1. Kathy Helgeson, Southern Oregon ESDP P B Y
PBIS in the Class Room S A P L C R T I
“This is the worst class I’ve ever had!”
Kathy Helgeson, Southern Oregon ESD

2. The Critical Elements Machine vs. Buffet Establish rules.
Clarify your expectations. (How does it look?)
Create lesson plans & teach.
Design feedback & reinforcement system.
Collect data Is this working?
Machine vs.
Buffet

3. Be Safe
Be Respectful
Be Responsible

4. Teach kids what you want, and pay more attention to them
Rules
Teach kids what you want,
and pay more attention to them
when they are doing it
than when they are not.

5. Write a list of all the different activities/locations that require different expectations.

6. Pass out matrix examples. Model a quiet work time expectation lesson
Pass out matrix examples. Model a quiet work time expectation lesson. Do a little cooperative work. – Brainstorm the different kinds of situations you have in your classroom (Direct Instruction, co-op, lab, tests, story time, seat work, etc. Use flip chart to remind students of expected behavior.

7. Spend more time focused on what is going right.
Train yourself to look for it…

8. Purpose of Positives Help Adults Build Positive Relationships
Who they are
What they do
Create a positive, inviting environment
Tool to encourage & reinforce desired behaviors
Those learning new behaviors
Role models of positive behavior

9. Why use tangibles? They help you learn to look for the good in kids.
Gotcha!
Why use tangibles?
*Safe
*Respectful
*Responsible
They help you learn to look for the good in kids.
They increase your opportunities to build relationships with kids.
They multiply the positive reinforcement.
It is more effective in helping kids change habits than verbal praise alone.
(but remember - is has to be genuine.)

10. meaningful message that
Creating Bridges
Deliver a
meaningful message that
builds self-esteem
and can
become internalized.
“I know that assignment was hard, but you stayed with it. You’re a hard worker.”
“Thanks for standing up for someone else You did the right thing. You should be proud of yourself.”

11. Good things might come your way if you're doing the right thing.
Bigger isn’t better.
Intermittent random reinforcement is most effective in changing behavior.
Good things might come your way
if you're doing the right thing.

12. In your experience, what gives teachers the “biggest bang for their buck” in getting students to do what is expected? A. Giving out rewards B. Having clear and consistent consequences for problem behavior C. Teaching expectations directly, and reinforcing students who comply

13. The goal of classroom management is to develop a group of students who are responsible, motivated and highly engaged in meaningful tasks.
Not just to minimize disruptions and keep teaching…

14. Focus on Prevention
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