Tier 1 Practices
Learn from teachers as they model strategies and explain how procedures work effectively in their classrooms. These are the practices that teachers and educators have been using for decades to create safe and supportive schools. Please share ideas and feedback to help us grow this resource. β¨
Teaching Behavior Expectations & Skills
Communicating clear behavior expectations and teaching the skills that students need in order to meet them.
β = Fundamental strategies / priorities for proficiencyPrevention
Proactively creating conditions that promote positive behavior and minimize the likelihood of undesired behavior.
β = Fundamental strategies / priorities for proficiencyTeaching Methods βπͺ Engagement
Reinforcement
When positive behavior happens, responding in a way that makes it more likely the behavior will happen again.
β = Fundamental strategies / priorities for proficiencyResponse
When undesired behavior happens, responding in a way that makes it less likely the behavior will happen again.
β = Fundamental strategies / priorities for proficiencySources and Further Learning
This resource was initially developed in the winter of 2018 as part of a Mental Health Workgroup that included representatives from Chisago Lakes, East Central, Hinckley-Finlayson, North Branch, Pine City, Rush City, and SCRED. It was originally a printed resource called the Classroom Management Guide.
The resource bank moved to this website and took a big step forward through collaboration in 2022 with leadership teams in Hinckley Elementary School and Chisago Lakes Primary School.
The listed practices were identified primarily by cross-referencing implementation checklists from national organizations in the areas of SEL, PBIS, Trauma-Informed Practices, and Restorative Practices:
Supporting and Responding to Students' Social, Emotional, and Behavioral Needs (Center on PBIS)
PBIS Classroom Practices (Florida PBIS Project)
Multi-Tiered System of Supports (MTSS) in the Classroom (Center on PBIS)
Guide to Schoolwide SEL Rubric (CASEL)
Restorative Practices Implementation, Trainers and Training: An Administratorβs Checklist (Minnesota Department of Education)
Trauma-Sensitive School Checklist (Lesley University and Massachusetts Advocates for Children)