PBIS is the system behind the behaviour change process. Without first examining the ‘how’ of behaviour change, there is little point in changing what we do or what we teach. Without robust systems in place, we will ultimately change nothing.

The PBIS page examines the 6-step process for changing behaviours:

1. Identifying and defining behaviours

2. Explicitly teaching behaviours

3. Collecting data

4. Rewarding, acknowledging and encouraging the desired behaviours

5. Having predictable responses to behaviour errors

6. Using data-informed decision-making to determine the next steps.

This is not dissimilar to Multiple Tiered Systems of Support (MTSS) or Response to Intervention (RTI), where we leverage this process at a site-wide level in academics and socio-emotional development. This unit will discuss how we can bring this process down to meet the needs of students at the classroom level and how this process can be managed by educators looking to affect change.

This module will take our 'wearing hats' example and apply the PBIS model to effect behaviour change. I encourage you to either pick a behaviour solution from the CPS unit to apply this model to or to apply an explicit behaviour you wish to see in your classroom (such as 'pick up rubbish' or 'pay attention to the speaker'.

Attentive participants will observe the heavy connections between this model and the Fogg behaviour model (B=MAP), and I encourage you to play around further with this? Fogg or PBIS? model in your practice.