Teacher Toolkit

Practical strategies for the classroom

These resources are designed to be quick, practical, and easy to use. Whether you're looking for a strategy to try tomorrow, a student-facing tool, or a way to better understand a behavior, start here.

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🧰 Classroom Management

For creating positive, predictable classroom environments

Start with:

• Establishing & reteaching expectations

• Classroom routines

• Attention signals

• Transitions

• Redirection strategies

• Responding to minor behaviors

• Whole-class resets

• Reinforcement strategies

🎯 Student Engagement

For when students aren't doing what you need them to do

• Increasing engagement

• Increasing participation

• Task initiation

• Getting students back on task

• Choice & autonomy

• Motivation strategies

• Dealing with "I don't care"

• Avoiding power struggles

💬 Relationships & Communication

For strengthening teacher-student interactions

• Positive interactions

• Correcting without escalating

• Difficult conversations

• Restorative conversations

• Building rapport

• Handling disrespect

• Responding to defiance

• De-escalation

🧠 Understanding Student Behavior

For understanding what might be underneath the behavior

• Why students disengage

• Adolescent development

• Anxiety vs. avoidance

• Executive functioning

• Motivation

• Emotional regulation

• Sleep & school performance

• Stress responses

📝 Student Tools

Ready-to-use resources for students

• Student reflection

• Goal setting

• Behavior reflection

• Problem-solving

• Conflict resolution

• Emotional regulation

• Organization

• Self-monitoring

🟦 PBIS Resources

Olympia-specific resources

• Olympia Behavior Matrix

• RRS expectations

• Blue Bucks

• Classroom expectations

• PBIS lessons

• PBIS procedures

• Staff PBIS resources

• Frequently asked questions