Due to the high substance abuse rate in our community it is important to understand the affects Drugs and Alcohol have on our students and the unique learning and behavioral needs.
Drug Impacted Children Professional Development
In order to be an example to my learners as well as to meet their needs I must see myself as a learner and seek out opportunities to grow in my understandings.
Montana Behavioral Institute: Design Thinking aka Human Centered Design
Immerse yourself in the context of experiences from students perspectives.
Victory by Design:
Authentically give your attention to students and give time willingly to develop meaningful relationships.
Are you putting too much time into things that don't produce and not enough into what does.
Montana Behavioral Institute
Keynote speaker:
When we drift away from basics we begin to wonder.
What contribution can you make to the team, what do we have to serve others?
Montana Behavioral Institute
Rita Pearson
Every child needs a champion
Student centered, solution based approach
Utilize collaboration time
Montana Behavioral Institute
How to shift your school climate:
This is easy to say but you need a sustained
What do the kids think of the school and the staff
What do the kids want and need?
Ask them
How do we, as a school, arrange intervention for success
Behavior Analytic Approach
Theory helps me understand and make adjustments
It's about changing perceptions and organizing resources in a manner that we can best use them
Safe, predictable, and positive for all students
Restorative Practices, sometimes referred to as Restorative Justice, is a framework for building community and for responding to challenging behavior through authentic dialogue. Restorative Practices shift the conversation between teachers and students to be less punishment-oriented and to offer an opportunity for all people affected by an action to have dialogue about how to make things right and restore the classroom community.