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Instead of prompting students to get settled and finish the bell ringer

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Tailor positive comments to specific student be specific to student

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"Behavior specific praise is simple"

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Tier 1 is group praise. Tier 2 is individual.

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Tier 1 is group praise. Tier 2 is individual.

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Reduces disruptive behaviors.

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It is specific and genuine, enthusiastic and in the moment.

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It is specific and genuine, enthusiastic and in the moment.

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Using student's name. Be specific to what he/she did well.

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Always mention name and be specific with comment

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Always mention name and be specific with comment

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Set a personal goal on how many BSP responses

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Being specific is important to most students.

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Praise effort over ability.

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specific praise is important because 'good job' becomes insignificant

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Include reminders to yourself to use behavior specific praise

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Include reminders to yourself to use behavior specific praise

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Praise effort over results.

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Be specific when giving students praise

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Very Specific

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Needs to be specific

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4:1 rations, 6 positive praises every 15 mins

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Immediately
Frequently
Enthusiasm
Eye Contact
Describe
Anticipation
Variety

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Post behaviors around classroom to remind students as well as yourself to recognize

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1) Chose/understand the behaviors you want to see
2) be specific and positive when you see them

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6 praise statements every 15 minutes is idea

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6 praise statements every 15 minutes is idea

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When praising you need to make it student specific. It means more to the individual student when it's specific.

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Praise needs to be more prevalent than criticism. You need to figure out what you are looking for for positive behavior in your classroom and focus on them.

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Having reminders around the room  are not only helpful reminders for the teacher, but helps to teach the students how to use this on group projects

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Make sure that it is consistent and immediate. It can be done for an individual student or a whole group.

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4 positive: 1 negative

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4:1. No cost, requires minimal effort. Immediate feedback for students

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for Tier 2 use a ratio of 4:1

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Using specific behaviors to praise students is

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Be specific and immediate

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The "why" behind behavior specific praise is to maximize the amount of academic time in your class and minimize the amount of time dealing with behaviors.  If you want more time to teach academics, use BSP.  If you want less time to teach academics, don't use BSP.

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BSP ration of 4:1 for Tier 2 -- students who are struggling will need 4 positives to every 1 negative/corrective

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BSP ration of 4:1 for Tier 2 -- students who are struggling will need 4 positives to every 1 negative/corrective

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Always look for the positive behaviors, because every student exhibits them at some point. They appreciate being acknowledged for something other than negativity (even if it seems like they look for the negative attention)

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The big idea here is that the praise needs to belong to the behavior. Random praise is not as effective in reinforcing desired behaviors. That is why it is so important to be specific in your praising opportunities.

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Used to reinforce behavior that you want to see from ALL students

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BSP should be given in 4-1 ratio; be very specific with the praise; it improves student engagement and time on-task in class; reduces time spent on correcting behaviors we don't want to see

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BSP should be given in 4-1 ratio; be very specific with the praise; it improves student engagement and time on-task in class; reduces time spent on correcting behaviors we don't want to see

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For every negative behavior there should be 4 positive behavior praises

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For every negative behavior there should be 4 positive behavior praises

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It needs to be Specific, otherwise students remain unaware why they are being praised.

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Tying key behaviors to your feedback and praise will allow students to have ideas where they succeed and be able to know what they can attribute success to. Instead of Good Job, Try; You studied really hard and used great vocabulary, that helped you....

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It really helps to use the students' names when giving them praise.