Tag Archives: Behavior

Class Dojo

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We recently piloted a behavior management system in one of our Special Education Classroom called Class Dojo. Each child is assigned a little fuzzy avatar and the teacher can give positive and negative points based on how the student behaves in class. The teacher can email a link to each kids parent so they can see how their day was at school. It has proven to be a powerful tool and a great way to keep parents in the loop with behavior in the classroom.

Here is the feel good commercial: Warm Fuzzies

Here is a nuts and bolts of how to get started: Start up Tutorial

Apple App store Link: Apple Link

Google Play Store: Android

Expected verses Unexpected Behaviors

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Perspective taking is really important for our kiddos building capacity in the area of social skills. Categorizing Expected verses Unexpected can be crucial to developing a filter when making a good choice verses and not so good choices.

DEFINITION OF EXPECTED VS UNEXPECTED (Kid friendly)

MAPPING EXPECTED AND UNEXPECTED
Expected -Simple Map
Unexpected – Simple Map
Expected vs Unexpected – Sophisticated

ACTIVITY
Expected vs Unexpected Activity

POWERPOINT ACTIVITY

PPT

GENERAL PERSPECTIVE TAKING RESOURCES
1st Link

2nd Link

3rd Link

Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS)

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“What is PBIS?
PBIS (positive behavior interventions and supports) is an architecture for addressing behavior through the prevention-oriented structuring of research-based interventions and supports in a hierarchical and progressive manner for the purpose of improved behavioral and academic outcomes. PBIS is an initialism most well known to those working in schools and similar settings and comes from the federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). In practice, this generally appears as 3 tiers of increasingly intensive and individualized behavior interventions and supports as well as a system of data collection and analysis.”  From: http://www.pbisworld.com/faq/

PBIS World and PBIS the main site that explain the whole school behavioral systems that meet the wide variety of student needs.

Here are some topics (below) at PBIS World click a few and let me know what you think.

Aggressive and/or Bullying
Anxiety
Confrontational/Defensive
Defiant
Disorganized
Disrespectful
Disruptive
Failing To Turn In Work
Frustration
HyperactivityImpulsive
Inappropriate Language
Lack of Participation
Lack of Responsibility
Lack of Social Skills
Low/No Work Completion
Lying/Cheating
Name Calling
Negative Attitude
Off-Task Disruptive
Off-Task Non-Disruptive
Out of Seat
Poor Coping Skills
Poor Peer Relationships
Poor Self Esteem
Rushing Through Work
Sadness/Depression
Somatic Complaints
Stealing
Tantrums/Out of Control
Tardiness
Unable to Work Independently
Unfocused/Inattentive
Unmotivated
Upset/Crying
Other

PENT and Diana Browning Wright

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Recently, Diana Browning Wright came to present to our Special Education staff on a variety of subjects, but primarily on empirically based proven behavioral practices. She is a dynamic and knowledgable educator that has definitely forgotten more about child behavior than I will ever know.

Her website PENT website is a great. I particularly like Positive Environments and RtI it reviews how to set the student up for success in a variety of environments. I use these strategies with the students and teachers I work with at school.