Individual Student Behavior Tracking: Just as students don’t respond to a one size fits all approach to teaching reading and writing, I find they need differentiation for behavior management as well. I’ve developed several individual behavior tracking sheets. Some are goal…
PBIS Rewards We are a PBIS school. As a part of our Tier 1 behavior system, we have established our school-wide expectations – Be Safe, Be Respectful, Be Responsible. We also have a school-wide behavior matrix. Each classroom develops a…
I begin this strategy/activity typically in the 2nd or 3rd quarter of school. We have several other classrooms in our school that also are “Bucket-Filler” classrooms. We read several books about being bucket-fillers and not bucket dippers. We put magnets…
There are a lot of aspects to managing students and a classroom. This page will focus on strategies that I currently use to manage student behavior. Overall, I use Positive Behavior Interventions & Supports. Our entire district has adopted PBiS. To…
When I’ve been having a challenging day, my colleagues have been known to shout/whisper at me, “Just CHAMP it, Meach!” I return the favor if they seem to need it. In 2012, several of us took a CHAMPS class together. …
