Feature 1.7 - Professional Development

Essential Learning

Complete the online course: Effective Professional Learning (Coming Soon!)

Read pages 399 - 413 of the Tier 1 Workbook to gain a foundational knowledge on PBIS Professional Development
- Complete the "Next Steps" on page 414 to guide PBIS professional development creation
Read Training and Professional Development Blueprint for PBIS from PBIS.org for guidiance on PBIS specific Professional Development
Read the Quick Reference Guide on the standards for professional learning from Learning Forward to gain a foundational knowledge on effective professional learning
- Learn more about each standard:
Complete pages 54 of the NE PBIS Tier 1 Training Workbook

Additional Resources

Read The State of Teacher Professional Learning to learn about the results of a national survey on Professional Learning
Read the Hanover Research Report: PBIS Professional Development and Data Monitoring for a meta analysis on PBIS Professional Development
Review Develop Staff to learn keys to building and developing your staff
Read PBIS Training Resources & Tips for Teachers to learn how to design PBIS specific Professional Learning
Use the Checklist for High Quality Professional Development Training to develop professional development
Use the Tier 1 PBIS Handbook Organizer to help create a staff handbook for PBIS
Read Implementation - Learning builds the bridge between research and practice to learn how to turn professional development into practice
Have staff complete the following online modules to better understand student behavior and the roll of PBIS:
- Behavioral Theory 1
- Behavioral Theory 2

The task: create a formal process for teaching all staff all aspects of the Tier 1 system, including the 4 core Tier 1 practices (teaching school-wide exepectations, acknowledging appropriate behavior, correcting errors, and requesting assistance)

Criteria for successful completion of the task

Create professional development to train staff on all aspects of the Tier 1 system, including

Overview

PBIS implementation and professional development are intertwined. As noted in Feature 1.6, professional development needs to be continual and consistent in order to properly support implementation with fidelity.

Often, PBIS leadership teams are developing PBIS resources as well as the professional development for those resources at the same time. Othertimes, a professional development sub-committee is formed to ensure there is an emphasis on and long term plan for PBIS professional development.

Regardless of how it is developed, the important part of PBIS professional development is that it is on-going. Some districts make it a part of any and all staff development meetings, often revisiting topics in which staff have already been trained on, in order to maintain proper implementation.

This page has resources for best practices for professional development, as well as suggestions on effective PBIS professional development. Suggestions for professional development are also listed within other features to assist in the professional development process for specific elements of PBIS.