school this year. What are you trying to achieve with the support of Kickboard?

5. Data We Are Going To Track
[List the specific types of data you will be expecting teachers to track in Kickboard.]
[Why did you choose these interactions and these point/dollar values?]
Pull up the Behavior List page in Kickboard, insert a screenshot the Behavior List with dollar/point values, or print it out as a handout.
You should be able to tell your teachers: Why do we want to know when these interactions occur? What are we trying to achieve by tracking them? (decreasing the negatives, increasing positivity, etc.)

6. The Details How to use Kickboard to track culture data
Transition by saying something like, “Now that we know why we are doing this and what we are going to be tracking, let’s gets some hands on practice with entering data in Kickboard.”
How to use Kickboard to track culture data

7. Logging In On A Computer
Go to
Click “LOGIN” at the top right of the screen.
3. Select “EDUCATOR.”
4. Type in your address and the password you set.
Ask teachers to log in on a computer.
TROUBLESHOOTING TIPS – you (the admin) can check each staff member’s by navigating to Settings > Students and Staff > Staff on your Kickboard site and clicking the orange edit pencil next to anyone who is having trouble logging in. You can reset their passwords on that page. You can also resend them the activation link if they never received it or never set their password to begin with.

8. Logging In To The Mobile App
Search “Kickboard” in your device’s app store (it’s available for iOS, Android, and Amazon) to download the app.
Log in with the same address and password as you did on the computer
Once teachers have successfully logged in on a computer, ask them to log in on their mobile device as well.

9. Entering Data in Kickboard
Once everyone is successfully logged in to both the computer and the mobile app, give them a few minutes to play around.
Then show them this video.
If the video doesn’t play from the slide as expected, you can also pull it up at this link:
Click here to view a 3-minute overview video.

10. Practice on your computer
Record an interaction using a quick button
Record an interaction using the dropdown behavior list
Record an interaction with a note attached
Select 3 students and record an interaction for all three at once
Select all students in the group with one click, then record an interaction for everyone at the same time
Expand a student’s row to see the interactions for the day so far
Toggle to the card view to see the day’s interactions for all students
Delete an interaction record
Have teachers work in pairs to make sure they are comfortable completing all tasks on the slide. Let them know that all records entered during training will be deleted.

11. Practice on the mobile app
Select favorite groups
Record an interaction for one student
Record multiple interactions for one students
Record an interaction for multiple students at once
Record an interaction for the whole group using the group card
Long press the group card to see a group profile
Long press a student card to see a student profile
Have teachers work in pairs to make sure they are comfortable completing all tasks on the slide. Let them know that all records entered during training will be deleted.

12. 3:1 Positivity Research Fredrickson and Lasada Ratio of Emotions
Those who flourish in life experience 3 positive, heart-lifting emotions to every one negative, heart-wrenching one
3:1
If desired, use the this and the next slide to discuss the importance of positive reinforcement for students in the classroom. This slide explains research that supports striving for a 3:1 ratio of positive to corrective (aka negative) interactions.
Background: Building off the work of John Gotmann, who studied positive vs. negative interactions between couples in marriages, psychologists Fredrickson and Lasada conducted a landmark study of positive and negative emotions and determined the ratio of 3:1 was the formula for a happy life. Those who experience less than 3:1 positive emotions in their lives were more likely to languish whereas those who experience at least 3:1 are more likely to thrive. Click here for more detailed background on this research.

13. The Positivity Ratio: A metaphor
Mass:
Allows a person to catch wind and move forward
Gives momentum
Positive
From Barbara Fredrickson-
Everything above the water line is positive; below the water line is negative. Notice the ratio. Most of the sailboat is above the water.
Mass allows catch the wind and gives them momentum, but the Keel-can’t sail without it. Keel helps the boat stay on course. When the keel matters most is when you’re sailing upwind. We learn through adversity. Negative emotions are part of the process of flourishing, so we’re not advocating for you to be 100% positive.
Fredrickson’s Advice: Don’t make your motto simply to “Be Positive”. That backfires. It leads to a toxic insincerity that leads to toxic relationships. Biggest danger to be overly positive without it being genuine.
Keel:
Helps a person stay on course
Especially important when “sailing upwind”
3:1
Negative
Fredrickson (2011)

14. Teaching with Kickboard
Click here to view a one-minute video of a teacher using Kickboard in class.
This is a short video of Taylor Tartera (7th Grade Math, Memphis TN) using Kickboard in the moment to reinforce positive expectations. This school calls positive points in Kickboard “buckets” and deductions are called “turnovers” (basketball terms since their school is associated with the Memphis Grizzlies).
If the video doesn’t play from the slide as expected, you can also pull it up at this link:

15. Research indicates that you
can improve behavior
by 80% by narrating
what someone is doing
correctly.
Mike Schmoke:r Results: The Key to Continuous School Improvement

16. Consider Kickboard as a regular teaching tool that helps you do your job more easily
Enter behaviors in the moment as you acknowledge
Explicitly state the behavior earning the point/dollar
Regularly give students the chance to know their status
Avoid using Kickboard as a threat!
A Few Best Practices
Threat I recently heard: “It’s way too early in the morning to be losing Kickboard points” before she ever singled out one child for positive behavior.

