Behavior
The Center (a) provides the technical assistance to encourage large-scale implementation of PBIS; (b) provides the organizational models, demonstrations, dissemination, and evaluation tools needed to implement PBIS with greater depth and fidelity across an extended array of contexts; and (c) extends the lessons learned from PBIS implementation to the broader agenda of educational reform.
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Rob Plevin things about behavior and has a number of great videos and a website to help you reconsider behavior strategies.
1. 25 classroom management strategies to get silence from a noisy group of students. 2. 7 ways to get students to follow directions. 3. Positive Reinforcement Methods. |
Classroom Management. Whether you are looking to control a rowdy class, capture the heart of a disrespectful student, or encourage kids to turn in their homework on time, effective classroom management is an ever-moving target. Class personalities, student ages, season of the year, the presence of that one student {yes, you know the one}, can sometimes have even experienced teachers searching for new ideas. If that happens to be you, I hope the following list of resources and ideas will be helpful. I’ve spent quite a bit of time researching, and these are some of the best ideas I’ve seen on the web. You know, for those few moments when your class doesn’t look quite like this:
{Some of} The Best Classroom Management Resources and Ideas
1. Laura Candler’s Classroom Management Strategies Resource Page. {If you click one link, go here for a quick overview of ideas and a gajillion free resources. Laura Candler has a host of practical ideas and resources for teachers of any level. Free printables, charts, tips, techniques. Really, you’ll learn something new.}
2. Behavior Plans and Charts. {Over at The Cornerstone for Teachers, this resource includes several practical ideas for instilling positive behavior in the whole class, as well as detailed instructions– including a how-to video– of how to create an individual behavior plan.}
3. World’s Easiest Token System. {Detailed instructions on how to create and maintain a token system for behavior that has literally won awards. Again, over at TheCornerStoneforTeachers.com. Excellent idea! You can also check out her suggestions for making class rules– another informative post.}
4. Classroom Management Ideas for Elementary Students. {This helpful list has about 30 simple, practical ideas for classroom management for students ages 5 to 11.}
5.50 Behavior Management Strategies, Relationally-Speaking. {This compilation of 50 ideas was compiled by a group of teachers and can be used for students of all ages, particularly middle and high school students. Many of the ideas focus on practical ways to build relationships with the kids in your classroom.}
6. Classroom Management Ideas for Young Children. {Another list of simple behavior management ideas for elementary students.}
7. Getting Class Control, Elementary Aged. {Seven simple ideas to control talking and get the group’s attention. Ideas include using a “talk thing,” “do the wave,” and “high-fives.” Super practical and effective with the preschoolers I’ve helped teach!}
8. How to Keep Kids Busy When They Finish Work Early. {If you haven’t already spent time at TeachingBlogAddict, then you really must. This practical idea for occupying students during class time was first posted by Hadar at the adorable blog Miss Kindergarten. It’s called the “I’m Done Jar.” Awesome idea you could tweak for any age!}
9. True Story of a Troubled Kid Turned Model Student. {This is an encouraging story about a high school student who was disturbing her classroom daily, including name-calling and knocking over desks. See how this teacher practically turned Trouble into Success through fostering a RELATIONSHIP with the young man.}
10. A Simple Way to Get Parents Involved in a Positive Behavior Plan. {Kathy over at the blog First Grade a la carte, posted a great idea of asking parents to sign up in the beginning of the year to bring in weekly prizes for those students who had good behavior and completed homework. This particular system works best for elementary students, but the idea of having parents provide the classroom rewards works for any age — and gets you out of spending money at The Dollar Store!}
11. Pinterest has a great visual resource of behavior ideas in the classroom. The Teacher Guide has many downloads and web resources. Teaching Ideas has a bunch of downloads for educators to use in their classroom.
12. New Jersey has a great resource for supporting positive behavior interventions.
13. Uncommon Schools is a charter school that has videos on using positive behavior systems.
14. NEA has many we blinks and 'real' teacher ideas about how to manage behavior.
15. The Special Education Guide provides specific strategies and guidelines for students with special needs.
15. You’ll love the brief overviews on topics such as, “Behavior Problems. What’s a School to do?” Check out the fact sheets on behaviors like Oppositional Defiance Disorder (ODD), and Conduct Disorder. You’ll also find tools and handouts, model programs, and additional resources.
