BASiCS

BIST is a model that will help you have confidence to effectively deal with difficult classroom situations and negative behavior. In order for students to change their behavior for the long term, they must look at each life skill they are missing, the way in which it impacts their life, and create a plan to reincorporate each missing skill.

The Three Primary Life Skills 

1. I can make good choices even if I am mad.

2. I can be ok even if others are not okay.

3. I can do something even if I don't want to (or if it's hard).

The Four Steps

1. Early Intervention

   • engaging pedagogy

   • best practice classroom management

   • structure and consistency

   • address all behaviors that are hurtful or interfere with learning

2. Caring Confrontation

   • BIST Continuum

   • firm, kind language that identifies the student's negative behavior

3. Planning for Success

   • BIST plans, problem solving in teams, SIT

4. Outlasting the Student's Acting Out

   • student accountability

   • insure that students know that we care