17. Rewards and Consequences
Delete this section if not using consequences and triggers yet.
How we will track rewards and consequences in Kickboard

18. Our Consequences
[List the consequences and automated triggers you chose for your school’s system]
Delete this slide if not using consequences and triggers yet.
Why did we choose these consequences?
You should be able to tell your teachers: What will automating and tracking these consequences help us achieve?

19. Consequence Flags
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“When a student is added to a consequence roster (either automatically with a trigger or manually), a colored flag will appear next to their name on Daily Activity.”

20. Consequence Rosters
Delete this slide if not using consequences and triggers yet.
“Students are automatically added to rosters based on triggers and consequence assignment (today or next available day).”
Show how you can look at different rosters by using the dropdown and how you can change the date for “fixed day” consequences (this is especially important if you have a consequence that only happens on certain days).
If your school wants teachers to manually add students to certain rosters, show them how to do this on this page by clicking Add Student to Roster.

21. Students & Groups
Delete this section if you want teachers to only use the groups already created for them.
This section covers how to create additional student groups their own (pull out, tutoring, etc.) if they choose to.
REMEMBER – data is attached to a student, not a group. Students can be in infinite groups and moved back and forth and it will not affect data that has been put in the system.
Managing your student roster and organizing students into groups

22. Our Plan for Groups Who will be making groups for your school?
What types of groups will your school use?
Delete this slide if you want teachers to only use the groups already created for them.
Who is creating groups?
Do teachers need to know how to make groups? Do you need time during training for them to make their groups? If not, you can remove this slide.

23. Student Groups Students → Groups
Delete this slide if you want teachers to only use the groups already created for them.
What are groups?
Groups are how your students are organized in Kickboard to facilitate data entry.
The most common groups are Grade Level groups, Homeroom/Advisory groups, and Class Period groups.
Some schools create tutoring groups, after-school club groups, focus groups, etc.
Students can be in as many groups as they need to be in and teachers can have access to as many different groups of students as needed.
Groups can be created at any time by teachers or admins

24. Students → Groups → Create a New Group
Creating a Group
Students → Groups → Create a New Group
Delete this slide if you want teachers to only use the groups already created for them.
Creating a new group
Click green Create a New Group button
Enter a Group Name
Students column- Click the expand arrow next to grade level
Click grade level check box to select/deselect all
Select specific students for this group
Click Create New Group

25. The Expectations How and when are we expected to use Kickboard
It’s important to make sure your staff has clear expectations regarding when and how much to use Kickboard for data entry and analysis. We suggest using these next two slides to set those expectations in terms of inputting data and then discussing it with other staff members.
How and when are we expected to use Kickboard

26. Expectations for Data Entry
[How do you want your teachers to be entering data? Which device(s) should they be using?]
[How often & how much?]
[In real time? By the end of the day?]
What are your expectations for teacher usage? Explain to staff members how/when you expect them to be recording data. This will ensure you are getting the best data possible.
Best practices: Imagine what usage looks like in the classroom. (Tracking everything that the teacher says, or teacher redirects twice before tracking? Whole class points in the hallway?) This question is best thought of from the teacher perspective.

27. How We Will Use Kickboard Data
[List what structures will use Kickboard throughout the school year. Examples could be- during monthly PLCs, morning meetings, sending home reports?]
List out what structures will use Kickboard data during the school year. This information will encourage teacher buy-in throughout the year.

28. The Support How to get help with Kickboard
This section outlines options for Kickboard support, both in the school and from Kickboard.
How to get help with Kickboard

29. Kickboard Owners at our School
[List the folks at your school who teachers should reach out to if they have questions or issues with Kickboard.]
Explain who can help with Kickboard at the school and how they can be contacted for teachers to get support.

30. Kickboard Support Resources
You can click on the green “Help” button on the bottom right of your screen in Kickboard.
Type in keywords to search the knowledgebase for relevant articles or visit kickboard.zendesk.com to access all articles.
From 9 am to 4 pm CST, click the green Live Chat button to speak with a support specialist in real time.
Outside of these hours, click “Contact Us” to send a question by .

31. Knowledge Base: https://kickboard.zendesk.com
Kickboard Support
“Throughout the school year, if you need any support or help with the site, you can contact Kickboard’s support team through the listed channels.”
Monday – Friday
8:00 AM – 5:00 PM CT
Phone:
Knowledge Base:

32. Questions?
Allow teachers to ask any additional questions.