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Aligning Initiatives Restorative Practices in MTSS-B Framework

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Systematic Screening in Tiered Systems- Lessons Learned at the Middle and High  School Level

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SWPBIS Core Features with Guiding Questions

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Student Behavior/Motivation Systems: Staff Input Survey

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resource padlet for system development

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How to Integrate PBIS & Restorative Practices: Doing it WITH People, Not TO them or FOR them

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Princeton Middle School PBIS Behavior Chapter 1

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Oh yes! This creative idea is what you think. A Teacher vs. Student Beanboozled® Jelly Belly jelly bean challenge. Make this a public challenge for your classroom or challenge the pricinpal at an assembly.

Proceed with caution. Some of these flavors are out right disgusting!

Price: Inexpensive

Category: Privilege

Submitted by: Rachel Brooks (Moline, IL)

Students can participate in a canvas painting party.

See pictures from Rise Academy's canvas party on Twitter.

Price: $5 or More

Category: Privilege

Submitted by: Rise Academy, Covington, GA

Choose Video Conferencing Virtual Background

Student chooses the virtual background the teacher will use during video conferencing with the class

Price: Free

Category: Privilege

Students can enter into a monthly drawing/raffle to win a Door Dash lunch delivery.

In distance learning, this can be delivered to their home, instead of to them at the school.

Price: $5 or More

Category: Tangible

Submitted by: Esperanza Soria (Wrenn Middle School, TX)

A schoolwide PBIS celebration. Group student to match the number of rooms you have and have them work together to solve puzzles to find the next clue. Find all the clues in within the time limit to save the day.

Check on this post on Instagram.

Price: Inexpensive

Category: Privilege

Submitted by: Katie Ritchie, Oglesby Washington Jr. High (IL)

A game of "reality" Hungry Hungry Hippos. Students are rolled into the ball area to fetch and retrieve balloons with a laundry basket. Game(s) could be played tournament style or as a single.

Watch a video.

Price: Inexpensive

Category: Privilege

Submitted by: Donny Sikora, Warren Woods Middle School (MI)

Students enjoy a limo ride and lunch.

Check it out on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/p/BSkPrLaBP_D/

Price: $5 or More

Category: Privilege

Submitted by: Madison Elementary School (Marshfield, WI)

Teachers can create personalized backgrounds for students based on the qualities they wish to recognize.

This is easy to do using Canva, a digital product/print creating platform that has a free upgrade for educators. Educators can use already created Zoom templates and individualize them to match the student.

Price: Free

Category: Recognition
Value:
Submitted by: Tiffany Garbiso (Santa Ana High School)

Student(s) can redeem this rewards and get a fun, silly, or energetic photo ( or video) with their friends that is shared by the teacher or school. This could even be shared via social media by the school, PBIS team, or teachers.

See example on Instagram

Price: Free

Category: Privilege
Value:
Submitted by: Mrs. Ashton, Rio Vista Elementary in Anaheim, CA

Spirit Week

Participate in a Spirit Day activity, i.e.:

Elementary:  Monday - Wear Pajamas, Tuesday - Crazy Hair, Wednesday - Crazy Socks, Thursday - Dress Like Your Teacher, Friday - Hat Day

Secondary: Monday - Wear Pajamas, Tuesday - Wear School Colors, Wednesday - Crazy Socks, Thursday - College Gear, Friday - Hat Day  Being on time for video lessons

Price: Free

Category: Privilege

Spoon Balancing Challenge

Students can challenge the teacher or other students with the spoon balancing challenge. Place the spoon on the bridge of your nose so that the handle is pointing down towards the floor and whoever can get the spoon to stay on their nose for the longest period of time wins!

In distance learning, this can be adjusted to be during a Zoom/Classroom video session.

Price: Free

Category: Privilege
Value:

Allow students add X test points for use on a future test of their choice.

Price: Free

Category: Privilege
Value:
Submitted by: Maria Price, Nimitz Sr High School, Houston, TX

Turkey Trot

Teachers dressed as turkeys run a race against the students. See the story and photos here.

Price: $5 or More

Category: Privilege

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PBIS Incentives for High School Students | PBIS Rewards

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Oh yes! This creative idea is what you think. A Teacher vs. Student Beanboozled® Jelly Belly jelly bean challenge. Make this a public challenge for your classroom or challenge the pricinpal at an assembly. Proceed with caution. Some of these flavors are out right disgusting!

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A Snapshot of the PBiS 4:1 Ratio In a Middle School Classroom

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A Snapshot of the PBiS 4:1 Ratio In a High School Classroom

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Response to Conduct Conflict and Behavior Flow Chart

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Tiered Class Management Plans Padlet Link

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Tiered Class Management Plans Padlet Link

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How to use ClassDojo with PBIS | ClassDojo

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PBIS along with ClassDojo helps create a positive school culture, by encouraging positive behaviors and providing a framework for evidence-based interventions.

