(W)holistics by jdionne/deepeningefficacy

18 Research-Based Instructional Moves/Practices for Any Classroom

dionnej4 — 2023-09-10 19:56:24 UTC

A resource worth checking out, whether in a literacy class, math class, or morning meeting - protocols and practices that will support student success.

SEAT (Sensory, Escape, Avoidance, Tangible)

dionnej4 — 2023-09-10 20:00:52 UTC

Getting down and dirty with tracking/trying interventions to change interruptive behavior based on the "SEAT'd" purpose of the interruptive behavior.

National Center for Pyramid Model Innovations

dionnej4 — 2023-09-10 20:02:38 UTC

A model worth exploring in service of actualizing students who demonstrate self-awareness, self-management, social awareness, relational skills, and responsible decision-making.

dionnej4 — 2023-09-10 20:05:08 UTC

Enrolling families in the collective work of actualizing youth who are SEL solid is a MUST.

dionnej4 — 2023-09-10 20:07:53 UTC

Major Resource for Intervention Strategies from Panorama!

Yardstick Developmental Stage Descriptors, K-2nd

dionnej4 — 2023-09-16 21:43:20 UTC

Understanding a child's developmental stage and the common characteristics that accompany the age/stage can be so helpful as we provide and adjust Tier 1 Academic and Behavioral Instruction AND develop individualized plans for supporting students in earlier elementary grades.

"Can You Really Breathe Your Way to Student Achievement?"

dionnej4 — 2023-09-19 11:06:01 UTC

Danny Bauer (powerhouse Ruckus Maker) interviews Martín Blank in his BLBS podcast, a school leader who brings professional development "below the neck" in service of students being served by holistic supports/systems in every classroom - such a simple reminder to prioritize breathing and emotional centering in service of regulated students and higher achievement.

"Tips for Successful Family/Teacher Conferences with Multilingual Families"

dionnej4 — 2023-09-22 20:15:38 UTC

Being prepared and mindful, without making assumptions, can make for powerful and productive family/teacher conferences.

Addressing Mathematic Areas of Concern

dionnej4 — 2023-09-23 14:39:41 UTC

Strategies for addressing key mathematical areas of concern: computational fluency, fact fluency, math application (concepts & procedures), algebraic concepts, word problem solving, vocabulary development.

Addressing Reading Areas of Concern

dionnej4 — 2023-09-23 14:40:51 UTC

Strategies for addressing key reading areas of concern: phonemics, phonics, fluency, comprehension, vocabulary.

Upper Level Reading Interventions

dionnej4 — 2023-09-23 14:44:41 UTC

Quick reference for tips and tricks to address specific deficits and build reading skills planfully!

Upper Level Math Interventions

dionnej4 — 2023-09-24 11:46:29 UTC

Ditch That Textbook Executive Function Skill-Building

dionnej4 — 2023-09-24 12:40:45 UTC

End of statement, no classroom can afford to NOT incorporate explicit Executive Functioning Skill-Building - increases student confidence and minimizes shame, and positively impacts achievement. EF skill-building is a necessary now for integrating in ALL classrooms.

WIN Tracker (w/ Prioritization/Goal-Setting)

dionnej4 — 2023-10-16 23:13:40 UTC

Our youth benefit from explicit check-ins/outs around prioritization and goal-setting/reflection - use this WIN tracker as a simple tool for standing alongside youth as they navigate how to manage tasks/responsibilities.

The Preferential Reinforcement Inventory (PRI)

dionnej4 — 2023-10-23 20:05:10 UTC

As we know, the right motivators can make or break a behavioral system. Taking the time to determine what a kid (or an entire class) is motivated by is worth the effort (five categories: adult approval, peer approval, independence, consumable rewards, competition)! Check out this folder filled with a couple variations of the Preferential Reinforcement Inventory (slide show and questionnaire format) that will hone in on what motivates a kid (or class), alongside a tracker for representing preferences.

Problem-Solving Caregiver Calls (TEMPLATE)

dionnej4 — 2023-11-22 15:07:22 UTC

Never hurts to have a clear plan for a tough phone call with a caregiver - using this BARR-based format for the call, beginning with strengths, then diving in on concerns and foundational skills for building, followed by how the school AND home are going to commit to developing skills, can be super helpful in conveying concerns in a way that can be best received - therefore enrolling caregivers in as partners in the work of strengthening achievement.

