Positive Behavioral Support

Focus Area IRIS Material How Classroom management for Module: Who's in Charge? In describing the components of a comprehensive behavior new teachers management plan, this interactive module helps the new teachers proactively prepare themselves to address behavior issues before they ever set foot in a classroom.

Classroom management for Module: You're in Charge! This module follows “Who’s in Charge?” and offers teachers the new teachers opportunity to put knowledge acquired into action by creating their own comprehensive behavior management plan. Teachers have the choice of developing the components of a comprehensive behavior plan for the fifth grade classroom described in the Challenge, or they can develop them for a different grade level that they intend to teach someday. Students that require an Module: Addressing In this interactive module addresses the “Acting-Out Cycle,” the additional level of Disruptive and Noncompliant phases of the acting-out cycle, and how to respond to students in behavioral support Behaviors (Part 1): different phases of the acting-out cycle.

Specific behavioral Module: Addressing This interactive module describes two interventions that can increase interventions for students Disruptive and Noncompliant initial compliance to teacher requests and identifies three interventions requiring an additional Behaviors (Part 2): that can be implemented to decrease disruptive and non-compliant level of behavioral support behaviors. Specific behavioral Case Study: Encouraging This case study unit outlines positive behavior management techniques interventions for students Appropriate Behavior with that can be employed with individual students who have behavioral requiring an additional accompanying Star Sheets concerns that are not effectively addressed by comprehensive level of behavioral support (STrategies And Resources) classroom rules. It features five scenarios of students at varying grade providing research-based levels, ranging from elementary to high school. strategies for solving the case studies. Key components of an Case Study: Fostering Student Through realistic classroom scenarios, this case study set introduces effective accountability Accountability For Classroom the five key components of an effective accountability system and system that supports Work with accompanying Star offers guidance on how to implement these strategies in a classroom students in completing Sheets setting classroom work. (STrategies And Resources) providing research-based strategies for solving the case studies. The role of supportive Case Study: Norms and This case study set provides scenarios and strategies that focus on the classroom structures in Expectations with establishment of classroom norms and expectations through the preventing problem accompanying Star Sheets development of rules and procedures. behaviors. (STrategies And Resources) providing research-based strategies for solving the case studies.

Determining whether Activity: The Behavior Game Ms. Rollison, a first-year teacher, has brainstormed a list of possible consequences are positive, Online Game Activity positive and negative consequences. This activity allows participants negative or inappropriate. to play a game testing their ability to identify positive, negative and inappropriate consequences. Ms. Rollison then guides participants through a second task where they arrange the negative consequences into a hierarchy. Revisiting and revising Activity: Back to Square One Activity explores dynamic nature of behavior and how teachers behavior management - Behavior Management collaborating general and special education teachers must monitor and procedures. Plan / Behavior adjust behavior management plans to support students whose life Management Strategies circumstances change. (PDF 308k) Case-Based Activity (Approx. 1 Hour) *Cross-listed under Accommodations: Inclusion The role of medication in Activity: He Just Needs a Through a case-based activity about Matt, a boy diagnosed with behavior management Little Discipline - Behavior attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in second grade, this activity Management (PDF 272k) explores the multimodal approach to supporting children with behavior Case-Based Activity (Approx. challenges. 1 Hour)

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Supporting students with Activity: He's Just a Goofy Through a case-based activity about Jake, this activity explores the minor behavioral Guy - Behavior roles of both behavior management and collaboration between general challenges in general Management (PDF 272k) and special education teachers in supporting Jake in a general education classrooms. Case-Based Activity (Approx. education setting. 1 Hour)

*Cross-listed under Accommodations: Inclusion; Collaboration: Communication Friendships among students Activity: Relationships- Considers “behavior” in the more general meaning of the term. with disabilities. Elementary Education (PDF Addresses the issue of promoting friendships among students with 102k) disabilities. Class Discussion Activity (Approx. 50 Minutes)

Friendships among students Activity: Relationships- Considers “behavior” in the more general meaning of the term. with disabilities. Secondary Education (PDF Addresses the issue of promoting friendships among students with 107k) disabilities. Class Discussion Activity (Approx. 50 Minutes)

Functional Assessments Information Briefs: The Describes the importance of viewing Functional Behavioral Link between Functional Assessments and Behavior Intervention Plans (BIPS) as a unit Behavioral Assessments as a way of ensuring that the FBA data are incorporated into an (FBAs) and Behavioral actual BIP, and that both the FBA data and the BIP become Intervention Plans (BIPs) integral components of the student's IEP (stressing both (PDF 107k) (DOC 55k) (5 pages) academic and behavioral instruction and goals). ERIC

Functional Assessments Information Briefs: Methods Describes methods of Functional Behavioral Assessment (FBA) of Functional Behavioral Assessment (FBA) (PDF 45k) (DOC 24k) (2 pages) RRTCPBS Diversity and Positive Information Briefs: Describes strategies to increase the likelihood that the PBS process Behavioral Support Addressing Cultural and will be responsive to families of diverse backgrounds. Economic Diversity in PBS (PDF 127k) (DOC 50k) (4 pages) RRTCPBS School-wide Positive Information Briefs: In emphasizing the importance of teaching individual social skills Behavioral Support Developing Social within the context of establishing a school-wide culture of social Competence for All competence, this digest describes the challenges of social skills Students. instruction and provides three strategies to improve all students' social. (PDF 108k) (DOC 56k) (5 pages) ERIC School-wide Positive Information Briefs: Positive Describes the primary, secondary and tertiary levels of the school-wide Behavioral Support Behavioral Interventions Positive Behavioral Support process. and Supports (PBIS). - School-Wide PBS PBIS

Positive Behavioral Support Information Briefs: Positive Provides succinct overview of PBS, its definition, background, key Behavior Support features and process. (PDF 151k) (DOC 58k) (5 pages) RRTCPBS Positive Behavioral Support Information Briefs: Positive Provides description of what we know about PBS, School-Wide PBS, Behavior Support and and about the use of functional assessment in young children. Functional Assessment. (PDF 108k) (DOC 52k) (5 pages) ERIC Positive Behavioral Support Information Briefs: Postive Provides description, examples and FAQ’s regarding positive Consequence Strategies consequence strategies. (PDF 43k) (DOC 19k) (2 pages) RRTCPBS Positive Behavioral Support Information Briefs: The guide for administrators addresses Prevention Research & the  The challenges faced in creating safe, effective, learning IDEA Discipline Provisions: environments as well as the impact of behavior on schools and A Guide for School learning. Administrators  Research validated whole school practices that have dramatically (PDF 165k) (DOC 912k) (8 pages) increased effective learning environments Heumann and Warlick  Resources available to gain technical assistance and information about implementation of similar programs in your school  Under what circumstances a child with a disability may be removed from his or her school for disciplinary reasons Positive Behavioral Support Information Briefs: Provides description, examples and FAQ’s regarding proactive support Proactive Support Strategies strategies.

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