Classroom Management

CREATING A POSITIVE CLASSROOM CLIMATE: August PD Session

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Super Six Classroom Management comes directly from PBIS best practices! The Midwest PBIS website highlights what we refer to as the Super Six: Effective Classroom Management Practices. In addition to the resources found here, S3 team members can support you with trainings, observations and strategies on classroom management.

Super 6 Effective Classroom Practices.pdf

Evaluating Yourself from Midwest PBIS Snapshots:

Physical Environment

Classroom Teaching Matrix

Active Supervision

Encouraging Appropriate Behavior

Continuum of Responses to Inappropriate Behavior

Opportunities to Respond and Academic Engagement

Click here to learn how to create a behavior matrix for your classroom!

Nine variables to consider for requesting student compliance

Teach Behaviors and Preventative Prompts.pdf

Behavior Specific Praise.pdf

Not sure exactly how to give behavior specific praise? Check out these Positive Feedback and Encouragement sentence starters from the Pyramid Model. While these were created for our early learners, they are applicable to any age!

Did you know that your Climate Coach can support you with classroom management? There are multiple options, including individual support, small cohorts, school-wide training, etc. CCSD will be using SchoolMint in 23-24 to support training and coaching for staff. Reach out to your Climate Coach for a training!

Click here to learn more about responding to Challenging Behavior

Resources for Classroom Management Support:

Supporting and Responding to Behavior

Super Six Snapshot and Self Assessment

Ditch the Clip! Article on moving away from behavior clip charts

Rewards, Simple Reward Systems & Incentives

Classroom management also relies on having strategies for a variety of concerns (academic, social, emotional, behavioral, etc.). This menu of strategies is a fantastic place to start thinking about different tools you can utilize for building a classroom environment that can thrive.

Trauma Aligned Classroom Practices

Tier 1 (All):

Teach schoolwide positive behavior expectations and procedures
Positive reinforcement for all students
Consistent consequences for problem behaviors
Effective procedures and supervision in non-classroom management
Bully Prevention Curriculum
Alternatives to classroom removal

Tier 2 (Some):

Check-in/Check-out
Adult Mentors
Take a break
Targeted Social Skills Instruction (small group)
Home/school plans
Classroom Management Support

Tier 3 (Few):

Functional Behavior Assessment
Multi-component behavior plans
School-based wraparound services
Emergency Intervention Plans
Intensive Academic Support

Check out our resources for creating a calm, healthy learning environment