The Good Behavior Game

dionnej4 — 2023-12-07 12:42:58 UTC

As a system for both managing a structured, flowing, and productive classroom AND making executive function skills an explicit component of your classroom, this 'game' is a solid way to engage friendly competition around a specific skill you are seeking to have evident throughout your learning block.

Note, for kids older than 4th grade, it makes sense to title the 'game' something different, as the wording might feel a bit 'kiddy' - I encourage calling it something like 'EFS development', but keeping the game/competition component the same - call it what it is, in essence, and enroll the kids in co-determining what the skill for building needs to be for the class to be more productive.

S.O.D.A.S.

dionnej4 — 2023-12-07 12:52:14 UTC

Engaging students in genuine relfection and processing around less than lovely decisions is key - using this SODAS protocol (Situation, Options, Disadvantages, Advantages, Solution) with students requires them to break down a given stressor, flesh out the pros and cons of a decision while generating other options, be challenged to choose and practice options for having one's needs met WHILE positively contributing to the community. Worth implementing, for sure!

The Meta-Moment

dionnej4 — 2023-12-07 12:54:20 UTC

The Meta-Moment is a RULER-based tool that explicitly invites students into a specific protocol when feeling big emotions - pause, sense, identify, strategize, actualize. Very effective tool, especially if talked about and practiced in advance and outside of experiences in which there are big feelings.

How to Make an Amends

dionnej4 — 2023-12-07 12:58:12 UTC

This structure centralizes restorative practice in taking ownership, increasing understanding, and repairing damage (OURR), AND is an excellent opportunity for developing writing skills with scaffolds in place. In the day and age of endless 'sorries' and 'my bads', this accountability practice removes empty apologies, and replaces them with thoughtful reflection, elaboration, and honoring of how a given choice has impacted someone else's experience with a stated commitment to making changes for the better.

The Neurosequential Model - Interacting with Trauma

dionnej4 — 2024-01-01 17:38:15 UTC

This 10-minute video is EXCELLENT - describing what trauma is, how it plays out in a child's brain, and how to, as a community of care, re-program how an impacted brain works, so that the child has greater access to a high quality life in which past trauma is less intrusive.

Strength Charts (Searle)

dionnej4 — 2024-07-12 23:13:05 UTC

I love how these charts can be used with students to celebrate strengths and identify opportunities for growth AND within student-advocate meetings where staff are striving to point out strengths and hone in on a skill for building - very helpful!

ReachMyTeach Family Engagement Note-Catcher

dionnej4 — 2024-08-30 22:40:21 UTC

ReachMyTeach is such a fantastic platform for enrolling families as partners in the work!

ReachMyTeach Staff Training Slide Deck

dionnej4 — 2024-08-30 22:46:22 UTC

John Hattie holds consistent family engagement, cohered MTSS structures and programming, and collective teacher efficacy as impactful drivers of solid academic achievement and student actualization. Reference this 'canva'-based slide show as a resource for using ReachMyTeach to effectively invite families into the collective conversation around instruction and intervention.

Re-Thinking the Classroom - Self-Reporting/Student Expectations

dionnej4 — 2024-10-06 23:46:55 UTC

Quick blog post about the impact of having students self-report before assessments or in advance of finalizing a project, and how (like John Hattie suggests with an impressive effect size of 1.44) this explicit routine/practice can dramatically impact acquisition and ownership.

Duncan-Andrade's "Growing Roses in Concrete"

dionnej4 — 2024-12-14 12:55:53 UTC

This lecture is a must for all educators and youth advocates! Duncan-Andrade dives in on critical hope - the material, socratic, and audacious aspects - in a way that is informative, inspiring, and challenging each of us to stand with the wholeness of our students en route to their actualization IN SERVICE of their communities.

Mindfulness Activities for Kids in the Classroom

dionnej4 — 2025-01-02 20:23:46 UTC

Some solid and easy to use exercises for supporting students as they navigate their relationship with mindfulness and all the benefits it offers.