16. Arm yourself with this knowledge and stop problem behaviors before they start. This 65-page guide helps teachers anticipate common problems throughout the year and plan prevention and early intervention to minimize them. Suggestions provided on a monthly basis.
17. Play at being good: The good behavior game. This is one fun way to involve the whole class in supporting positive behavior. Especially good for elementary students demonstrating early high-risk behavior.
18. Discipline: What works, what doesn’t. This guide discusses the failure of punitive disciplinary practices and promotes supportive discipline strategies. It provides great tips on research-based approaches to positive behavior change.
19. Behavior Report Card Generator and Report Card Generator.
20. Intervention Central has specific ideas for fragile students and general Behavior Interventions.
21. The ABCs of behavior analysis. One of the components of a functional behavior analysis (FBA) or any systematic study of behavior is to note what happened prior to the event, what the behavior looked liked, and what happened after the behavior. The acronym “ABC” in this case stands for “Antecedent, Behavior, Consequences.” Handouts and a FBA for Families.
22. Positive Behavior Intervention Support Website. The TA Center on Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports has been established by the Office of Special Education Programs, US Department of Education to give schools capacity-building information and technical assistance for identifying, adapting, and sustaining effective school-wide disciplinary practices. Fact Sheets on Positive Behavior Strategies.
23. PBIS World is a website containing links to hundreds of interventions, supports, resources, and data collection tools, all of which are organized into the tier 1 through 3 framework. It is designed to help guide users through the PBIS implementation process, starting with behavior identification and offering suggestions for interventions and data collection tools.
24. Superduper Handy Handouts have a variety of behavior interventions in an easy to download PDF form.
25. Superheroes Social Skills is an evidence-based program that enhances the social competence of elementary students with autism spectrum disorders (ASD), behavioral disorders, or developmental delays.Superheroes was specifically designed to improve the social skills of high-functioning children with ASD, but is also appropriate for any student who needs to learn to interact appropriately with peers and adults.Superheroes teaches 17 critical social skills.
26. Why Try : Social Skills Resources is a motivating social skill instruction program for students of all ages. The WhyTry Organization was created to provide simple hands on solutions for helping youth learn important life skills such as: Anger Management, Problem Solving, Dealing with Peer Pressure, Living Laws and Rules, Building a Support System, Having a Vision of their Future
27. Skillstreaming Techniques use a structured learning approach and include modeling, role-playing, performance feedback, and transfer training. Students learn social skills that make them successful communicators with their peers, families, and teachers. They develop competence in dealing with interpersonal conflicts, learn to use self-control, and contribute to a positive atmosphere.
28. Interested in learning why the PATHS® program is the premier SEL curriculum available? Then watch our dynamic presentation, "Improving School Climate for Student Success -- A Guide to the PATHS® Program," by visiting: www.channing-bete.com/pathspreview/
{Some of} The Best Classroom Management Resources and Ideas
1. Laura Candler’s Classroom Management Strategies Resource Page. {If you click one link, go here for a quick overview of ideas and a gajillion free resources. Laura Candler has a host of practical ideas and resources for teachers of any level. Free printables, charts, tips, techniques. Really, you’ll learn something new.}
2. Behavior Plans and Charts. {Over at The Cornerstone for Teachers, this resource includes several practical ideas for instilling positive behavior in the whole class, as well as detailed instructions– including a how-to video– of how to create an individual behavior plan.}
3. World’s Easiest Token System. {Detailed instructions on how to create and maintain a token system for behavior that has literally won awards. Again, over at TheCornerStoneforTeachers.com. Excellent idea! You can also check out her suggestions for making class rules– another informative post.}
4. Classroom Management Ideas for Elementary Students. {This helpful list has about 30 simple, practical ideas for classroom management for students ages 5 to 11.}
5.50 Behavior Management Strategies, Relationally-Speaking. {This compilation of 50 ideas was compiled by a group of teachers and can be used for students of all ages, particularly middle and high school students. Many of the ideas focus on practical ways to build relationships with the kids in your classroom.}
6. Classroom Management Ideas for Young Children. {Another list of simple behavior management ideas for elementary students.}
7. Getting Class Control, Elementary Aged. {Seven simple ideas to control talking and get the group’s attention. Ideas include using a “talk thing,” “do the wave,” and “high-fives.” Super practical and effective with the preschoolers I’ve helped teach!}
8. How to Keep Kids Busy When They Finish Work Early. {If you haven’t already spent time at TeachingBlogAddict, then you really must. This practical idea for occupying students during class time was first posted by Hadar at the adorable blog Miss Kindergarten. It’s called the “I’m Done Jar.” Awesome idea you could tweak for any age!}
9. True Story of a Troubled Kid Turned Model Student. {This is an encouraging story about a high school student who was disturbing her classroom daily, including name-calling and knocking over desks. See how this teacher practically turned Trouble into Success through fostering a RELATIONSHIP with the young man.}
10. A Simple Way to Get Parents Involved in a Positive Behavior Plan. {Kathy over at the blog First Grade a la carte, posted a great idea of asking parents to sign up in the beginning of the year to bring in weekly prizes for those students who had good behavior and completed homework. This particular system works best for elementary students, but the idea of having parents provide the classroom rewards works for any age — and gets you out of spending money at The Dollar Store!}
11. Pinterest has a great visual resource of behavior ideas in the classroom. The Teacher Guide has many downloads and web resources. Teaching Ideas has a bunch of downloads for educators to use in their classroom.
