SW-PBS is a systems change framework to address school climate and culture. When you embark upon implementing SW-PBS at the district and school levels, you are undertaking a change in your system of addressing culture, climate, discipline, and behavior. It becomes a change in the way your district or school does business. Implementation is a [...]
Strategies for Responding to Student Behavior This video library from Missouri teachers provides recommendations and strategies for responding to student behavior. Presenters Exhibiting Disrespect Albert Sanders, St. Louis PublicUrsulla Wadley, Nell Holcomb R-IV SchoolOlga McFadden, Waynesville R-VIJennifer Moore, Union R-XIErin Graves, Dunklin R-5 School DistrictDan Brinkmann, Washington School District Lack of Respect Dan Brinkmann, Washington [...]
“Collective teacher efficacy refers to a staff’s shared belief that through their collective action, they can positively influence student outcomes, including those who are disengaged and/or disadvantaged. Educators with high efficacy show greater effort and persistence, a willingness to try new teaching approaches, set more challenging goals.” (Donohoo, 2017) Efficacy is developed through four main [...]
This module describes the process for writing lesson plans, developing a teaching schedule, and providing special activities and events that guide the ongoing teaching of expected behaviors. Outcomes By the end of this course, you will… Develop a system to teach expected behavior in the social behavioral curriculum, that includes:understand why teaching social behavioral skills [...]
This course provides instruction in Data-Based Decision-Making (DBDM) specifically as it relates to behavior. The initial lesson provides an overview of DBDM, generally. It is followed by lessons that provide specific guidance for DBDM at three levels of decision-making, for three different purposes: Schoolwide behavior team making decisions that affect all students in all settings; [...]
Description This module offers educators suggestions for tackling Distance Learning Without Technology by giving suggestions for parental and student support, different learning strategies, assessment, and feedback as well as engagement ideas for elementary through high school. Outcomes: Recall a variety of strategies for making Distance Learning Without Technology successful. Understand multiple learning tactics for engaging [...]
Description Academics and social-emotional learning should not live in separate silos and can easily be melded, as demonstrated in the Integration of Social-Emotional Learning in Academics module. All strategies shared will be instructional strategies that promote emotional/intellectual safety. These low floor-high ceiling strategies will make learning accessible to students in all grade levels and content [...]
Description The Meeting the Needs of Diverse Learners module provides general principles, specific strategies, and resources to help educators tailor instruction to satisfy different students’ needs with the emphasis on the format of distance learning. The module encompasses various groups of students, spanning from gifted learners to struggling students, SPED students, EL learners, and simply [...]
The purpose of the Tier 1 SW-PBS Leadership Team is to provide leadership for the development, implementation, and evaluation of universal procedures in the entire building for all students and staff. Time is the most valuable resource for educators. Meeting and planning time are often scarce, so we must learn to work smarter, maximizing our [...]
Description The High School Tips module offers research-based suggestions and teachers’ experiences to help educators meet the needs of students in hybrid learning. Using a trauma-informed approach, teachers in the module discuss building relationships, creating quality instruction and embedding SEL supports in virtual and in-person learning. Outcomes: Maintain a student-centered approach to learning, acknowledging the stress [...]
Description The Middle School Tips and Suggestions module offers informational and research-based suggestions designed for middle school educators. It is to offer educators suggestions for meeting the needs of students in hybrid learning approaches and as we begin the upcoming year. Teachers in the module discuss building relationships, suggestions to help students manage multiple classes, [...]
Description The Establishing Strong Family-School Connections Module offers educators suggestions and tools for engaging students and families whether learning occurs in a building or in a virtual environment. Students learn best when families and school work together, and creating connections is crucial to learning from the first day of school and throughout the year. Outcomes: [...]
Description The Community Building module offers educators suggestions for building a positive classroom environment, whether that is in a building or in a virtual environment. Students learn best when they feel safe and supported. Creating a trauma-responsive environment is crucial to building community and relationships, from the first day of school and throughout the year. Outcomes: [...]
Description The Distance Learning with Technology module offers educators both pedagogy and practical tools/resources to accommodate a variety of learning environments. The ability to use technology to create content-rich learning, gather quality feedback including formative assessment and develop learner agency all contribute to powerful learning outcomes. Outcomes: Connect the information in the pedagogy sections to experiences [...]
Description Elementary Tips and Suggestions is an informational webinar designed to offer primary and upper elementary educators equitable implementation ideas in preparation for the start of the new school year. Whether in-person or through virtual settings, educators will need to begin planning in the following areas: social and emotional learning, building relationships, instructional suggestions, cross-curricular [...]
Description This webinar provides approaches to learning and delivery methods for teachers in the fine arts, practical arts, industrial arts, and modern languages. This video will focus on the utilization of various strategies specific to these content areas in distance learning environments. Special attention will also be given to accommodations in these unique subject areas, [...]
"A system is a set of related components that work together in a particular environment to perform whatever functions are required to achieve the system’s objective." Meadows, 2008 Leaders who impact student outcomes understand their fundamental task is to create a system in which everyone is dedicated to student learning. This module focuses on leadership [...]
Positive Behavior Support in the Classroom introduces the 8 Missouri Schoolwide Positive Behavior Support (SW-PBS) Effective Teaching and Learning Practices. These practices have been shown to decrease problem behavior and increase time for academic learning. These positive and proactive strategies help to establish an effective classroom learning environment. This learning package contains 10 lessons, which [...]
Data-Based Decision Making (DBDM) is A process for making decisions based on data, as opposed to decisions based on intuition or only a few observations. An ongoing, outcomes driven approach. A way of collecting, organizing, and analyzing data for the purposes of problem-solving and making instructional decisions. A continuous approach to school improvement. Data-Based Decision [...]
School-Based Implementation Coaching (SBIC) is a non-evaluative process in which two or more professional colleagues work together to improve instructional practice. The SBIC process improves fidelity of practice by helping educators demonstrate and practice new skills where they will be used. Effective School-Based Implementation Coaching involves developing and maintaining a coaching relationship, providing effective feedback, developing [...]