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Positive Behavior Supports in Chicago's Schools

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[Session A4] PBIS Forum 2020: Getting Started with PBIS

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By Amanda Morin

Respectful redirection is a quick, in-the-moment strategy to give corrective feedback to students. You get your students' attention without making a big deal about it, using a calm tone, neutral body language, and clear, concise wording.

You tell students exactly what they're doing incorrectly and what they should be doing instead with as few words as possible, leaving less room for confusion. (If your school uses a PBIS framework, you may hear this strategy called "error correction.")

Watch: See respectful redirection in action

to see how one teacher uses respectful redirection with her whole class.

Read: How to use this strategy

Set expectations. Before you can start using respectful redirection, make sure your students know what is expected of them in your classroom. These expectations should be reasonable, age-appropriate, and culturally responsive. Knowing your students well will help you create expectations that respect cultural differences and life experiences. Share and review the expectations regularly as part of building your class culture.

When a student doesn't follow a classroom expectation, decide in the moment whether you need to intervene. Ask yourself: What is this behavior communicating? Is it getting in the way of the student's learning or the learning of others?

Also, when you're deciding whether to intervene, remember that some students may look off-task when they're doing things that actually keep them on-task. For example, students who are standing up or fidgeting at their desks may look off-task. But for students who have ADHD, movement can be a strategy that helps them concentrate.

If you decide that you need to use a respectful redirection, follow the steps from the example below.

Scenario: Josh is struggling to have his ideas recognized during group work and keeps interrupting another student.

Step to take

What to say

1. Address the issue as quickly as possible. If your redirection will only be for one student, do your best to speak privately.

Walk to Josh and say quietly and calmly, "Josh, I can tell you really want to share your ideas, but you were talking while Laurel was talking."

2. Describe what the student should do instead by referring to your classroom expectations.

Point to a visual of classroom expectations and say, "In this class, we take turns speaking during discussions. Next time you have an idea to share with the group, wait until the person who is speaking stops, and then share your idea."

3. Explain why the alternate behavior is a better option.

"It's easier for people to listen when one person is talking at a time."

4. Ask the student to demonstrate understanding, either by practicing it immediately or by telling you how they will do it in the future.

"Josh, the next time you want to share your idea when someone else is talking, what could you do?"

5. When the student follows your redirection, provide feedback and reinforcement.

"Josh, the way you waited to speak until after Laurel was finished talking allowed everyone in your group to listen and share their ideas. Well done."

Understand: Why respectful redirection works

Respectful redirection isn't just about telling students to focus on what they're supposed to be doing. It's also about how you say it. Research shows that this type of brief, consistent, systematic correction with feedback has a positive effect on student behavior. How you speak to students - the tone you use, the words you choose, and how much you say - affects the way they respond to you.

Students who learn and think differently especially benefit from this strategy. For students with ADHD, research shows that delayed feedback is less likely to result in positive behavior changes. An immediate redirection helps students recognize cause and effect.

As a predictable framework, respectful redirection can be comforting to students, especially those who have experienced trauma. One of the elements of strong trauma-informed teaching is a safe community. Routines and predictability help to build trust, allowing students to feel safe. They know how the process works and their role in it.

When done successfully, respectful redirection can remove the need for further intervention. Talking to students in a positive, calm manner while giving specific feedback gives them a way to get back on task without needing more information.

Respectful redirection can work at home, too. Share behavior contracts families can use to help their kids learn to replace an inappropriate behavior with a more appropriate one.

Adapt: Use for distance learning

Before using this strategy, make sure your students know what you expect of them during distance learning. Share and review those expectations regularly.

Consider what a student's behavior is telling you. Because distance learning brings new challenges, what may look like off-task behavior may actually be on-task for the situation.

When using respectful redirection during live video lessons, plan for how to speak with students privately. For example, you might send a direct message through the chat feature or talk with them after the lesson.

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About the author

About the author

Amanda Morin is the director of thought leadership at Understood and author of "The Everything Parent's Guide to Special Education." She worked as a classroom teacher and early intervention specialist for more than a decade.

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Brittney Newcomer, MS, NCSP is the associate director of thought leadership at Understood. She has served in public schools for more than a decade as a teacher, evaluator, and curriculum manager.

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Link to tools and other resources for implementing an early warning system to identify at risk students and develop interventions

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PBISApps | Teach By Design—Including Student Voice in Your PBIS Implementation

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​Give students ownership over the way their school feels and center their voices in your school’s PBIS implementation.

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SFUSD Whole School Implementation Guide final (1)