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It starts with
It starts with
RELATIONSHIPS
RELATIONSHIPS
"Students are often more motivated to engage in learning when they feel that their teacher truly cares for them. Demonstrating care with students on a daily basis is a persistent practice that continually reinforces the relationships as the foundation of their learning community" ~Richard Milner
Distance Learning Activities
Distance Learning Activities
Check out these recommended activities from the Center of Culturally Responsive Teaching and Learning that focuses on Validating and Affirming.
How can you work with families to provide a sample daily learning schedule at home?
PBIS apps site has offered 4 Steps on Handling Problem Behavior Remotely
Ci3T has offered guidance on using low intensity strategies in a virtual environment.
Resources and Tips!
Resources and Tips!
Positive greetings at the door- learn more here
Find several tools and ideas on how to improve student-teacher relationships and find alternatives to classroom removal here from Teaching Tolerance.
Once in school, community circles are important to use consistently to build a positive classroom culture.
Morning Meetings are a great way to start the day off right! Find resources and information on this hyerpdoc.
The Million Dollar Question: What does classroom universals look like in a virtual context?
The Million Dollar Question: What does classroom universals look like in a virtual context?
Our team at the Professional Learning Division has gone through best practices and put this site together to help get us closer to this answer.
_Supporting Students with Disabilities at School and Home- A Guide for Teachers to Support Families and Students.pdfSUPPORTING STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES AT SCHOOL AND HOME:
SUPPORTING STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES AT SCHOOL AND HOME:
A Guide for Teachers to Support Families and Students
Physical Environment
Physical Environment
The set up of the physical environment should focus on promoting positive interactions between and among students.
Resources and Tips!
Resources and Tips!
Amazing posters to decorate the classroom that are diverse, positive, and inspiring!
Use this inventory tool to consider how you can ensure that your classroom is culturally diverse.
Videos and more on this Edutopia site to help teachers consider new ways to set up the classroom for all learners.
Scroll through this short presentation to learn about how to set up a Calming Corner in you room.
Physical Environment Virtually
Physical Environment Virtually
Virtual Classrooms!
Virtual Classrooms!
Creating virtual classrooms for all areas of your day can be fun, engaging, and helpful for children/youth and families. Inserting links that you have previously vetted is one way that students and families can have the information they need in one click. Even consider creating a Calming Area/Sensory Room for children/youth to explore.
Co-Creating Classroom Norms.pdfClarifying Expected Behavior
Clarifying Expected Behavior
Every teacher has developed classroom rules that align with schoolwide expectations.
Every teacher has developed procedures for common classroom activities.
Resources and Tips
Resources and Tips
View the MO PBIS Classroom Site to find training video on classroom expectations and rules, lesson plan examples, and more.
Classroom rules should be planned by the whole class.
TFI connection: 1.8
Clarifying Expectations Virtually
Clarifying Expectations Virtually
Virtual Norms
Virtual Norms
Check with your district to see what guidelines they have put out around best practices for meeting/teaching online. There are several concepts that teachers will want to think ahead, teach, practice, and provide feedback on in regards to learning from home. Here are 7 steps that you can use to get student input on behavioral rules and norms.
Virtual Matrix
Virtual Matrix
Make virtual procedures routine by providing specific, consistent feedback. Use fun bitmojis or create a list with your classroom like this routine list.
Classrooms should also embed/add too their classroom matrix that considers virtual learning expectations.
Teaching Expected Behavior
Teaching Expected Behavior
Professional learning on the Effective Teaching and Learning Practices (ETLPs) has been provided to all instructional staff.
Resources and Tips!
Resources and Tips!
View the MO PBIS Site to find templates and examples of lesson plans, booster plans, and a teaching schedule.
If providing online learning, consider these important skills to teach that matter in a home learning environment.
During online learning if you are teaching students with disabilities read this article to consider recommendations from Teaching Tolerance.
Teach social emotional and behavioral skills to all learners. Concepts like Before you Speak, Think are too important to skip on any day. Teachers can mirror the same idea like in academics. When teaching a new concept- spend time providing direct instruction. When already taught and practiced, embed these concepts into other lessons.
Encouraging Expected Behavior
Encouraging Expected Behavior
Classwide system is developed in each classroom to encourage students’ use of expected classroom rules and procedures and teachers’ use of positive specific feedback is observed.
Resources and Tips!
Resources and Tips!
View the MO PBIS Site to find templates and examples of encouraging systems at various levels.
Read about developing High School Acknowledgement Systems
Like FREE apps?! Explore this app to remind and track all of the positive reinforcement and pre-corrections you give throughout the day.
Quick overview on the WHAT and HOW to provide a ration of 4 positive verbal specfic feedback to 1 negative comment.
Acknowledging Behavior Virtually
Acknowledging Behavior Virtually
Acknowledging behavior can occur virtually. Like always we just have think creatively!!!
Acknowledging behavior can occur virtually. Like always we just have think creatively!!!
Learn what behavior-specific praise looks like in the virtual setting.
Fun events do when children/youth have earned it.
A large list of incentive ideas to use here! If you see something that may be face to face- like "Lunch with Principal"- consider how you can use your video platform (Google Meets, Zoom....) to accomplish the task.
Listen to these TIPS on providing reinforcement in virtual settings.
Discouraging Unexpected Behavior
Discouraging Unexpected Behavior
Use of strategies to discourage unexpected "minor" behavior is encouraged.
Resources and Tips!
Resources and Tips!
View the MO PBIS Site to find templates and examples of flowcharts, office referral forms, intensity charts....
Looking for ways to manage behavior WITHOUT a clip down chart... Read Ditch The Clip! Why Clip Charts Are Not a PBIS Practice and What to Do Instead
Utilizing Restorative Practices? Consider these questions to respond to challenging behavior and to help those harmed by other’s actions.
Consider utilizing the 2x10 strategy to develop a relationship with a student who may have challenging behaviors.
Read the 6 questions all teachers should ask themselves when dealing with difficult situations with a student.
Managing Behaviors Virtually
Managing Behaviors Virtually
Learn how to give precorrects in the virtual setting.
View this video on active supervision in the virtual setting to help minimize inappropriate behaviors.
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