Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports Teaching Expectations Northwest AEA March 18, 2010

Major portions of the following material were developed by: George Sugai and Rob Horner OSEP Funded Technical Assistance Center In conjunction with The Iowa Department of Education

Establishing a School-wide Discipline System Define School-wide Behavioral Expectations Teach School-wide Behavioral Expectation Monitor and Acknowledge Appropriate Behavior Use a Continuum of Consequences for Inappropriate Behavior

Goals Understand the Rationale for Teaching Behavioral Expectations Develop Lesson Plans for Teaching Behavioral Expectations

Instructional Discipline “When it comes to discipline, it does not make sense for educators to use the criminal justice model first, before employing what they were professionally prepared to use-educational and mentoring approaches.” Father Gathercoal, Judicious Discipline, 1993

Instructional Discipline “ Social Skills should be taught to children using the same strategies that are used to teach academic skills- direct instruction, practice, feedback.” Colvin and Sugai, 1988

Teaching of Behavioral Expectations Use Expectations Matrix as a guide to developing teaching plans Include all staff in lesson plans Plan to teach and practice in the context that the behavior is to occur (e.g., teach lunchroom behavior in the lunchroom)

Teaching Behavioral Expectations Plan for a schedule of teaching throughout the year Use the language of school-wide expectations, for example, “Is it being respectful when you are noisy in the hall, or is it responsible when you leave a mess in the lunchroom?” Lesson Plans to be included in PBIS Products Book (Handbook)

Teaching expectations - Some Ideas Have students, in groups, rotate to designated areas of the school where staff demonstrate the positive and negative examples of specific expectations in that area. Use video examples. Have students make posters. Use an all school assembly.

Teaching Expectations - Some Ideas Have students create skits. Have students write letters to their parents or articles for the school newspaper about expectations. Play “Pictionary” with expectations. Create student-made books. Use older students to show younger students.

Teaching Behavioral Expectations Video productions are becoming a common method for teaching expectations Search YouTube and Teacher Tube (or others) for examples and to generate ideas

Teaching Behavioral Expectations What are some ways that you can teach the specific expectations around your school or all students and staff? Modify and incorporate what you already do.

Teaching Behavioral Lesson Plans – Key Points Build plans from the expectations matrix Devise a plan to teach – consider when it is appropriate to teach in context Create user friendly lesson plans Lesson plans become part of your Products Book (Handbook) Annual teaching schedule (beginning of the year, following breaks) Build in a system for “boosters” – when and how Teaching is only a part of it – acknowledgement helps to sustain the skill

Teaching Expectations – Action Steps What needs to be done? Who will do it? By when?