positive behavior supports Archives - Inclusive Classrooms Project

Problematic Behaviors and Interventions

Throughout my first three years as a New York City-based self-contained teacher, I learned quickly that the Teachers College Reading and Writing Project curriculum was difficult for my students with special needs. However, I was lucky enough to be a part of the Reading and Writing Project's endless amounts of workshops. I learned a tremendous...
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PBIS Positive Behavior Intervention Supports

Teacher Inquiries
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During the 2010-2011 school year, I had the opportunity to be part of an inquiry team through the Teachers College Inclusive Classrooms Project. The team focused on Positive Behavior Intervention Supports. As a group, we learned about assessing and addressing behavior using various PBIS systems. The teachers involved chose students from their classroom to focus...
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Positive Behavior Supports

Practices
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When student behavior interferes with their own learning or the learning of others, teachers need to take a proactive stance to design classroom instruction so that everyone can learn safely and productively. Rather than leaping to the conclusion that a particular child should be excluded from the classroom--or doesn’t belong because of her behavior--taking on...
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Supporting Boys’ Learning by Barbara Sprung, Merle Froschl, & Nancy Gropper

Learning Library
Tags: book, gender, positive behavior supports

Supporting Boys' Learning gives practical advice to teachers about how to best reach boys in the classroom. The authors begin describing how there has been a considerable amount of research showing that boys, particularly African American and Latino boys, are currently underperforming in school, and being over-suspended and over-referred to special education. The authors propose...
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How to Talk So Kids Can Learn by Adele Faber & Elaine Mazlish

Learning Library
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How to Talk So Kids Can Learn gives very practical ideas about how to talk to children in different situations in a respectful way that leads to problem-solving with children rather than imposing solutions on them. It is full of examples and real life "frequently asked questions." In their prior work, Faber and Mazlish directed...
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