12. New Jersey has a great resource for supporting positive behavior interventions.
13. Uncommon Schools is a charter school that has videos on using positive behavior systems.
14. NEA has many we blinks and 'real' teacher ideas about how to manage behavior.
15. The Special Education Guide provides specific strategies and guidelines for students with special needs.
15. You’ll love the brief overviews on topics such as, “Behavior Problems. What’s a School to do?” Check out the fact sheets on behaviors like Oppositional Defiance Disorder (ODD), and Conduct Disorder. You’ll also find tools and handouts, model programs, and additional resources.
16. Arm yourself with this knowledge and stop problem behaviors before they start. This 65-page guide helps teachers anticipate common problems throughout the year and plan prevention and early intervention to minimize them. Suggestions provided on a monthly basis.
17. Play at being good: The good behavior game. This is one fun way to involve the whole class in supporting positive behavior. Especially good for elementary students demonstrating early high-risk behavior.
18. Discipline: What works, what doesn’t. This guide discusses the failure of punitive disciplinary practices and promotes supportive discipline strategies. It provides great tips on research-based approaches to positive behavior change.
19. Behavior Report Card Generator and Report Card Generator.
20. Intervention Central has specific ideas for fragile students and general Behavior Interventions.
21. The ABCs of behavior analysis. One of the components of a functional behavior analysis (FBA) or any systematic study of behavior is to note what happened prior to the event, what the behavior looked liked, and what happened after the behavior. The acronym “ABC” in this case stands for “Antecedent, Behavior, Consequences.” Handouts and a FBA for Families.
22. Positive Behavior Intervention Support Website. The TA Center on Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports has been established by the Office of Special Education Programs, US Department of Education to give schools capacity-building information and technical assistance for identifying, adapting, and sustaining effective school-wide disciplinary practices. Fact Sheets on Positive Behavior Strategies.
23. PBIS World is a website containing links to hundreds of interventions, supports, resources, and data collection tools, all of which are organized into the tier 1 through 3 framework. It is designed to help guide users through the PBIS implementation process, starting with behavior identification and offering suggestions for interventions and data collection tools.
24. Superduper Handy Handouts have a variety of behavior interventions in an easy to download PDF form.
25. Superheroes Social Skills is an evidence-based program that enhances the social competence of elementary students with autism spectrum disorders (ASD), behavioral disorders, or developmental delays.Superheroes was specifically designed to improve the social skills of high-functioning children with ASD, but is also appropriate for any student who needs to learn to interact appropriately with peers and adults.Superheroes teaches 17 critical social skills.
26. Why Try : Social Skills Resources is a motivating social skill instruction program for students of all ages. The WhyTry Organization was created to provide simple hands on solutions for helping youth learn important life skills such as: Anger Management, Problem Solving, Dealing with Peer Pressure, Living Laws and Rules, Building a Support System, Having a Vision of their Future
27. Skillstreaming Techniques use a structured learning approach and include modeling, role-playing, performance feedback, and transfer training. Students learn social skills that make them successful communicators with their peers, families, and teachers. They develop competence in dealing with interpersonal conflicts, learn to use self-control, and contribute to a positive atmosphere.
28. Interested in learning why the PATHS® program is the premier SEL curriculum available? Then watch our dynamic presentation, "Improving School Climate for Student Success -- A Guide to the PATHS® Program," by visiting: www.channing-bete.com/pathspreview/